Deepmala’s evolution from a Resource Person in Karmatar block, Jamtara, to becoming Umang SRP (State Resource Person) – who is now a part of Umang scale-up journey and is taking the intervention to Giridih district – reflects her continuous learning attitude. She has consistently embraced change and demonstrated a strong willingness to take on new challenges.
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Gender CRP, Sunita Kumari has been working as a trained counsellor at Kishori Help Desk, Meharma in Godda, since its facilitation in January this year. In the last few months, she has been able to successfully guide more than 40 students on issues related to career, education and health.
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Active Woman, Yashoda Devi has evolved through the multiple rounds of training under Umang that have honed her skills, enhanced awareness level and built capacity over the years. As a cadre of JSLPS, Yashoda now feels empowered and equipped to perform her responsibility more effectively.
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16-year-old Meenu would have been married off had it not been for the alertness of Active Woman Lakhivilash Murmu in Jamtara
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Basanti Murmu’s journey as a counsellor at Kishori Help Desk under Project Umang is a testament to her unwavering commitment to empowering the lives of adolescent girls in her community with mentoring & guidance
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Active woman, Rita Rai is committed to work against child marriage in rural Jharkhand. In April 2023 itself, she successfully averted four cases of child marriage at her village Hidaljodi in Jamtara district. However, she strongly feels it is ultimately the girls who need to realise the power of education for improving their future
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Collective efforts of Active Woman Lakshmi Murmu, village organisation, and gram panchayat with support from Nala block administration help Rupali find her way back to education.
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At a young age of 22, she had the guts to risk her life and go against her entire community to challenge social norm and save a girl from child marriage. Saraswati Devi (Resource Person, Godda) is playing an instrumental role in reducing the prevalence of child/early marriage and promoting girls’ education in her village.
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