SRHR Project--Kalajathas and Awareness Programmes held in 15 Villages in June 2016

Tharuni in collaboration with Terres de Hommes(Netherlands) has conducted awareness Programs during the Month of June 2016 in the 15 Villages of Geesukonda and Duggondi Mandals of Warangal District.The Tharuni Team in collaboration with Kalajatha Trainers from Warangal got Eleven girls trained to perform Kalajathas , play skits and songs on the issues of Child Marriages, Child Trafficking, Child Exploitation, Eve Teasing and and importance of Girl Child Education.The whole team of employees and the Girls went to each village and enacted 'Kalajathas' from 5p.m to 8 p.m.They could cover nearly 490 Girls, 430 boys, 35 Stake holders and 945 Community Members.The villagers were told to inform officials or Tharuni Team to stop Child marriages or Child Trafficking. Tharuni is relentlessly fighting against these social evils for the last two decades.The Cultural Programs could motivate the villagers, Stake holders, Anganwadi workers and DAWCRA  Women to identify the problems of Girl Child and created lot of impact on their minds to understand the solutions.It is a fact that Terres de Hommes  vision is to get a 'World free from Child Exploitation'.Tharuni hopes to mobilize  and motivate the people to empower the Girl child.