Sangeeta fights gender discrimination to get an education

Thirteen year old Sangeeta is delighted to study at Apna Skool as this is the first school that she has ever attended. And despite starting late she wants to continue her studies and dreams of being a teacher one day. Sangeeta’s parents father Bihari and Mother Usha Devi migrate from Bihar to work in the brick kilns of Kanpur for an average period of six months every year. She has two sisters and three younger brothers. Sangeeta and her siblings help their parents to ensure extra income. Sangeeta has always felt a sense of discrimination against the girl child in her family. Her father is supportive but her mother is partial towards her brothers. She was not allowed to go to school for a long time partly because of the nature of her parents’work and also because they were not keen on educating a girl child. Fortunately for Sangeeta , her parents started work at a brick kiln in Kanpur last year where an Apna Skool center was operational. The teacher convinced her parents and she could finally enroll herself in a school for the first time in her life. She has not looked back since then. She now studies in grade 1. She enjoys playing football at school.

Thank you, Chuck, for donating a year of comprehensive medical care to Sangeeta.

Thank you, Ajay, for donating a set of study materials to Sangeeta
Thank you, Wells, for donating a full year of school lunches to Sangeeta.
Thank you, George, for donating two sets of school uniforms to Sangeeta.
With your support, she can hold onto her dream of continuing with her education.