By Girish Kumar Dubey
To mark the International Literacy Day, women in Varanasi city of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh organised a mass street rally on Thursday (September 08).
Huge number of women from varying age groups participated in the rally that was organised to spread the message on the importance of educating the girl child and women folk to enable a bright future for the country.
World Literacy of Canada, an international NGO working for the literacy of adults co-hosted this rally.
"This awareness rally has been organised to spread awareness. The women who are with us know about the importance of literacy, but women who hesitate in coming out of their homes, they would become more aware through this rally," said Shitanshu Sharma, Programme Director of World Literacy of Canada, an international NGO working for the literacy of adults in the state.
Half a dozen volunteers from Canada also participated in this awareness rally.
The participants displayed enthusiasm by raising pro-women literacy slogans.
The well-known adage about teaching a boy merely educates an individual whereas letting a girl child, you educate the entire nation was projected on the occasion.
Mamta Yadav, a participant, said that by educating a woman, who are the main homemakers, an entire family can be educated, which would ultimately build a brighter future for the country.
"It is very important for a woman to be literate because if a woman is aware, then the entire family including her husband and her child would become aware. So it is important that the awareness should be spread within women folk," said Mamta Yadav, a participant.
Female literacy rate of Varanasi has increased by 15.15 percent as per the provisional data of census 2011.
There has been overall improvement in female literacy rate of the city for the 2001 to 2011 decade, as it has risen from 53.05 percent in 2001 to 68.20 percent in 2011.
To highlight the importance of literacy in society, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on November 17, 1965 declared September 8 as International Literacy Day.ANI
On the occasion of International Literacy Day, women in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh organise a rally to spread the message on the importance of educating the girl child and women folk to enable a bright future for the country.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 08, 2011) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
1. WOMEN TAKING OUT A RALLY
2. A WOMAN RAISING SLOGANS ON THE ESSENCE OF LITERACY
3. A WOMAN HOLDING A PLACARD
4. A FOREIGNER PARTICIPATING IN THE RALLY
5. WOMAN PARTICIPANTS TAKING OUT THE RALLY
6. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) SHITANSHU SHARMA, AN ORGANISER, SAYING:
"This awareness rally has been organised to spread awareness. The women who are with us know about the importance of literacy, but women who hesitate in coming out of their homes, they would become more aware through this rally."
7. VARIOUS WOMEN CARRYING PLACARDS
8. ANOTHER FOREIGNER PARTICIPATING IN A RALLY
9. WOMEN STANDING, WHILE HOLDING PLACARDS
10. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) MAMTA YADAV, A PARTICIPANT, SAYING:
"It is very important for a woman to be literate because if a woman is aware, then the entire family including her husband and her child would become aware. So it is important that the awareness should be spread within women folk."
11. WOMEN WALKING
12. RALLY IN PROGRESS
No comments:
Post a Comment