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    2011- 2021: 2,38,000 + women educated: Over 1 million lives impacted 2017-2020: 2,600 + women linked to livelihood: 10,000 + women & families accessed government schemes & financial services 2019-2021: Over INR 2.5 Crores added to the local economy 2021: 309 neo-literates became part of the local government

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    WHAT WE DO

    In a world where, on one hand, some individuals have managed to reach the moon and back, there are millions who still struggle to spell ‘moon’. This highlights the grim reality of the innumerable parallel worlds that people live in.

    The perils of slow human development are comparatively much more for women due to predefined gender roles set by our patriarchal society that have pulled them back from fully utilizing their potential for centuries now. Additionally, the lack of basic education makes women more vulnerable to exploitation of many kinds.

    TARA Akshar+, an initiative of Development Alternatives (DA), is a miracle program which aims to promote literacy among rural and peri-urban women and thereby unlocking their potentials.

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    VISION

    Illiteracy is a social disease that needs attention. The current state of literacy for girls and women in rural areas in India is very grim. Through TARA Akshar+, we aim to impart foundational literacy to rural and peri-urban women and cultivate a future where gender does not determine one’s ability to read & write and give themselves a dignified life.

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    OUR APPROACH

    Unequal social relations, lack of education and exposure instil a negative, passive and suppressed self-image onto the woman, who must then, develop a perspective to recognize that it can be turned around.

    We situate the initial footsteps of this empowering journey, in providing literacy to these marginalized women followed by post literacy sessions and in doing so move towards newer possibilities.

    In learning to read and write, women come to a new awareness of selfhood and begin to look critically at situations in which they find themselves, taking the initiative to transform oneself and the society that has restricted the opportunity of participation.

    DA Changemaker program 2021

    We are proud to be working with proactive, passionate individuals who are raising funds for rural women and have become a voice of change in their circles. Our first cohort of Changemakers, as we call them, received online training to learn how to get others involved in their cause and make a greater impact to help eradicate illiteracy in India. The changemakers are not only transforming just lives but also generations!

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    Literacy- A Foundational Imperative
    1st March 2021 | DAHQ & Zoom
    Opening Avenues for Women’s Participation
    in the Workforce
    8th March 2021 | DAHQ & Zoom
    Enabling her towards Financial Capability
    22nd March 2021 | DAHQ & Zoom
    Unlocking Possibilities: Literacy, a key in Strengthening Women Connect
    5th April 2021 | DAHQ & Zoom
    Literacy: A Prescription for Positive Health Outcomes
    19th April 2021 | DAHQ & Zoom
    International Women's Day Celebrations
    8th March 2020 | Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh
    World Environment Day 2020
    5th June 2020 | Bhagwanpur, Uttarakhand
    International Yoga Day
    21st June 2020 | Bhagwanpur, Uttarakhand
    Recommencing the TARA Akshar+ Programme
    9th November 2020 | Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand
    TARA Akshar+ Celebrated 70th Republic Day
    26th January 2019 | Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand
    Graduation Ceremony of TARA Akshar+ Neo-literates
    12th February 2019 | Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh
    International Women’s Day
    8th March 2019 | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
    Graduation Ceremony
    24th April 2019 | Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
    International Adivasi Diwas
    9th August 2019 | Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh
    Global Handwashing Day
    15th October 2019 | Uttar Pradesh
    Workshop on Sustainable Agriculture Techniques
    21 to 24 October 2019 and 4 to 7 November 2019 | Uttar Pradesh
    International Day of Persons with Disabilities
    3rd December 2019 | Uttar Pradesh
    Republic Day Celebration
    26th January 2018 | Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh
    Women’s Day Celebration
    8th March 2018 | Uttar Pradesh
    Graduation Ceremony
    All through July | Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
    Loan Mela
    1st December 2018 | Uttarakhand

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