PROJECT -2
Did You Know?
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India faced the worst ever “ Gender ” crisis in its history.
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There are only 945-947 females per 1000 males per recent census published by the Govt. Of India.
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Medical community & local police authorities/administration have been active participants in this crime.
“SAVE THE GIRL CHILD” INTERVENTION
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Datamation Foundation chose not to be a silent spectator. We played a leadership role in the “Save the Girl Child “ campaign.
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A web site dedicated to female foeticide. www.indiafemalefoeticide.org was launched voluntarily & subsequently adopted by the Govt. of India
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Complaint lodging process.
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Hyper-linking the indiafemalefoeticide.org site to other relevant sites world-wide.
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Dissemination of the complaints to regional authorities for tracking complaints.
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Net-based pledge & support enlistment from the community.
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Mass-scale email broadcasts ( Over10 6 million homes & medical professionals bureaucrats, lawmakers covered to far).
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Implemented ICT based pilots for the fieldwork, counselling & capacity building of the self-help group (SHGs), volunteers & counsellors.
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Integration of ICTs in the overall communication & awareness campaign.
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Web-casting of films on female foeticide & dissemination from the site.
PARTNERS
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Ministry of Health & Female Welfare , Govt. Of India
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Plan International and Population Foundation
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UNICEF
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UNIFIEM
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Population Council of India
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JICA
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BBC World Wide
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UNFPA
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CEDPA
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Nanhi Kali
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And a large number of women’s group
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Activist women volunteers
FUTURE GOALS & TARGET
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Further strengthen intervention in the most affected states of the country
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Consolidate the consortium & relationships with all concerned partners for bringing this practice to an end by implementing innovative ICT enabled communication and advocacy strategies
