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My life history
Where different paths meet
This is a series of booklets compiled once in 1995, and once in 2005, to reflect the profile of the students and their situations.
While the profile of the families had changed considerably over the 10 years, in terms of economic development, most of the social dynamics relevant to the role of women and girls within the household, remained the same.
While women’s participation in the work-force, or higher ages for drop-outs from education are positive factors, psychological factors remain unchanged. This has been highlighted in the Core quality empowerment classes and therefore the girls get a chance to see what factors are within their control for an effective change.
My life story:
Vijaya is 21 years old and has been coming to L.E.C. since November 1999. First she attended as a student and now works as an assistant. She was educated up to the 10th standard. Vijaya comes from a very poor family. She has one younger brother and two younger sisters. Their family home consists of two rooms and a veranda. It is located in a village near Villupuram... Read the whole story here ... >>
Shanti (19) retells an incident that created difficulties and a great deal of heartache in her family. While she was in 10th standard her father was accused of a murder. Apparently, there was a small shop across from their home and the owner had some sort of brain disorder which could be life threatening. All of the local people knew to take care and not to disturb him too much... Read the whole story here ... >>
Parvathi is unsure of her exact age though she tells everyone she is 17. She never had a birthday celebration and she does not have a birth certificate. She has a younger brother and sister. Her sister is still in school and her brother is working as a carpenter/painter. Both of her parents are uneducated. They work outside the home as gardeners... Read the whole story here ... >>
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Crew:
Zerina – Coordinator
Harini – Executive
Marijke – Executive
Teaching staff:
Sylvia – English
Amar – English
Elizabeth
– Fashion Design
Susmita
– Teacher Training
Lisa
– Auroville Liaison
Contact:
Zerina:
zerina@auroville.org.in
Harini:
harini@auroville.org.in
Marijke:
margeen@auroville.org.in
Situated in Tamil Nadu in South India, near Pondicherry, Auroville is an experimental laboratory in the evolution of mankind. One of the many aims of Auroville is to promote development in the local bioregion – be it environment, technology, material and social change, leading towards a change in consciousness.
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Prema is 16 years old. She came to L.E.C. one year ago after failing the 10th standard exams. At that time she was experiencing many problems at home. Therefore, L.E.C. offered her the opportunity and environment where she could learn English, tailoring and computers. Prema is the youngest of three children. She has a brother and sister. When she was very young, Prema had a happy, active life. Among other things, she liked to play with her many friends, catch butterflies, fly kites, climb trees and pick fruits. However, some years ago, this ended when her father left the family to live with another woman in the village. This relationship lasted for two years... Read the whole story here ... >>
Meena is about 23 years old. She does not know her exact date of birth as she does not have a birth certificate. She does have a ration card which indicates her age. She stopped at ending school after the 5th standard, though she does recall enjoying it. She liked reading, writing and playing games. However, she also remembers that her mind was "not working well" and she was "dull" at that time. In addition, she was experiencing a lot of family problems and was overwhelmed with sadness... Read the whole story here ... >>
Kausalya is 18 years old and has been studying at L.E.C. for 2 years. While growing up she enjoyed school and all the extra activities it entailed. She studied hard and her teachers were satisfied with her work. However, in 10th standard, she failed one of her courses. Consequently, she dropped out of school and was consumed with thoughts of failure in the future. She lacked self confidence and required the initiative of another friend to join L.E.C. She felt lost and didn’t know what to do with her life...
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Charumathi is 27 years old. She has been attending L.E.C. for the past two years. She heard about L.E.C. from her sister, who works as an programme assistant there. After failing her 12th standard exams, Charumathi married a boy from her village. Her family was opposed to the marriage. However, she was in love and decided to go against her families wishes. The first few years of the marriage were very happy. She had two healthy boys. Then suddenly, due to inter-personal problems, her husband wanted to separate. Divorce carries a huge stigma for women and creates tremendous difficulties for them, especially in their immediate village... Read the whole story here ... >>
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