CERF supports women empowerment and gender equality by ensuring that girls in disadvantaged communities have access to education, vocational training, and protection from child marriage and exploitation. CERF works with partner NGOs to address social and economic barriers preventing girls from attending school. Education not just makes a girl knowledgeable and confident but also makes her capable of being financially independent. When a girl is educated, she is empowered. She can make decisions for herself, raise the standard of living for her family and children, generate more employment options and reform the society as a whole.
Due to existing attitudes regarding girls’ education, safety concerns, distance between home and school, lack of affordable sanitary products, absence of separate and functional toilets, and poor school infrastructure, several teenage girls tend to become irregular in attending schools or drop out before completing their schooling.
We increase educational participation among girls in rural and tribal communities who are at risk of missing out on education through local learning centres. We do this by running awareness programs, providing resources and advocating for equal opportunities.
