Anjali is a participant of the Sarthak Resilience Incubator project. She has 6 siblings and her father, who runs a small shop, is the sole earning member of the family.
Anjali is pursuing her undergrad and wants to work after she graduates, but she lacked employability skills and exposure.
Today under the Sarthak Resilience Incubator project she gets free training on market relevant skills and mindset change training on gender delivered through immersive and engaging workshops.
The biggest challenge we have encountered in preparing girls to go for higher studies or take on a career is breaking the patriarchal mindset that they have been brought up in. From a very young age they are groomed to play the role of a mother- they help in house chores, help bring up younger siblings and eat last. They are trained to be confined to their homes and do not see a life beyond it. They lack con`idence and self belief and see themselves as naturally inferior to men. These girls face verbal, non-verbal and sexual harassment but will not talk about it, often because they are unable to identify it as something wrong. Mobility is another big issue forcing them to remain con`ined to their communities. Most drop out of school early and few complete class XII and only a handful study any further.
We believe that any program that wants to have any enduring impact on young girls from socially and economically disadvantaged sections will need to, not only provide technical skills, but also address the gender related constraints that weigh these girls down.
Sarthak Resilience Incubator aims to improve the employability potential of 16-21 year old girls from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) by delivering free skills and mindset change training through in-person and online workshops and lectures. 2400 girls are a part of this project.
The incubator has two levels of participants. The older level-1 girls conduct part of the training for the younger level-2 girls as a way to pay-forward their learnings and gain leadership skills.
Sarthak Gurukul has been envisioned in such a way that it obviates the need for post-school intervention and incorporates Yellow Room elements into formal schooling.
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