India

 

 

 

Deepalaya is a non - government development organization working on issues affecting the urban and rural poor, with a special focus on children.

 

For the past 31 years Deepalaya has been working in the urban slums of Delhi and has also made inroads into rural development in the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand. Deepalaya has also been collaborating with agencies, both governmental and non-governmental towards making meaningful interventions in the policy making process in the State.

 

From their humble beginnings in 1979, Deepalaya has seen a continuous growth in staff, beneficiaries and fields of activities. It is with great honor that the Robert Duvall Children’s Fund and Deepalaya unite to promote equality and education for girls through the assistance and encouragement of their fathers. For more information about Deepalaya please visit http://www.deepalaya.org/

Objectives of the Duvall-Deepalaya Father Daughter Initiative

       Promote the concept of universalization of female child education as a right with special reference to India.

 

       Promote father’s associations starting in Delhi in hopes to encourage a civil movement throughout India. 

 

       Interact, dialogue, discuss and propagate the values and merits of female child education through public action-workshops, conferences, awareness building, etc.

 

       Mobilize fathers and help them commit time, talent and resources to enhance, female child education.

 

Help send a little girl to school 

Girls account for more than one half of the approximately 75 million children out of school. Fathers in countries like India, Afghanistan, Benin, and Yemen are often the ones to decide whether or not their girls receive an education. Join us in helping girls enroll in school with the help of their fathers through the coordination of the Duvall-Deepalaya Father Daughter Initiative.

 

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