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Seva Mandir invited Prof. Ravinder Kaur (IIT Delhi) for a talk on “Sex ratio trends in Census 2011” on November 22, 2011. Prof. Kaur said "Sex ratio is an indicator of gender equality where normal sex ratio stands for 950 girls for every 1000 boys but the girl child sex ratio stood on 914 in census 2011”.

She elaborated reasons, facts and figures behind the declining sex ratio. One main reason which came out of the discussion was sex determination and selective abortion of female foetuses. A study done by LANCET puts the number at around 12.1 million for selective abortions which took place between 1980 to 2010. The discussion was complied on the issue of not wanting a daughter because of her low economic value as compared to a son in our society. The audience too shared their life experiences of facing differences between a male and a female child. Read more

Yogi - an inspiring tale of a boy:

Balwadi kid The Yogi is enrolled in Balwadi of Peepalwas village and he comes regularly. This year, one day, he didn’t come to the Balwadi so, the Sanchalika inquired about him. At the same time, one child from the village came to the Balwadi and asked for a spoon. The child reported that Yogi was unwell and so the parents need a spoon to feed him and give him medicine. The Sanchalika immediately went to his house and found that Yogi was having seizures. She encouraged his parents to take him to the hospital at once. The parents were a little hesitant because they were afraid of interacting with the doctors and going to the hospital all alone.

Padma sensed it and so she decided to accompany them. Yogi was taken to a doctor in a nearby town from where he was referred to the government hospital in Udaipur city. In Udaipur they consulted a paediatrician who is also associated with Seva Mandir. She often gives advice and trainings to staff at Seva Mandir in various health related projects. The doctor diagnosed epilepsy in Yogi and prescribed medicines for him.

With regular check-ups and medicines Yogi began to show improvements. His parents were very happy at his progress. Today, Yogi has recovered completely and is attending the balwadi regularly. Send more children to Balwadis with a click here.

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Mohan is buying another buffalo

Mohan Lal lives in Antalia village of Kumbalgarh block. He owns a small farm, two bulls, one buffalo, twenty goats and three cows. Since he has a large number of animals, he is always concerned about the fodder. A few years back in Mohan’s village a piece of land (pastureland) was lying barren with no vegetation. In subsequent years, the land has been contested and many people had build barns for their livestock. The land was completely encroached upon by influential people. But it is not the end. Mohan says the story of our pastureland was turned around.

In 2008 under the MNREGA the pastureland was taken up for treatment. Some Jatropha plants were planted and a few check dams (to prevent soil erosion) were built. However, Mohan says, with inadequate funds the boundary wall was built only halfway through. The villagers were concerned that if the boundary wall is not completed sooner, the land would be contested again. The issue remained a concern in their several subsequent village meetings. Eventually they decided to ask Seva Mandir to help them develop this pastureland. It was a good sign that everyone in the village was concerned about a piece of land which was mostly encroached upon. Mohan says, we had understood the significance of taking care of the land which will yield benefits to all of us in the village. Therefore, the villagers made a proposal to Seva Mandir along with the full details of the land and the blue print of the work.

Seva Mandir conducted a survey with the help of its engineers and estimated the resources required (cost was Rs. 2.85 lacs or USD 6,334). The work began including digging trenches and building check dams (to prevent the soil erosion and facilitate water percolation), building the rest of the boundary wall, digging pits, planting saplings and sprinkling grass seeds. Read more.

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