Tharuni & ACTION AID INDIA --Conducting Gram Sabhas in Chityal Mandal.

Tharuni could identify 25 villages of Chityala Mandal in Warangal District, with lowest Girl child sex ratio of 558 for one thousand boys. So in order to protect the girl children, under 'Save the Girl Child ' Project,.Tharuni in collaboration with ACTION AID INDIA has undertaken 'Gram Sabhas' (Village Meetings) . The village officials, pregnant women, youth, and villagers are addressed by Tharuni Coordinators on the issues of how to protect the girl children without discrimination, by providing equal opportunities, and taking prenatal care without sex determination tests etc.
The people are also advised to take pledge to 'Save the girl child'.

P.N.D.T. Workshops in Warangal District by Tharuni in September 2013

Tharuni identified 15 Mandals ,(under the Government of India Medical and Health Project) where the girls'  Sex ratio is lower  than 900/ 1000 boys.(820 to 873) So it was planned to conduct ground level awareness workshop for each mandal, involving all local officials and non officials.
Tharuni organised the workshops in the following Mandals  in the Month of September 2013--:

1. Cheryal Mandal-----03--09-2013
2. Palakurthi Mandal--06-09-2013
3. Parvathagiri Mandal--12--09--2013
4. Nallabelli Mandal--13--09--2013
5. Thorruru Mandal--20--09--2013
    (to be held)
The work shops are being  attended by the Tahsildar, Mandal Parshad Development Officer, Circle Inspector of Police, Child Development Project Officer, Medical Officers, Private Medical Practitioners
of Diagnostic Centers, Local N.G.Os, Sarpanches, and frontline workers like, Anganvadi Workers, Asha Workers, ANMs, and Media Personnel.
Tharuni Director Dr. Mamatha Raghuveer, while presiding the Workshops enlightens the status of Girl Child,
and reasons for low sex ratio in their Mandals. She also presents in detail about the P.N.D.T. Act. The Participants in their turn explain their experiences and discuss the problems they face. All of them pledge to 'Save the Girl child', and create awareness among the public, on this issue. The Nallabelli Meet brought out the news of lack of brides leading to go to Maharashtra for alliances.

'hak hai jeene ka" Compaign on Girl Child

The P.N.D.T.National Monitoring Committee Member  Smt. Asha Singh, visited Warangal District on 21st September, along with Members kalpana, Anuradha,and  Mandakini. According to 2011 Census there is low ratio of girl children below the age of 6 years in this District. So a Compaign  "hak hai jeene ki" is being initiated very soon, to save the girl child, they said.  Tharuni Executive Director, Member of the Advisory Committee, P.C.P.N.D.T.Act,  Dr. Mamatha Raghuveer accompanied the Committee to Devaruppula Mandal, and they met the Tribal women in" Dharaavath Thanda" to discuss on the issue.
Later Asha singh also visited a Nursing Home in Jangoan to see the records on infanticide, and another  private Nursing Home in Sayeem nagar in the head quarters.
The committee met District Collector Rahul Bojja, D.M.H.O. Dr. Sambasivarao, to discuss the issue of initiating the compaign. 

Tharuni Ooyala film

Tharuni Ooyala is a 3 minute film about motherhood & infanticide which is heart wrenching and sensitizes you about your responsibility to protect girl children. Well Conceptualized with engrossing voice, the film is the best from Tharuni Media Creations. The Cradle program started by Tharuni, an NGO which works with girl children in the District of Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India & helps to save them. Tharuni has taken up many initiatives to save Girl Child and you can reach Tharuni by responding here.