Lotus Outreach Society - Blossom

Mewat, Haryana, is largely populated by the Muslim Meo tribe whose misfortunes clash sharply with more affluent surrounding areas. With a female literacy rate of only 36%, Mewat ranks among the most regressive districts in terms of girls education in all of India. The scarcity of schools combined with conservative local attitudes toward female mobility has terrible consequences for an adolescent girl in Mewat: if there is no school in her village, she is forced to drop out. The immediate resource gap occurs in the form of transportation as few villages have schools. Because allowing a girl to travel alone is widely believed to be imprudent, female education typically ends at the primary level, and with girls being forced into marriage at the age of 14.

The Blossom Bus bridges the chasm between parents legitimate concerns for their daughters safety and a girls right to education.

Call (604) 444-9133, email treasurer@lotusoutreachsocietycanada.ca, or use the website.

Phone

(604) 444-9133

Email

treasurer@lotusoutreachsocietycanada.ca

Website

https://lotusoutreachsocietycanada.ca/about-us/our-programs.html