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Kishori Chithrapata*

Leveraging ICTs for education and

empowerment of adolescent girls

A collaborative project of

UNICEF,

IT for Change,

Mahila Samakhya Karnatakaand Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

*images created by adolescent g

irls


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Background


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Reetha stopped going toReetha stopped going to

schoolschool because her motherbecause her motherwas not well. Someone hadwas not well. Someone hadto cook and take care of theto cook and take care of thehousehold.household.


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Context


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Launched in 2009, the Kishori Chithrapata (KC)

project works with around 55 kishoris* in twovillage hubs Attiguppe and Hosavaranchi and a school Mahila ShikshanaKendra (inMysore district, Karnataka).

The project explores the innovative use ofvideo, radio and computing technology to

empower out-of-school kishoris throughconstructivist learning.

* adolescent girls


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Goals

To contribute to empowermentof kishoris through newempowering learningprocesses, new empowering

social roles and newempowering skills

To contribute to community

development by encouragingdialogue between the kishorisand the community members


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Objectives

To buildkishoricollectives

To create organic links between kishoricollectives and Sanghas (women's

collectives) To create platforms with the help of ICTs

for voicing their opinions and aspirations

To generate acceptance and recognitionof issues related to their lives at thecommunity level


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Status


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3 Learning nodes established

Attiguppe village,

Hosavaranchivillage,

Mahila Shikshana Kendra (MS Kendra) aresidential bridge school for high school dropouts

New kishoris enrolled from neighbouringvillages at 2 nodes Attiguppe village andHosavaranchivillage


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- Bridge course to speedup the learning process

of newcomers completed

- Basics of photography,video, audio recording

and computerscompleted at both nodes


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Hosavaranchivillage kishoris talk about

their experiences of learning basic photography.To watch the video, click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCUqaHCSGxYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCUqaHCSGxY


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Number of Kishoris at each node

Attiguppe village: 07


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Hosavaranchivillage: 09


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MS Kendra: 33


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Curriculum begins

At Hosavaranchi village: Strength of collective

module half completed, and in progress At Attiguppe village: Identity module started

Status of training:

At MS Kendra: Trainings completed for thecurrent academic year. Photography, video,

decision making, some gender inputs,confidence building covered and feedback aboutthe training programme obtained


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Learning how backgrounds addmeaning to a photograph


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Exploring magnifications photographs from far and near


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Some of the topics covered so far:

Working in a team; roles of director, camera person,assistant; production processes; exploring your village;collectives and why they form; what collectives haveaccomplished in the village and how; body image;gender sensitisation; identity of self, and so on

Topics chosen for shoots and recordings:

Benefits of sangha, gram panchayat(local

government), telecenter, anganwadi(government runchildcare centres), forests, KC trainings, toilets,collectives and so on


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Attiguppe village kishoris talk about

their experiences of learning basic photography.

To watch the video, click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdySvmBXze4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdySvmBXze4


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Detailing of curriculum themes


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Field processes


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Meetings of the management committee (MC)of the telecentre at Attiguppe village andHosavaranchivillage nodes

Enlisting new kishoris MC members drive theagenda at Shiriyurand Halevaranchivillages

Social trainings start to build collective identity

and to start the reflexive process


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Highlights from the third quarter


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One dayMysore picnic


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Project outputs so far


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Two films made by CCID* team

Training modules for each node 55

Audio visual training tools

Short video clips Audio programmes

Photos taken by kishoris

Reports, documents and logs

*Centre for Community Informatics and Development the field unit of IT for Change


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Challenges


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Dropping out due to: Marriage

Mobility issues

Fear of the male gaze Household needs become priority agriculturallabour, care-taking of siblings and men in the

family

Ch ll


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ChallengesVulnerabilities of being an adolescent

Patriarchy in the mind:How to get the notions out -before getting the kishoris in for the training?

As a young girl, It is difficult for me to walk a

kilometre, I get tired in the sun light, what use can thisbe to me, I feel shy to come, how can I have a sayregarding my marriage?

Patriarchy as a culture:I can not come since my

mother-in-law is sick what will people say?, I cannot come because I am engaged what will peoplesay? I will send my daughters only if you teach themin the room and not outside...

Challenges- CCID*team


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Condensing the detailed modules for bridge


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Condensing the detailed modules for bridgecourse

Catering to greater number of kishoris at MahilaShikshana Kendra

Pace of the project set by socio-culturalfactors

Always being watchful and ready to handleconflicts and constraints

More capacity building required for the nextlevel of trainings both technical and social


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How not to be affectedby drop outs andmarriages? Bigger social change is importantbut how to bounce out of current

disappointments? Curriculum:Intense process of transferring

knowledge of various issues thorough ICTs.

Patterns of change


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Patterns of change


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Patterns of change


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Patterns of change

Employment opportunities open up 1 girl fromMS Kendra is asked to be a photographer in astudio (to work part-time while she continues togo to college), 1 girl from Halevaranchi village

asked by another studio, 2 girls sought out byan agency to take photos of senior citizens.

Kishorisaspire to be 'working women' and startarticulating it


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Sangha women start engaging with adolescent

issues young girls' marriage, facilitatingmeetings and so on

No more cliques!The kishoris work in any

group amiably and sincerely

Kishoris who didn't speak earlier now not onlyanswer questions but describeand question


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Thank you


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www.ITforChange.net

Thank you
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