{"id":6918,"date":"2016-03-31T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earlhamcollege.wpengine.com\/?p=6918"},"modified":"2021-03-25T14:51:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T18:51:28","slug":"earlhamites-selected-for-10k-grants-to-target-gender-inequality-in-india-rebuild-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/news-events\/earlhamites-selected-for-10k-grants-to-target-gender-inequality-in-india-rebuild-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlhamites selected for $10K grants to target gender inequality in India; rebuild Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Three Earlham College students will spend this summer working toward peace in India and Nepal as part of two projects selected for $10,000 in funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sonia Kabra\u2019s \u201916 \u201cSisterhood Peace Project\u201d will address gender inequality in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education through a grassroots project in India. Her project was one of 120 funded nationally by Projects for Peace. Ananda Mishra \u201918 and Maniz Shrestha\u2019s \u201919 project entitled \u201cWireless Education and Women\u2019s Empowerment for Rebuilding Bhimtar\u201d was selected for funding by Earham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sisterhood Peace Project hopes to have 50-70 participants between 13- and 18-years old and will have workshops, assisted by female volunteers from local colleges, aimed at understanding the struggle of women and fostering critical thinking skills; discussions of ambition and struggles; leadership and confidence; career development; stories of eminent women in STEM fields; and a computer and internet skills workshop in collaboration with Feminist Approach to Technology, and NGO in New Delhi that empowers women by enhancing women\u2019s awareness, interest and participation in technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMany girls who attend government schools in rural areas and\/or come from impoverished backgrounds accept the oppression caused by the patriarchal society as a part of their fate,\u201d Kabra says about the girls in Jalgaon, India. \u201cInstead of thinking critically about the oppression or fighting it, they become a part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n