Dargah Hazrat Inayat Khan

Academic Achievements:
Nine students in the 10th class appeared for the
NIOS exams out of which six cleared the exams.
The average score was 47.2%. In the 12th class,
all ten girls who appeared for the exams cleared
them with an average score of 48.2%.
They are now pursuing their graduation and
professional courses at Delhi University & Jamia
Millia Islamia.
Current Status
Level
P1
P2
P3
Pre-Bridge
Bridge
10th
12th
Total
Equivalent Grade No. of Students
Entry Level
III
V
VI & VII
VIII
Xth
XIIth
31
18
16
16
16
11
18
147
Girls Non Formal School
Hope Project continued to provide a
combination of academic activities
with vocational & life skills
development programs aimed at
catering to the educational needs of
the girls and enhancing their
knowledge and skills to cope with
their day to day life challenges. These
girls had either dropped out or never
been to school.
Retention of these girls has always been a challenge for us, as they come from
families that do not value an education for girls. However, over the years, the
positive impact of Hope's activities is evident and there is a greater sense of
community ownership.
During 2010-11, 147 girls were enrolled and placed in appropriate grades/classes
based on their ability. The girls in the age group 13+ years are given the opportunity
of pursuing their education through National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).
After the untimely death of Shazia's father, her mother started taking care of the
house and all four of her children. She would receive a small amount from the
family business but it was not enough to support her household. She started a
small sewing business and wished to educate her children in spite of the
conservative mind set of her in laws.
Shazia studied at a government school till class V after which her grandfather
did not allow her to travel outside the basti for an education. Shazia's mother
started to look for options close to the basti. She heard from someone about the
Hope Project's Girls Non Formal School where Shazia was later admitted.
Shazia cleared her class XII board examination and is now a college student at
Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central University. The only person who is responsible
for this is Shakira, her incredible mother, who believed in her daughter's
potential.
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