Role of ngos in social inclusion of girl-children in slums: A case study of kishori vikas yojana of seva bharathi

The present paper is trying to draw attention to this issue by studying Kishori Vikas Yojana [KVY], an empowerment initiative for girl-children in slums by an NGO named ‘Seva Bharathi ’which mobilizes Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR] funds along with other voluntary contributions. Seva Bharathi is running nearly 150 Kishori Vikas Centers [KVCs] in Hyderabad city (India) through which girl-children are provided free tuition, training in education and various life Skills involving Health, Hygiene, etc. which directly helps in progressing towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. This study uses absolutely primary data. For the purpose of collecting data, structured interview schedule is used and data collected from the stakeholders in Serilingampalli area of Hyderabad. The focus of analysis is to look at improvements if any in predetermined aspects among the girl children were assessed. Findings of the study suggest that there is a significant improvement in school attendance, academic performance, health-hygiene awareness, self-defense, communication skills, environmental awareness, self-employment skills among the children. Some school dropouts rejoined in schools. In all KVCs merit-based scholarships were provided for girl children. Paper based on the fresh evidence, makes an effort to engage dialogue on education and empowerment of girl-children living in slums through the success-story of KVY.