No Dedicated Teachers, Inadequate Infrastructure Contribute In Keeping Girls Out Of School
10th July, 2020 By Anjuman Begum: There is a need for a substantive approach for the empowerment of women in marginalised communities through education, especially on the tea estates of Assam. But it is still a tall order. No dedicated teachers, inadequate infrastructure, no congenial atmosphere to motivate students contribute in keeping girls out of school. There is also more stress on marriage for girls than education, low income of the parents, gender discrimination, the widespread perception that they will work as labourers in the tea garden that doesn’t require formal education etc. are harming education in the tea gardens. Being confined in the tea estates, cut off from the mainland area, deprives the community of exposure to the outside world to understand the need for education. Himonti’s Story Himonti Ghatwar Himonti, a 22 years old single woman and a school dropout, from Gotonga tea state, Jorhat has no support from her family, so she started workin