Girl Education Speech – 3

"Good morning to one and all present here today on this very special day/occasion of —–I, am XYZ, student of class ___ or House ___________. We the humans are different from any other species that we think are as intelligent as us of may even be swifter or sharper in many ways.  But we possess some things that no other species have. One is thumb, the structure of it has made it possible for us to create & invent and hold. The other most important thing is education.

Having said that importance of education for girls is undoubtedly an important issue. It is only just to think of boys & girls as a whole, there is no gender parity. The girls as well as boys are to be groomed equally if we talk about national growth and development. How can we leave one half of its productive population in the four walled boundary called home and dream about a futuristic world that is so full of technology, creativity, beauty and advancement in every field.

In India we know, most of the people live in villages. But these villages have changed over a period of time. The way the people thought around independence they are not as conservative any more. A lot of families have sent out their daughters to other states with better facilities. There they learn not just school books but also many more things like theatre, dance, painting, music, sculpting, science, history, journalism, medicine and so many more fields relating to computers etc.

The girls go out and do their best, may it be education or sports, they excel on the basis of their hard work and persistence just like any other boy who is focused towards achieving his goals.

The only thing that stops anyone from achieving is they themselves. But in the case of girls, besides their determination they need a lot of support from the family. They need a family that understands them and their need to grow just like any other male counterpart in their family. So a lot of responsibility lies in the hands of her parents. According to MacArthur Foundation, “a concern over school distance/safety is a critical barrier to sending girls to school especially in rural areas.”

Save the children organization says, “Deep rooted gender norms prevent households from sending girls to school – belief that girl’s earnings will only benefit her marital family discourages parents from investing in her education.”

“More than 50 per cent of girls fail to enroll in school; those that do are likely to drop out by the age of 12.” (According to 7th All India Education Survey, 2002).

Children are like buds, given correct amount of water and enough sunshine at the right time, they develop into healthy blooming flowers. When I say children I mean both, irrespective of their gender. We can overcome all the problems if we are able to change how we perceive our daughters, importance of educating them and relating its importance towards our national growth. Making an environment conducive for their learning, we can together make the difference.

Educate Girls, Eradicate Illiteracy

Enlighten the children, Enliven the Nation
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