GIRLS HOSTEL

Samajik Seva Sadan (SSS) has been running a Girls Hostel in a rented building from the year 2002 for Adivasi & Dalit girls in Subdega Block of Sundargarh District in Odisha. One of the main reasons for dropout of the poor Adivasi and Dalit girl children is poverty. This is adding another very serious and a burning problem of the area that these dropout girls are lured by pimps, placement agencies and traffickers to big cities promising a salary and a good standard of life. 

The parents take the excuse that they are not in a position to bear the expenses of her educational needs. After all in the rural areas girl child is seen as a contributor to the household economy. In order to dispel this misgiving it is essential that these girls should pursue their studies without being a burden to their respective families at the same time Girls should get time to study.

The Hostel’s Scheme of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, was scraped in 2006 but we continue to run the Hostel for the girls, helping to reduce drop out of our Adivasi & Dalit Girl students. Our achievement is that except in the 1st year 3 girls failed in class 10th exam, all other 281 girls have passed class 10th and +2 examinations. But our real achievement is that none of the hostellers could ever be lured by pimps, placement agencies or traffickers. The reason is that we give career guidance, counseling, life education and cultural programmes.  

SSS supports the running of the Hostel by all its revenue as well as donation from well wishers and friends as well as a small contribution from the parents. Since this is a right cause for which we are working to build up the future of the poorest of poor girls. For the continuity of this noble programme more and more Donors are welcome.