President's Message

I am glad to review the pilot implementation of the Holistic Development of

Family project, launched at the Vardhaman Pratishthan. With the successful
completion of the 1st quarter, it is time to look at the outcome.
The initial anxiety in the minds of all, the Trustees, MS and the community at
large regarding the Holistic Development of Family project amongst the MS
calendar was addressed automatically while implementing the Holistic
Development of Family. As there was no overlap with any of the MS programs, the scheduling made
it easy for all to attend the programs and draw benefit from the same. Our fellow Jains abroad,
mostly USA&UK have also drawn benefit by viewing the MS pravachans ONLINE on a regular basis.
The program implementation has charted new paths for community development, and its
popularity has not been limited to Pune city but the entire nation and globally.
I am glad to note the involvement of MS in the Holistic Development of Family project was good.
Many programs were eventually made open to all seeing the popularity and applicability. There
was good participation and co-operation fromall. However participation in some important social
subjects was ignored by the society including Health Management.
Apart from the timelines followed by the MS, 375 hours of different programs for various age
groups were implemented and this has transformed the manner in which a Chaturmas is being
perceived. The key areas of Knowledge Up gradation, Skill Development & Networking among
fellow community members has been on the upswing. This trend has and is being further
developed to enable the real Holistic Development of a Family.
The success of the Holistic Development of Family program during the Chaturmas 2008 has
encouraged BJS to plan and present the forthcoming 4 month Program Guide to the community.
The guide encompasses all the observations, learning & feedback received. We have incorporated
some changes taking into account the wedding season, examinations etc. This calendar is not as
choc-o-bloc as the previous one. We have also included fun-filled events for different age groups
and an edutainment tour for Young Professionals to Bangalore to encourage formation of core
groups. I encourage all of you to participate in all the programs, with family and friends to draw
complete benefit.
President
Shantilal Muttha
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Section I: Holistic Development of Family
Section II: Holistic Development of Family: Report
Section III: Program Guide: 1st December 2008 to 31st March 2009
Section IV: Contact Desk
Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Initiative of Vardhaman Pratishthan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Project Implementation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Infrastructure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Achievements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Jain Janaganna & Jain Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overall Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
MS Pravachans & programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Review of Thrust Area wise Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Observations
New Attractions for the season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Expectations from BJS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Activity Schedule at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Month-wise Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Activity Information Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Little Explorers(4-13 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Y-Jaineration (14-24 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Young Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Leading Ladies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Family heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
External Exhibitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Management Committee Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Holistic Development of Family Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
& Suggestions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Photogallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Index
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Holistic Development of Family (a project by Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana)
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Jains, world over have been known for being an entrepreneurial community, rich in its culture, traditions
and its philanthropic activities.
The Jain Samaj has built religious establishment's like Sthanaks / Upashrays / Bhavan's all across India, for
religious, spiritual and social purposes in all sampraday's. Our Jain Sadhu/Sadhavi's have been working
tirelessly to imbibe the Jain culture, moral and values to society through different platforms via these
establishments.
However, off late, we have been noticing a paradigm shift in the audiences participating in the religious
establishment programs. There is a certain disconnect is our today's samaj. Our younger generation is not
being attracted to attend, for reasons many. It was felt necessary that each of the Jain Families must be a
part of a large network and have a global reach to enhance and synergise the community strengths.
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana conducted a needs analysis, first a general community meeting, followed by
specific age-group wise meetings to ponder over the needs of society, reasons on low-participation, and
what will encourage themto participate. The analysis drewupon the point that today's Jains are additionally
looking at the Sthanak as a platformfor:
1. Networking
2. Skill development
3. Knowledge Up gradation
4. Need-based, age-group wise programs
5. Aplace where ALL members of the family connect with respective fellow Jains and create a Strong
Jain Community.
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana announced the pilot implementation of Holistic Development of Family, a
well-researched, technology backed, documented in detail, scalable project which includes programs for
all members of a family in the formof lectures/seminars/workshops/ classes designed to be implemented at
various locations.
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The main objective of the project is to optimally utilize all the religious establishments Sthanaks /
Upashrays / Bhavan's all across India, irrespective of sampradays. Weaving the Maharajsaab knowledge and
guidance at these centers and implementing need based programs of Educational, Social, Cultural and
Spiritual necessity for community development that will attract all especially the younger generation.
These will further lead to Knowledge Up gradation, Skill Development & Networking among various age
groups within the Community. Thus these centers could be seen as One Stop solutions for all the social
requirements of the Community to create a strong and lasting Community bond.
The Holistic Development of Family project comprises of programs for all age groups across the following
At schooling age, activities are focused to enhance their brainpower, moral & value education,
co/extra-curricular, physical fitness skills etc.
Where aptitude assessment, soft-skills building, career guidance, empowerment of girls, marriage
will be the focus.
Aturning point, where passion for growth is backed by a large network of fellow Jains to exchange
ideas, pursue learning and share best practices to achieve personal and professional success.
Creative home management skills will be honed to include cooking, home decoration, child
development, lectures on various subjects by experts, etc.
Happy family management, business strengthening, delegation and decision making, retirement
with pride, health awareness issues will be addressed
Some programs have been developed in-house and for some subjects, BJS invites experts to come and
present their subjects in the formof panel discussions, lectures, workshops, classes, etc.
Thrust Areas:
1. Little Explorers (4-13 years):
2. Y-Jaineration (14-24 years):
3. Young Professionals (25-40 years, male):
4. Leading Ladies: (25-40 years, female):
5. Family Heads (40+ years):
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1. Imbibe a culture for all members of a family to come to the sthanak
2. Nurturing religious attachments
3. Being a part of a strong networked samaj
4. Formation of social circles
5. Social Security
6. Increased knowledge
7. Opportunities for building new skills for economic development
8. Collective bargaining for workshops / classes
9. Addressing family and society gaps
10. Health informed society
11. Platform to integrate all sub-sects of society
12. Spiritual Awakening
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Vardhaman Pratishthan is a new sthanak bhavan, built off the Senapati Bapat Road Pune. With its aim to
make the sthanak benefit every age group of all fellowJains in the nearby areas, the Trust Board approached
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS) to present a comprehensive project for Chaturmas 2008. BJS took on the
responsibility with pride and presented its Holistic Development of Family (HDF) project. The same was
reviewed, accepted and permitted for implementation.
Vardhaman Pratishthan was solemnized with Param Pujya Vanibhushan Preeti Sudhaji MS and 15 sadhvis
Chaturmas, where they made a grand pravesh on July 9, 2008, followed by the formal inauguration at the
hands of Shri. Suresh Dada Jain.
The HDF project was launched on 17th July at the Chaturmas 2008 opening with the inspiration and blessings
of Param Pujya Vanibhushan Preeti Sudhaji MS. The project kick started with the Jainology classes for the
Little Explorers on July 19, 2008, followed by a detailed 120 day calendar of events for 5 thrust areas.
A detailed Program Guide was released during the inaugural ceremony, which included the Schedule at a
glance, detailed activity information and the concurrent sessions details.
The following strategy was designed for successful implementation of the programs:
1. Conducted the Jain Janaganna of Jain Families living in the Shivajinagar and nearby localities
2. Data entry, Classification of data for report generation
3. Initiated a SMS reminder system for program information and details to a strong database of 2500+
persons
4. Created a blended mix of paid and unpaid programs
5. Maintained maximumschedules as printed
6 Constituted a 6 member teamfor implementation of the project
Vardhaman Pratishthan was made available to BJS for conducting the Holistic Dvelopment of Family Project.
The place was equipped with the latest technology equipment such as
Initiative of Vardhaman Pratishthan
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Laptop
Internet
Projector & Screen
Sound System
Light System
Invertor Back-ups
Video Recording facilities (outsourced)
Digital Camera etc.
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Jain Janaganna & Jain Directory:
Overall Analysis
Holistic Development of Family, a new concept, being pilot run at the Vardhaman Pratishthan, Pune was a
trailblazer. A pioneering effort where traditional Chaturmas was conducted with a fresh perspective to
include modern subjects and programs required by the various thrust areas.
After 20 years of experience, there was a lot of research, planning and strategy to develop the Holistic
Development of Family Program, to carry out the next steps beginning with the Jain Janaganna as the first
step to Chaturmas programs of HDF. Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana appointed people, identified areas coming
under the periphery of Shivajinagar, created a detailed format for requisite data. Teams went fromhouse to
house for data collection over three months, collected data fromcommunity members of all sampradays and
collated the forms alphabetically for purposes of ease. The next step followed was to open the files for
families to recheck and reconfirmthe data for two months, since we required correct information on various
aspects of the family. We have received data of 1334 families with a population of 6191.
A comprehensive software package was created for feeding in the data to be analysed. A list of the mobile
numbers was then drawn out of this Census to send out smses during the program calendar to serve as a
reminder. Smses were sent out to all, various age groups, depending on programs and their importance, this
was a small exercise to get the community attuned to the fact of planning which programs they wanted to
attend and do so accordingly.
It will nowbe prudent to say that, we have analyzed the data, come to various charts, figures, conclusions at
par with govt. censuses across the country. National level statistical data for various aspects will be
compared with that of the Jain Community and details published accordingly. We have decided to come out
with a Jain Directory, most of the work on which is complete. We shall publish this directory from various
aspects of the community in terms of contact details, family businesses, sex ratio, professional lists, boys
and girls of marriageable ages, etc. BJS is now in consultation with the Trust Board of Vardhaman
Pratishthan as to howto make this directory distribution financially viable and finalise a formof distribution
to the samaj.
A total of 80 programs scheduled over a four-month period saw 96% conversion with requests for more.
Asummary is being presented belowas an overview:
Thrust Areas
Little Explorers
(4-13 years)
Y-Jaineration
(14-24 years)
Young
Professionals
(25-40 Male)
Leading Ladies
(25-40 Female)
Family heads
(40+)
Total
No. of programs
scheduled
10 07 16 26 21 80
No. of Programs held 05 07 14 21 14 61
No. of new programs
added
02 05 00 06 03 16
No. of programs
hours held
60 110.5 27 109.5 60.5 367.5
No. of persons
benefited
190 1731 1559 2372 1981 7833
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MS Programs
This Chaturmas was unique when it came to the MS Pravachans. A lot of advanced planning was done and
various meetings were held with MS to identify a 4 Month MS Pravachan Day-wise Calendar. This was a new
and innovative approach in itself for the MS and the community at large, in terms of identifying the topics
sequentially in print. Another addendum was published to explain a little more in detail about the topics MS
were expected to present until Samvatsari.
This was partially printed in Hindi &English to reach out to larger audiences.
Daily Pravachans were held very systematically as per the printed schedule, started on time &ended on time
too. This encouraged increase in numbers, which led to increase in Dharma Bhavna.
There was a good blend of these three crucial elements to create another newformat of pravachan delivery
to audiences who could not be physically present at Vardhaman Pratishthan. A live website created and
maintained by Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana posted the MS Pravachan in 2 formats i.e. text version and video
version daily. This enabled a lot of fellow Jains living globally to take advantage. Feedback received from
across the globe was encouraging.
21 days of special occasions such as Guru Pornima, PP Preetisudhaji MS Birthday, PP Anandrishiji MS Janm
Jayanti, Raksha Bandhan, Paryushan Parv, Kshamayachana, Diwali etc. were planned and executed by MS
with the community to bring out the essence &sanctity of the occasion.
Individual MS shouldered responsibilities to participate in the Holistic Development of Family Programs as
per their expertise, interest, training and learning. These included participation in Personality Development
Classes, English Speaking Classes, Empowerment of Girls Classes, Vadhu-Var Parichay Sammelan, the various
lectures &demos etc. They used to start the programs with the Navkar Mahamantra, give their blessings and
end themwith the Manglik.
This approach has helped the community members to identify
topics of their interests of the Jain Dharma, its applications and its applicability in their lives, to schedule
their calendar in accordance.
Addressing the need of the hour, MSs simultaneously announced many parallel programs for various thrust
areas during the Chaturmas 2008. These included the Sushil Bahu Mandal, Basic Course in Jainism, Quizzes,
family games, dance and drama etc. These programs led to a lot of community participation and bonding.
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Review of HDF Programs implemented during 14 July 2008 to 14 November 2008
Most of the programs in this age group were paid programs and had a batch size of minimum10 and max 15.
The first program kicked off in the entire project: Jainology started on July 19, 2008 with an attendance of
52 children in 2 batches 3-6 years and 7-12 years. The response was encouraging initially, which thinned out
to a mere 10 children towards the end.
The Story Telling sessions did not draw an enthusiastic response due to last minute exigencies, however, our
respected Arun Prabhaji MS and Sambodhiji MS took over as speakers and enlightened those children who
participated with great enthusiasm.
Fun with Elocution had two batches for ages 3yrs to 6 yrs and 7 yrs to 14 yrs. The younger age group was
exposed to the concept of Elocution the first time, wherein they had to recite poems, sing songs and
communicate in unfamiliar territories. Drawing was innovatively used as a medium to make them feel
comfortable and want to participate in the activity. The 2nd batch performed very well, wherein 6 children
moved on to give a certification examination of LondonAcademy of Music, Drama &Arts (LAMDA).
Little Explorers (3-14 Years)
Program Name
Paid /
Unpaid
Was the
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Was it the
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speaker
No. of
attendees
No. of
Program
Hours
Story Telling Unpaid Yes No 11 02
Fun with Elocution (4-6) Paid Yes No 14 11
Fun with Elocution (7-12) Paid Yes No 12 12
Art & Clay Paid No Yes 00 00
Bal Vikas Parv Paid No Yes 00 00
Bows, Boxes & 3 Dimension Frames Paid No Yes 00 00
Alphabetical Woodcraft & Iris Folding Paid No Yes 00 00
Jainology (3-6 years) Paid Yes Yes 32 16
Jainology (7-10 years) Paid Yes Yes 19 16
Quiz Grooming Paid No Yes 00 00
Bows, Boxes, Greetings & Lanterns Demo Unpaid Yes Yes 67 02
Sr. No.
Program
No.
1 101
2 151
3 151
4 152
5 153
6 154
7 155
8 157
9 158
10 159
11 New
12 New Making Light Snacks Demo Unpaid Yes Yes 35 01
Totals 190 60
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Demonstrations on Bows, Boxes, 3 Dimension Frames &Making Light Snacks was enthusiastically received by
the children, which sent a message that more of these programs should be on the anvil. Art & Clay, Bal Vikas
Parv, Alphabetical woodcraft &Iris folding, Quiz Grooming, all paid programs did not take off as planned.
Some programs were very well received, where as some programs did not draw any audiences, in spite of
being conducted by renowned experts. The reasons could be many. One of thembeing that the timing of the
programs did not suit the children since they already had their daily routine set, which could not be
disturbed or then they were already participating in similar programs at other venues.
Some of the above programs initially were on paid basis, however needed to be converted to free programs,
as it did not draw registrations. BJS converted these paid programs to free demos to gauge whether the
programwas required or the fees were a limiting factor. It was clearly read that the programs were required,
however, the audiences do not want to pay for the same either it is not affordable OR probably because it is
at the sthanak? Is it time to ponder over this jointly?
We also noticed that since children cannot express themselves very well, there may be a possibility that
parents did not find value in the programs.
Children's Overall Development is a crucial issue in the current world. Keeping this in mind, BJS called for a
meeting of the parents of the Little Explorers to finalise the programs for the forthcoming calendar. We sent
letters in individual children's names, followed by SMS, very sensitive to the timing of the meeting. A lot of
homework and effort had been put into this exercise. However, of 1100+ letters & 1188 SMS messages, ONLY
10 children were represented.
BJS will be reviewing the attendance in the forthcoming calendar very seriously to gauge whether we need
to continue designing any programs for this Thrust Area or simply remove it fromthe Vardhaman Pratishthan
Calendar.
If parents wish their children to participate in the VP Calendar, We THEN NEED TO KNOW their requirements
for the Calendar between April 2009 to July 2009, which will include peak Holiday Season for us to plan in
accordance and advance.
Observations:
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Program
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Program Name
Paid /
Unpaid
Was the
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Was it the
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No. of
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No. of
Program
Hours
1 201 Student Awareness Program Unpaid Yes Yes 125 02
2 202 SAP VIII Test - 27.7.08 Unpaid Yes Yes 28 03
3 203 SAP X Test - 27.7.08 Unpaid Yes Yes 24 03
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Program
Distribution of SAP Results - VIII & X Unpaid Yes Yes 156 02
5
New
Program
Analysis of Std. 8 Results as Jain
Community
Unpaid Yes Yes 75 02
6 202 SAP VIII Test - 24.8.08 Unpaid Yes Yes 10 04
7 203 SAP X Test - 24.8.08 Unpaid Yes Yes 05 04
8 202/203 Distribution of SAP Results - VIII & X Unpaid Yes Yes 45 03
9 202 SAP VIII Test - 9.11.08 Unpaid Yes Yes 39 03
10 203 SAP X Test - 9.11.08 Unpaid Yes Yes 30 03
11 204
Empowerment of Girls - Awareness
Batch I
Unpaid Yes Yes 200 02
12 205 Empowerment of Girls - Batch 1 Unpaid Yes Yes 78 28
13
New
Program
Empowerment of Girls - Batch II
Awareness
Unpaid Yes Yes 35 02
14
New
Program
Empowerment of Girls - Batch II Unpaid Yes Yes 11 06
15 206 Career Guidance Unpaid Yes Yes 48 0.5
16 251 Personality Development Paid Yes No 22 33
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New
Program
Vadhu Var Parichay Sammelan Unpaid Yes Yes 800 10
Totals 1731 110.5
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All programs in this thrust area were conducted by Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, except for Personality
Development.
Student Assessment Tests (SAP) for Std. VIII and X designed by the Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana to bring out the
awareness of aptitude, areas of interest and liking, valuable insights relating to natural personality traits,
awareness of strengths and areas of improvement, etc. This test has reached more than 50,000 students
across the nation, and has been very well received by parents and their children at Vardhaman Pratishthan.
This test was conducted thrice at the sthanak, which drew a total of 67 students for SAP VIII and 59 students
for SAP X. The result distribution was combined with a session to make group wise analysis as to where the
community is heading as a whole. Newer programs are in the offing.
Two batches for the Empowerment of Girls (EOG) program began with much fan fare and later merged into
one to make things more suited to the convenience of the participants and their parents. This programtook
the cake in terms of participation, enthusiasm and overall impact in this category. Shri. Prafullaji Parakh
Trustee & National Secretary, Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, the key that works round the program and its
delivery personally took the sessions, emphasized on this generation the importance of the subject, its
variations and finally its impact on a whole lifetime. Sessions on Family, peer pressure, impact of media,
bridging generation gap, Marriage were part of the course content.
The session on Career Guidance was lapped up with great enthusiasm and curiosity by the participants and
their parents.
A Personality Development program for this age group saw 22 registrations. The sessions began with great
introductory fanfare by the topnotch members of the Junior Chamber International. The participants had a
lot of self-motivating and self-realization activities during the sessions. They used music, art, drama, even a
session on complete make over and presentation to make their developmental sessions more lively and
effective.
Participation in this age group was neither dismal nor encouraging given their hectic academic and other
schedules and time lines.
We have observed that parents of children who gave the SAPTests have not taken any corrective measures to
work seriously with their wards towards their improvement on the basis of the results drawn & explained.
Time and opportunity are running out.
The forthcoming calendar includes the LAST opportunity for those students in Std. VIII &Std. X who have not
yet attempted the SAPTest. Do not miss the bus. Lookout for the date and register at BJS HO.
Participation of Parents in the Empowerment of Girls program was also found to be lacking. The girls wish
their parents to join them for the required sessions, but apparently the parents had no time or the will to
take this seriously. This casual approach of the parents has resulted in the dilution of the program, the girls
and their future decisions.
Observations
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