The Musabani Story
Sanskriti’s Charity Endeavours
September 15, 2019
This is the story of Musabani children.
Swadhina, is a charity who took on the mantle to educate young girls in this poor backward area of Musabani, in Ghatsila, Jharkhand. However, Covid hit them, and this initiative could not be revived in the post pandemic times due to various reasons. We at Sanskriti, were enraptured by the story of these eager little girls who would lose out on the chance for betterment, due to unfortunate circumstances. Thus began the journey of Sanskriti with Swadhina and through them, with these wonderful young people, whose progress and learning never ceases to amaze and thrill us.
Musabani’s political infrastructure is a traditional setup, and the village Panchayat has a lot of say in its inhabitants’ lives. A lot of diplomatic negotiations ensured that the girls could use the local schoolhouse in the afterhours for their learning sessions and this was a huge step forward as it ensures a stable location for their lessons. It was a great sense of achievement towards a greater purpose, for Sanskriti, when the project was inaugurated on 15th August 2022, with the girls flying paper flags and singing the national anthem. The event was well attended by the members of the Panchayat, teachers, local dignitaries and of course Sanskriti members. While the rest of the country celebrated the freedom of the nation, we at Sanskriti celebrated the freedom from ignorance, for these young people.
Ms Suman Soy has taken on the responsibility as centre teacher- here is her story.
Suman lives in a village called Benasole with a cousin sister Rashmi. Both Suman and Rashmi are very educated. This has been possible because of their own interest, and proximity to Ghatsila where two colleagues are located. Rashmi was also a teacher earlier. Now Rashmi's household responsibilities are more since her mother goes out to work as daily wage earner. So, Suman has been taken on the responsibilities of a teacher this time.
That is what Musabani children project is about. Enabling small things that matter, that shape lives and powering the dream for a better existence. The successful launching and sustained progress of this project has given us all a huge sense of purpose. Sanskriti members visit the girls in Jharkhand, as and when in India, with little tokens and gifts to encourage them to continue their journey of education.
