Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : 206
Sex Ratio Rank : 273
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 219 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 229 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
Lack of educational and technical facilities, spcially
vocation training means, there is no self employment. This is led
to high degree of unemployment in the district.
Women in this district are also not empowered to earn income.
People are not sensitised and educated in water management and it
finally leads to wastage of precious natural resource.
Health and medical facilities in the district are also insufficient.
Brief About Beed District
Beed has three distinct red light area namely
Kaij, Georai and Telgaon where young girls and minors are present.
The National Highway (211), from Ahmedabad to Hyderabad passes
through Beed. This has given rise to Dhabas making young girls
from nearby villages vulnerable to trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Moreover, raids conducted in Mumbai brothels have revealed that
a number of minor girls are from the district. Investigation into
some villages shockingly revealed an organized criminal racket
in Beed luring vulnerable and young girls into prostitution. There
are instances of young girls being sexually exploited in Tamasha
centers under the pretext of dance and entertainment. These girls
belonging to the Kolati community are traditionally inducted into
this profession despite their unwillingness. An NGO representative
working in this area revealed that these young girls were shockingly
ignorant about HIV/AIDS. Inter-familial sexual abuse is also very
common in this district. Instances of incest, rape, and molestation
by close relatives, fathers, brother-in-laws have been cited by
NGO representatives. There is a need felt to disseminate information
about women's and children's human rights to the community through
awareness camps and crisis cells. Most importantly, economic and
social empowerment of women and adolescent girls is the need of
the hour. Another disturbing issue is the addiction of tobacco,
alcohol, drugs amongst youth in this district. Small pan shops
are suppliers of these harmful substances. Connection between
substance abuse and trafficking is well documented and needs to
be urgently addressed. Formation of youth groups, relevant vocational
skills, health education, awareness of trafficking and HIV/AIDS
is the need of the hour. HIV/AIDS is looming large in the district
and HIV related deaths are regularly being reported. Large-scale
migration of sugarcane harvesters on account of unemployment is
one of the primary reasons for the alarming rise in the epidemic.
As is true in all developing countries, women and adolescent girls
bear the burden of the disease.
Survey in Beed
A survey covering forty-three villages with the help
of thirty network members was recently conducted in Beed from
June 21st 2002 to June 29th 2002. The aim of the survey was to
gain insight into the trafficking problem and to help devise preventive
programs on the same. One of the major concerns emerging from
the preliminary survey findings is to address the problem of trafficking,
migration and HIV/AIDS.
BEED is a local malawian agent for CEFE International.
It is Malawian owned and managed. We dispose of a network of about
30 competent CEFE trainers, which were trained in three Training-of-Trainers
Courses and qualified as the best out of 70 people trained in
the CEFE methodology. Our trainer network covers all three major
Malawian regions, the Southern, Central and Northern region, so
that we are able to provide our services throughout the whole
country. The trainers receive continuing Capacity Building support
and will be re-accredited regularly to assure our clients of quality
results.
