Asha Trust - Natpurwa

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Project Brief: Natpurwa is a village of the Nat caste, whose main profession is prostitution. Two youths from the community are working towards ending this practice in this village.
Project Type: Community Based Interventions (description)
Primary Focus: children of sex workers (description)

Secondary Focus: health and cleanliness

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact: Boston
Project Contacts
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Melli Annamalai
Project Partner(s): Neel Kamal
Other Contacts: Meena Venkatachalam
Project Address: , Gram : Barahi (Natpurwa),Post: Sikroriha,,
Uttar Pradesh  241001
Tel: (05854) 281920
Stewarding Chapter: Boston
Funding History
Aug 2009Silicon ValleyUSD 4635
Nov 2008BostonUSD 4400
Jul 2008Silicon ValleyUSD 3278
Nov 2007BostonUSD 4500
Aug 2007Silicon ValleyUSD 1600
Mar 2007Silicon ValleyUSD 2100
Feb 2007BostonUSD 2421
Nov 2006BostonUSD 11000
Oct 2006BostonUSD 2637
Feb 2006BostonUSD 2500
Sep 2005BostonUSD 6000
Jul 2003BostonUSD 500
Feb 2003BostonUSD 900
Dec 2003BostonUSD 1670
Jun 2002BostonUSD 1000

Total = $49141

Project Description
The Natpurwa project is about 70 km from Lucknow. The people here are of the Nat caste, and their main profession is prostitution. This business has been continuing for the past 300 years as the only 'profession', where the women are the head of the family.

Two boys, Neelkamal and Guddu, brothers by relation, spent time at the Asha Ashram in Lalpur and thereon realized the implications of prostitution. With their knowledge and determination, they have been successful in bringing their families out of this flesh trade at least.

Both are now diligently working to bring some much needed change in their village. A primary school is being run by Asha where Neelkamal and two other teach. Further they are involved in the possible rehabilitation of the sex-workers - a herculean task!
The two youths have taken it upon themselves to try to bring change in their village. They both have been involved with other Asha projects (Lalpur, Varanasi), and then decided to work to improve the situation of their village. Neelkamal and Guddu would like to bring other means of employment to the village, wanting to end 'prostitution'. At the same time, they are providing primary education to the children. Health awareness camps/workshops and deliberations self-employment of the women through alternative means is part of their process.
Alt. Phone: 05854-270815 (Neelkamal's relative)
Project Documents
Jul 2009 SV Evaluation document
Jul 2009 SV evaluation document - 2009
Jul 2009 Site Visit by Gangesh (Hindi)
Apr 2009 RTI work
Apr 2009 Project-report-in-Hindi
Apr 2009 2009 Presentation and Budget
Apr 2009 Project-Report-in-English
Dec 2007 Report
Oct 2007 News Oct 2
Oct 2007 News Oct 4
Oct 2007 Picture
Aug 2007 News Aug 13
Aug 2007 Article_1
Aug 2007 Article_2
Aug 2007 Article_3
Jul 2007 News
Jul 2007 News Jul 24 2
Jul 2007 News Jul 24
Jun 2007 News Jun 28
Jun 2007 07-08 budget
Dec 2006 Picture
Dec 2006 Picture
Dec 2006 Picture
Jul 2006 School descriptions in the area
Jul 2006 Natanya's experiences
May 2006 WAH 2006 Asha-wide submitted proposal
May 2006 WAH discussion chapter meeting minutes
May 2006 WAH 2006 budget
Jan 2006 Update from Natpurwa team
Jan 2006 Update from Natpurwa team
Sep 2005 Letter via email
Jun 2005 Letter handed to Melli
Jul 2004 Meeting Minutes
Feb 2004 Progress Report
Oct 2003 Budget Approved 2003-04
Aug 2003 Proposal 2003-04
Jul 2003 Cover Letter
Jul 2003 Site Visit Jul 2003
Dec 2002 Articles in Panorama
Jul 2002 QA
Jul 2002 HT Article
Dec 2001 Lifecycle of a Prostitute
Dec 2001 Three Sisters of Natpurwa
Dec 2001 2002 Expense Report
Dec 2001 Natpurwa School
Dec 2001 Village Natpurwa - 1
Dec 2001 Village Natpurwa - 2
Dec 2001 Village Natpurwa - 3
Dec 2000 Proposal