“Save the Girl Child” is a social initiative in India to fight against the practice of female foeticide. The initiative also aims are protecting, safeguarding, supporting, and educating the girl child.

2. PREPARED BY:
SIDHARTHA SANKAR PANDA

3. CONTENT
1: SEX RATIO
2: DIARY OF A BABY
3: INTRODUCTION
4: WHAT IS FEMALE FOETICIDE?
5: CAUSES OF FEMALE FOETICIDE
6: HOW TO SAVE A GIRL CHILD?
7: HOW TO SAVE A GIRL CHILD
AFTER HER BIRTH?
8: CONCLUSION

4. SEX RATIO

5. DIARY OF A BABY
15TH JUN: I got attached with ovary
17TH JUN: I’m a tissue now
30 JUN: mom said to dad, “you’re going to be a father”
MOM AND DAD VERY HAPPY
15TH SEPT: I can feel my heartbeat
14TH OCT: I have a little hands, legs head and a stomach.
13 NOV: Today I was in a ultra scan
WOW! I AM A GIRL
14 NOV: I was dead!
My mom and dad killed me.
Why?
Is it just because I was a girl?

6. People love to have a
“MOTHER”
People love to have a
“WIFE”
People love to have
a “SISTER” People love to have a
“GIRL FRIEND”
Then why not a DAUGHTER?

7. INTRODUCTION
“Save the Girl Child” is a social initiative in India to fight against the practice of
female foeticide. The initiative also aims are protecting, safeguarding, supporting,
and educating the girl child.
Our present Prime Minister has requested every section of the society to give
whole-hearted support to the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao“ abhiyan (initiative).
‘Beth Bachao’ means ‘save girl child’ and ‘Beth Padhao’ means ‘educate the girl
child.’
Poor households, when faced with the choice, often choose to send their male
children to school instead of their female children, instead saddling female
children with back-breaking household chores.
Female foeticide is both a national problem and a social evil. It’s unbelievable that
the urge for a boy-child makes them so cruel that they dare to kill the yet to be
born. As such it is crucial to step in and save the female children.

8. WHAT IS FEMALE FOETICIDE?
the term female foeticide means killing the female
foetus in the mother’s womb.
 the practice has been followed in India for ages, a
country that once described its women as goddesses.

9. CAUSES OF FEMALE FOETICIDE
1: Low position of women:
Women have been subjected to injustice since ages. Some people
feel that the birth of girl child may lower their status in the society.
There is an extreme desire for boy-child among some sections of our
society.
2: Extreme poverty:
People who live in extreme poor condition often think that the girl
child would cause more economic hardship to them. The social evil
of dowry system further worsens the situation. Some people think
that they will to have to arrange for huge dowry for her marriage.

10. CAUSES OF FEMALE FOETICIDE
3: Illiteracy:
Illiteracy is the leading of all social evils. Illiterate people are
ignorant people, and not able to judge their actions in the right
perspective.
4: Dowry system:
Dowry system refers to the custom of paying money and other
valuables to the groom’s family at the time of marriage. This
tradition was probably introduced to give financial assistance to the
newly wed couple. However, often, it is seen that the greedy family
members of the groom’s family demand huge amount of money at
the time of marriage. Dowry is viewed as a huge burden by the
parents of the girl-child. (Please note that dowry is prohibited by
law in India. )

11. HOW TO SAVE A GIRL CHILD?
1: Women empowerment:
The women need to be empowered. A woman has every right to
give birth to a baby. The girl child is a blessing of God. Just give her a
chance, and she will make you proud with her achievements.
2: Awareness:
Every citizen of civilized society should be made aware of the fact
that a girl child is as important as a boy child. If she gets the right
opportunity, she can provide economic support to the family and
help them to come out of poverty level.

12. HOW TO SAVE A GIRL CHILD?
3: Education:
Education raises the consciousness of a person. The mental pattern
in favor of society should be transformed. This is the time for
historic changes in the society. (Also read about women education
here.)
4: Love, respect, and equality:
Girls, just like their counterparts, deserves true freedom and
equality. All children, girls and boys equally, deserve to be treated
with love and respect. When we truly treat someone with love, we
respect their autonomy and help them to achieve the very best that
they can.

13. HOW TO SAVE A GIRL CHILD
AFTER HER BIRTH?
The girl child is not only unsafe inside her mother’s womb. Even
after her birth, she has to face various hardships because of gender
inequality. We must save the girl child after her birth as well.
We all agree that girls’ education is very important. The girls should get a safe
and comfortable environment at schools.
The girl should get equal access to the educational resources of the school.
There should be separate toilets for girl-children at schools.
There is need for a shift in mental attitude in favor of equality between boys and
girls.
 The family members of the girl child should come forward to protect her rights,
both within and outside her home.

14. HOW TO SAVE A GIRL CHILD
AFTER HER BIRTH?
She should never be engaged as a child labor.
The physical abuse and harassment of girl child should be dealt
strictly. The guilty should be punished as per the law.
Dowry stem should be effectively discouraged through media
campaigns. Emphasis should be made to impart moral education to
put an end to this evil system.
Doctors and other medical professions should be encouraged to
behave responsibly. They should never indulge in any mal-practices
such as prenatal sex determination.

15. CONCLUSION
A girl child should not be killed, hated or disrespected. She should be saved,
loved and respected for the betterment of society and country. She is as equal
participant in the development of country as boys.
Each and every citizen of the India must follow all the rules and regulations
made for saving the girl child as well as improving the position in the society. Girls
should be considered as equal as boys by their parents and given same
opportunities in all the working areas.
Save girl child is not taken by the
people as topic only, it is a social
awareness which should be taken
very seriously. People should save
girl child and respect girl child
as they have power to create
a whole world. They are
equally needed for the growth
and development of any country.