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Voice of Beed : Umesh Kute

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.

Beed District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio

Geographical Area : 10693.0 Km2
Population in Bid (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2585962
Male : 1352468
Female : 1233494

Under 6 population
Total : 344122
Male : 191115
Female : 153007



Disabled population
Total disabled population : 40242
In seeing : 12223
In speech : 2810
In hearing : 2416
In movement : 17913
Mental : 4880

Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis )
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

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.

 

 
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