Monthly review meeting of Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) and Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU) Rural was organized at Police Station Phulpur, Varanasi. In the meeting, Chairperson of Child Welfare Committee Mrs. Sneha Upadhyay, Child Welfare Officer Varanasi Mrs. Nirupama Singh, Divisional Technical Advisor UNICEF Rizwana ji, AHTU in-charge SI Ashish Patel, Child Welfare Police Officers of all eleven rural police stations, General Secretary of Pragati Path Foundation Mrs. Neelam Patel. . And President Mr. Deepak Pujari and Sunil Kumar from Action-Aid, representatives of voluntary organizations working in the field of child rights and child protection in rural areas participated. The topics of discussion in the meeting were child marriage, child labor and human trafficking.

  Meeting on Menstruation Education with adolescence and women at Block Baragaon, Varanasi. A large number of girls and women have to face the problem of menstruations. They cannot express the situation because our society does not allow fighting and talking about this stigma with respect to their dignity. The health of girls and women is a big issues. Pragati Path Foundation continuously work with women and adolescent girls freedom from word like stigma which given by the society.

 On the occasion of "World Menstrual Hygiene Day - 28 May", an awareness program on "Menstrual Hygiene Management" and sanitary pad distribution program was organized by Pragati Path Foundation at Nandghar of Bharthara Gram Panchayat of Baragaon development block of Varanasi district. It was told in the awareness program that menstruation is not a curse but a physical process. During this time, mothers and sisters should not hesitate but should pay attention to personal hygiene. It was agreed to establish a pad bank in Bharthara Gram Panchayat, Pragati Path Foundation is also starting a pad bank by the end of this month. From where women and adolescent girls will be provided one pad for one rupee. Pragati Path Foundation has started the sixth pad bank of the block.

  “महिला संगठन के प्रयास से रुका दो नाबालिग बच्चियों का बाल विवाह” ======================================= एक आकलन से पता चलता है कि भारत में हर साल 18 वर्ष से कम उम्र की कम-से-कम 15 लाख लड़कियों की शादी हो जाती है, जो वैश्विक संख्या का एक तिहाई है और इस प्रकार अन्य देशों की तुलना में भारत में बाल वधुओं की सर्वाधिक संख्या मौजूद है॰ वर्ष 2015-16 में आयोजित ‘राष्ट्रीय परिवार स्वास्थ्य सर्वेक्षण’ (NFHS4) के चौथे दौर के आँकड़े से पता चलता है कि भारत में प्रत्येक चार लड़कियों में से एक की शादी 18 वर्ष की आयु से पहले हो रही थी॰ विभिन्न रिपोर्टों के अनुसार कोविड महामारी के दौरान बाल विवाहों की संख्या में वृद्धि देखी गई॰ बाल विवाह के मामले में देश की स्थिति जैसे ही स्थिति जनपद वाराणसी के विकासखण्ड बड़ागाँव के गांवों की भी है॰ यहाँ पर बाल विवाह प्रचलन में हैं॰ प्रगति पथ फ़ाउंडेशन 3 वर्ष पूर्व जब बड़ागाँव में कार्य करना शुरू की तब महिलाएं समाज में फैली इन कुरीतियों पर चुप रहती थीं, जब प्रगति पथ के प्रयास से महिला संगठित होकर संगठन बनाया तब उन्होने पहले स्वयं के आर्थिक और सामाजिक विकास पर कार्य करना

  We are extend the working area... Pragati Path foundation work with the marginalized community who are not access the social protection, the community leaders to make sure the active participation of leaders and conduct the meeting with Gram Panchayat level. The project contributes to ensuring social protection, promoting people’s participation in governance and building, climate-resilient communities.

Shri Shankar A Pandey, Director and General Manager, BIRD Lucknow of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) visited the Common Facility Center Shivpur of "Shri Vishwakarma Wood Carving Producer Company Limited" run by Pragati Path Foundation on 7th May, 2022. . Thank you very much for understanding the problems of wood carving artisans and the work of Producer Organization and Pragati Path Foundation for solving those problems and also for providing your valuable guidance.