{"id":1493,"date":"2018-03-08T08:48:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T07:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pengalalayam.local\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T08:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T06:37:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/en\/origine-du-projet\/\"  class=\"featured-link\" style=\"background:#3494aa; color:#ffffff;\">\n        \t<span><\/span>\n        \t<strong>Discover the genesis of the project<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/en\/campaigns\/adherez-a-lassociation\/\"  class=\"featured-link\" style=\"background:#2e8497; color:#ffffff;\">\n        \t<span><\/span>\n        \t<strong>Join the association<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/en\/campaigns\/help-us\/\"  class=\"featured-link\" style=\"background:#297284; color:#ffffff;\">\n        \t<span><\/span>\n        \t<strong>Help us<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1459250962842{background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2207\" src=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231020_161301-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231020_161301-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231020_161301-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231020_161301-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231020_161301-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231020_161301-958x1277.jpg 958w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231020_161301-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"meta-data full-meta-data\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Welcome to the Pengal Alayam website.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Follow us live, or almost&#8230; on the blog and on<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Twitter<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pengalalayam\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/pengalalayam<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Instagram<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pengalalayam\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pengalalayam\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Facebook<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pengalalayam\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pengalalayam\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;62px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) examines government reports on violence against women in their respective countries. In 2014, his findings highlight several alarming points in India:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A sharp increase in violent crimes against women, particularly rape and kidnapping, indicating a 902.1% increase between 1971 and 2012, and continued impunity for such acts.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>An escalation of caste-based violence, including rape, against women and girls.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>According to the 2021 NCRB (National Criminal Records Office) annual report, &#8220;<em>31,677 rape cases were registered across the country, an average of 86 cases per day, up from 28,046 in 2020 <\/em>&#8220;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1818 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/001-1-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/001-1-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/001-1-813x1024.jpg 813w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/001-1-768x968.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/001-1.jpg 916w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pengal Alayam &#8220;The Temple of Women&#8221; was created by Magali Provost, a therapist in alternative medicine, and Jean Emmanuel Briand, to take care of\u00a0 them and help them to rebuild. She will visit India three to four times a year to ensure regular follow-up of women in charge. She&#8217;ll work with existing Indian associations, first in Kolkata and later in other Indian cities. She benefits from the four founding members and volunteers&#8217;s skills.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;52px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">Upcoming events<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<ul class=\"events-compact-list\"><li class=\"grid-item col-md-12\">Sorry, no event available currently. Please check back later.<\/li><\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;52px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;52px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;52px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;1808&#8243; el_class=&#8221;padding-tb45&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1680011260585{background-image: url(https:\/\/data.imithemes.com\/born-to-give\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/bg-banner.jpg?id=1248) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>The Indian NGOs we work with<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"carousel-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"row\"><ul class=\"owl-carousel carousel-fw\" id=\"stories-slider\" data-columns=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"no\" data-pagination=\"no\" data-arrows=\"yes\" data-single-item=\"no\" data-items-desktop=\"1\" data-items-desktop-small=\"2\" data-items-tablet=\"1\" data-items-mobile=\"1\" data-rtl=\"ltr\"><li class=\"item\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/images.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/images.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/images-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/images-70x70.jpeg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6\">\n                                    \t<div class=\"story-slider-content\">\n                                    \t\t<div class=\"story-slider-table\">\n                                    \t\t\t<div class=\"story-slider-cell\">\n                                                    <blockquote><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Mummy Jee Free Boarding School\u00a0<\/strong>was opened in 2015 in Bodhgaya for children from the most underprivileged families in the area. The school<\/em> <em>is\u00a0<strong>free for all students<\/strong>\u00a0and is\u00a0<strong>entirely funded by donations\u00a0<\/strong>collected by t<strong>he Mummy Jee Educational Charitable Trust<\/strong>\u00a0(NGO), a not-for-profit association registered in India. It operates as\u00a0<strong>a boarding school<\/strong>\u00a0to make sure students\u2019 whole needs are taken care of, including food, sleep, or healthcare, in addition to education and sports. We currently have about\u00a0<strong>100 students<\/strong>\u00a0in our Bodhgaya school.<\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>The trust operates\u00a0<strong>a second school in Ilra<\/strong>, a small village outside Bodhgaya. This is a day school, also completely free for all children,\u00a0<strong>serving a very poor rural community<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>About 50 children<\/strong>\u00a0attend this school every year.<\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Over the years, the MummyJee Educational Charitable Trust\u00a0<strong>has helped educated hundreds of children<\/strong>, who then go on to build a better life for themselves.<\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>The Mummy Jee Educational Charitable Trust also runs 3 projects for rural women\u2019s empowerment around Bodhgaya.<\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>The sewing centre was started in 2015 for 55 rural women. Currently they are 220 women following training in Sewing, so they can later open their own shop. Women graduate with a certificate after six Months. In total 1,139 women have graduated from the centre.\u00a0<strong>Parwati Sewing Centre shop<\/strong>\u00a0in Paraiya is as an example of a shop opened by one of the graduates.<\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>The beautician centre was opened in 2023 in a free public building women follow a three Months course in makeup, bride decoration, Mehandi (Henna). In one year 1,364 women have graduated. You can visit the\u00a0<strong>Muskan Beauty Parlour<\/strong>\u00a0in Gurua operated by one of the graduate.<\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>The computer centre for women functioned between 2015 and 2023. More than 2000 women graduated. Some got jobs as<strong>\u00a0secretaries with the Police<\/strong>, others became\u00a0<strong>Computer teachers<\/strong>. The Centre closed due to lack of funds to buy new computers.<\/em><\/span><\/blockquote>\n                                                    \n                                              \t<\/div>\n                                           \t<\/div>\n                                      \t<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><\/li><li class=\"item\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pengalalayam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6\">\n                                    \t<div class=\"story-slider-content\">\n                                    \t\t<div class=\"story-slider-table\">\n                                    \t\t\t<div class=\"story-slider-cell\">\n                                                    <blockquote><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Saroj Nalini Dutt Memorial Association (SNDMA)<\/strong> was founded by <strong>Shri Gurusaday Dutt<\/strong> in 1925 after the death of his wife Smt Saroj Nalini Dutt. He did this to realize his late wife's philanthropic vision. The overriding aim of this institution was to train helpless, needy women and transform them into independent, strong-minded individuals. <\/span><\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since then, several decades have passed and the Association has gone from strength to strength, becoming one of the country's most renowned philanthropic organizations.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/blockquote>\n                                                    \n                                              \t<\/div>\n                                           \t<\/div>\n                                      \t<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;accent-bg&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_cta h2=&#8221;&#8221; h2_font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:40px&#8221; h2_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; add_button=&#8221;right&#8221; btn_title=&#8221;Nous soutenir&#8221; btn_style=&#8221;outline&#8221; btn_shape=&#8221;round&#8221; btn_color=&#8221;default&#8221; btn_align=&#8221;right&#8221; use_custom_fonts_h2=&#8221;true&#8221; btn_custom_onclick=&#8221;true&#8221; btn_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fpengalalayam.com%2Fnous-soutenir%2F&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cta-fw&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1677599972366{background-color: #42b8d4 !important;}&#8221; h2_el_class=&#8221;margin-0&#8243;][\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"push-top\">Nos partenaires<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;1644,2250&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_no&#8221; slides_per_view=&#8221;5&#8243; hide_pagination_control=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1459250962842{background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;62px&#8221;][vc_column_text] The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) examines government reports on violence against women in their respective countries. 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