CHILD MARRIAGE STOPPED BY

CASE TRACKING OF PREVENTS CHILD MARRIAGE -1

Primary Information:

Residential Address:  Tekari vadu Fadiyu

Village: Kharia, Taluka: Zagadia, Dist: Bharuch

Girl child Name: Laxmiben Rameshbhai Vasava

Mother’s name: Niruben Sanjaybhai Vasava

Father’s name: late Rameshbhai Vasava

Step Father’s name: Sanjaybhai Vasava

Broker/ Contact: Kiranbhai Sukabhai Vasava

Baruch District was located in Southern Region of Gujarat. This District was big Industrial Hub in not Gujarat But in India or Asia. Most of population was Developed but in partial area some Tribal Pocket. In Bharuch District Zagadia is very underprivileged area, due to less education, Poverty.

Zagadia is 25^th kilometer far from District Place. Dhodakuva is village of zagadia taluka and Mrs. Laxmiben works as Development activist with GVT.  Development Activist major role is awareness in the village for Child Rights, cut the numbers of Child Labour, combat with Child marriages, Child Abuse and as on. They very well know about Child Marriage Law and spread since three years. On the date of 09/02/2012 once training held in village Kharia, once 13^th years girls not come in this training because her family members arrange her marriage with the boys of Ahmadabad and today day of Haldis, this information she get from C.G and others girls.

 D.A. Laxmiben meets her girl and inquiry about marriage than she girl fill

comfortable and express her filling front of her. They girl was crying and tells laxmiben they don’t want to marriage. After laxmiben meets with her parents and trying to convince them stop this marriage. In the girls house the father of girl was died and step father was present.  The family member forceful tries to complete the marriage. After that laxmiben was return office and tell this truth about the marriage to program Officer Mr. Chetambhai and program manager Mr. Brijeshbhai. And in the organization all P.O, P.M, C.C. and D.A. seat to gather and discourses about what is the solution or next step of this. All member of organization immediately visit the girl’s home and trying to convince her family members. But in the family give argument with them and tell the girl have no father and who care of the girl, girl was very problem for family and the boy’s family was well settle and rich etc. they also trying to convince broker or Agent of who arrange this marriage but his also give excuses. the team of GVT was understood in this marriage some dealing of money by broker/Agent. they family also sing a song of Poverty.

Last they family not convince for GVT team member, the Program Officer Chetanbhai give detailed information to C.W.C. and C.W.C is very positive response and inform the District Superintend of police on the Date: 10/02/2012 Saturday give return application of this circumstances, for stop this Child marriage. The next day the girl’s marriage is comes on the Date: 11/02/2012. All villagers and C.C and D.A. give positive response and support of stop the marriage. Though the marriage stop on the day so all area get I beautiful massage.

On the day Date: 11/02/2012. The Barat comes in khariya village (the marriage boy come with family for marriage).  The time was start of countdown of marriage ceremony but no single police comes in the village, all villagers and C.C. and D.A. call on call of Program Officer Chetanbhai. Program Officer Chetanbhai also contact of DSP office and local police station in Zagadia. But they were problem of

official procedure. Program Officer Chetanbhai give G.V.T. & SAVE THE CHILDREN to police station. They get answer from police station; this marriage is arranged by girl so we can’t do anything. Last they give information about the application of DSP office by C.W.C. so police come in alert and finally Police Jeep comes in village Stop Marriage.

Officer Mr. Chetambhai and program manager Mr. Brijeshbhai, and in the organization all P.O, P.M, C.C. and C.W.C. All attempt to archive the success all the.