The Nagpur Regional Centre of IGNOU in its efforts to reach out to the marginalised has just added a feather in its cap by collaborating with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) in providing educational opportunity to Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) of 'Ganga Jamuna' area here.
The Indian Red Cross which has been working with CSWs by providing them counselling on health related issues joined hands with IGNOU to first conduct an awareness camp for the CSWs on Teachers' Day last year.
BPP is a non formal stream of entry to graduation. Anyone with 18 years age can take admission into this program by submitting age proof.
These unfortunate women submitted their Aadhar Card as age proof, as they did not have any other documents with them, said Dr P Sivaswaroop, Regional Director of IGNOU Nagpur, who counselled them to enrol for higher studies in their leisure time.
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Hemlata Pandey Lohave, Co-ordinator, IRCS, who also motivated these sections to study, told PTI that the new entrants were enthusiastic about studies.
She is a regular visitor to the area and supervises distribution of condoms to CSWs.
The nine CSWs belong to Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Maharashtra, she said.