Dowry System: A Curse

Project 2 (Title mentioning the International dimension and brief description of the project):	Dowry System: A Curse One of the worst evils of Nepalese society is the dowry system, which is widely prevalent in South Asian countries. It has in particular affected the southern part of Nepal very badly and caused great destruction to the socio-economic structure of the Terai Madhes region of Nepal. Dowry is against the teachings of all religions, yet it flourishes here. Historically, this system was willingly followed by the parents of the bride in many parts of the world, but now in many places, especially in the Indo Gangetic Plain, it is being forcefully demanded. Earlier the system was prevalent only among the wealthier families, but now, unfortunately, the greed for dowry has struck even the most ordinary families and has become an unspoken requirement during marriages. This system has thus put the life of girls/ women at risk creating a gap and giving unnecessarily much more preference to sons resulting in gender inequality. This project is designed with respect to Class 6 and 7 Social Studies Unit: 3 (Social Problems and Their Solutions). It is expected to bring some awareness in students through this project so that they can explore the root causes and effects and bring effective remedies to this burning issue.
Type:	Collaborative project with an international partner
SDG focus:	1)    Gender equality (SDG Goal 5) 2)    Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG Goal 16)
Minimum three Learning Outcomes- at the end of the activity the students will be able to (Write in terms of Knowledge and Skills):	Identify and reflect the social problems or evils in Nepalese society in general and that of partner schools more specifically to dowry system. (Cl: 6, Social Studies, Curriculum Unit 3) (Cl: 7, Social Studies, Curriculum Unit 3) List the causes, consequences and remedies of social problems and evils including dowry system. (Cl:7, Social Studies, Curriculum Unit 3) Prepare at least ten different slogans and placards using partner country’s language and their meaning. Sing national anthem of partner country.
Brief and clear description of Activity that will help in attaining the projected learning outcomes (at least one activity for each learning outcome)	Identify the partner schools to conduct the project and discuss about the significance and implementation of the project. Orientation to the students by Guest Expert about dowry and its impacts in the society. Field visit to the local organizations working in the field like Local government, Area Nepal Police Office to seek for solutions such as punishment to the culprits, mass awareness campaign on girl’s education. With the cooperation of those mentioned authorities’ students can witness the similar types of issues, their   causes and trend of their solutions. Jigsaw Group (causes, consequences, and remedies of dowry system) presentation on chart paper and remedies with a complete report in jigsaw group. Hold speech competition on dowry system, its causes and effects. Top 3 selected students’ speech from both schools will be sent to each other and final learning (one report) will be made in both schools to discover new learning. Send questionnaire, worksheets, presentation reports to partner school and collect their works. Compare, contrast and analyse each other’s works and discover and list out them on behalf of dowry system if any. Send and collect feedback from partner school and learn experience to each other in the form of feedback letter. Conduct skype session in which students ask each other about their slogans and their meanings. Download the video of national anthem of partner country with lyrics and meaning and sing it in groups during school assembly and share it with partner school.
Month and duration of activity	02 Months |15th January 2020 to 15th March 2020.
Classes / no. of pupils involved	Classes 6 & 7 | 36 Students
Countries covered	Nepal, Bangladesh, India
Subjects covered with curriculum link	Social Studies Class-7 Unit:3.2 Topic- (Social Problems and Evils) and English 8 Unit-11 (Essay Writing)
Teachers responsible	Dinesh Tajpuriya, Prakash Niroula and  Radhika Baral
Evaluation methods to measure the learning outcome among the pupils	Orientation slides Questionnaire to partner school and research locations Data collection record sheet Jigsaw report with list of causes, consequences BC feedback/ Evaluation form Skype quiz or questions for discussion
Evidences to be provided in the portfolio	Photographs with captions Feedback letters. Evaluation forms Videos Screen shots of school’s online blog, and email exchange