Two more states, namely, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh were added to the campaign. Apart from sensitizing the Members of the State Assemblies (MLAs) and the corporate sector other stakeholders like the media, school teachers and medical professionals were added to the process of awareness building. The objective of advocating registration of births, deaths, marriages and pregnancies for effective monitoring of the demographic scenario of any area at any time was also added to the Campaign in these two states.

With the help of the Centre for Women’s Development Studies, student and adolescent activities were carried out in schools and colleges of Delhi. The activities included debates, essay competitions and rallies. The maintenance of a website on female foeticide, by Datamation Foundation, is part of the activities of the project. All the project activities are being regularly updated on the site which can be visited at www. indiafemalefoeticide.org. A resource centre has been set up and is being maintained by the Campaign against Pre-Birth Elimination of Females (CAPF).

To assess the impact of the advocacy campaign involving MLAs and members of the corporate sector in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on the issue of sex selection and pre-birth elimination of females, a mid term evaluation study was conducted by Unnati Features, a Delhi-based organization. Visits were made to all the three states and MLAs and corporate leaders who attended the workshops were interviewed. The out come of the study was encouraging with some positive feedback from the stakeholders. The persons who were interviewed appreciated the initiatives of PFI and Plan International, India and pledged to give complete support to the campaign.

Details of the various workshops organized during the year under report are as shown in the following table: