Why must she only be happy under a streetlight? #girlsmatter

  Our Child assistance Booth (CAB) received a call from Delhi Sarai Rohilla’s Government Rail Police (GRP) on 10th of August 2020. In this call, the GRP personnel said “We have found a baby girl at the station, who looks only 10 -15 days old!”…

From supporting girl’s education and empowerment, learning and teaching menstrual hygiene to combating violence and discrimination, these young changemakers are working in communities across India and on the ground, to come up with solutions and change mindsets towards the girl child in India. This Girl…

In India, children begging for food at traffic signals, station platforms and in crowded places is a rather common sight. On one hand, the culture of lavish food spreads at weddings, parties, restaurants and the subsequent wastage of food is prevalent across, and on the…

In collaboration with Tulika Books, we present book reviews every month of new age stories and age old fables, to preserve and promote the habit of reading amongst all children. She is a chatterbox, loves drawing fairies, roams the Satpura hills, rides a bicycle, and is her…

16 year old Arushi Pant, shares her opinion on girls engaged in labour work and solutions we need to adopt to change realities for girls. #girlsmatter

Photo used for representational purposes only Digital platforms today have given birth to a new era of activists, and opinion leaders, influencers and change makers, taking a stand and changing prevailing thoughts on key global issues. These platforms and people have also leveraged their voices…

Even before the COVID-19 crisis hit, progress for girls on some issues was under threat. While girls’ health, nutrition and access to education have seen improvement over the last two decades, even before the pandemic hit, progress to end child marriage, violence against girls, reduce…

Even in the most challenging settings, working with parents and communities, with local and national governments and civil society is imperative to promote and ensure gender equality in education. Here’s how we can remove barriers to girls’ education.