Illustration: Dominic McKenzie/The Observer Earlier this year, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, announced a revamp of the decades-old Information Technology Act, 2000, in the form of the Digital India Act, 2023. The highlight of this overhaul was the emphasis…

Children are teeming with ingenuity, creativity and plenty of fire in the belly. The many miraculous tales one hears of children’s accolades, inventions, daredevilry and enterprise are less surprising, more inspiring. Bringing to you a host of such inspiring stories is this fiery list below….

It is the year 2013 and the shocking news of flash floods and landslides wreaking havoc in the picturesque state of Uttarakhand have made it to global headlines. Among the thousands of distressed citizens of the state was a 5-year-old Ridhima Pandey. The intensity of…

Greta Thunberg, this name has graced the headlines of numerous publications across the globe. The impassioned efforts of the Nobel Peace Prize nominee have inspired countless campaigns against climate change. Honouring the work of the renowned Swedish environmental activist is the picture book Greta and…

  During a visit to the community, Aamna, a volunteer, noticed Muskaan playing with her friends. Through an interaction with the children, she learnt that Muskaan was not attending school. Curious and concerned, Aamna spoke with Muskaan at length to understand why. Muskaan spoke a…

Planned with the intention of addressing and mitigating age-specific issues amongst children, we began bringing together Children’s Groups across five communities in India. Inspired by the Child Protection Committees that are held at the ward, panchayat, block and district level, Children’s Groups are the foundation…

Working in partnership with communities that surround transport hubs is one of the pillars that supports Railway Children India’s (RCI’s) vision of “Leaving No Child Behind”. In RCI’s pursuit of strengthening communities, the emergence of community champions/volunteers plays a critical role. Playing their part in…

The safety of child is largely dependent on his/her surrounding especially when this surrounding is a tight-knit community. Here the child grows and learns with his/her peers, sees the world through his/her parents and grasps an understanding of the world beyond his/her home from neighbours….

Strong communities serve as natural safety nets for vulnerable children. Once the community accepts and embraces child abuse and exploitation as an intolerable crime, every single child inhabiting the community benefits from this widespread awareness. With this goal in mind, Railway Children India has and…