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Empowering girls to getting clean drinking water – meet 100 kids changing government schools for the better with the help of Going to School.

People often tend to dismiss children with autism because of their developmental disabilities. However, these children and their approach to life can provide valuable lessons.

Child labour continues to be a difficult and thorny problem across many parts of the developing world. However, children and organisations all over the world are increasingly fighting this menace to give future generations a chance of a happy childhood.

A small intervention can lead to big positive changes for people in need. Sneha Kalaivanan explores the story of TFI Fellow Sajida Vadgama whose intervention on behalf of one of her students helped him continue pursuing his dreams.

The Bal Mitra Gram initiative is helping children in Indian villages become aware of their rights. 10-year-old Laxman Yadav is acutely aware of his rights, and successfully fought for them when he faced unfair treatment in his Jharkhand village.

Gender Discrimination is still an unfortunate reality in many parts of the world. In the latest episode of the Little Voices, Big Ideas series, two students explore gender stereotype concerns across the world, and the young people leading the fight against them.

Children are the custodians of the future, and empowering them with information that helps them become changemakers can go a long way to improving society. A UNICEF initiative is now doing just that in Maharashtra’s rural districts.

Casteism and discrimination is still a problem in many parts of rural India. This 13-year-old has initiated a fight against these social evils in her village, vowing to eradicate casteism, illiteracy, child marriage, and child labour.

The National Bravery awards will be given to 25 children for 2016, four of whom will receive them posthumously. The awards were first introduced in 1957, and are given in five different categories. But what are these awards, and how are the awardees selected? Rakesh Dubbudu from Factly takes a closer look.

From a 15-year-old who saved his cousin from a leopard attack to a 9-year-old who lost her life while trying to save two of her friends from drowning – these 25 children showed incredible bravery in the face of some very dangerous situations.