Empowerment

At the end of 2012, it seemed that India was on the brink of a revolution in response to it's rape crisis. Almost 5 years on, the issue persists, but now it has a number of individuals and groups fighting against it across the country.

These men who could not understand our tools, our rules, are here, changing our very perception of intelligence.

Happy Horizons Trust is a non-profit organisation that works towards strengthening primary school education through the youth leadership development program in rural parts of Bihar.

What keeps her going is an interest in her work, a desire to contribute to the household expenses and a passion to see her son educated and well-settled in life.

29-year-old Sashwati decided to break out of years of domestic abuse and find a way to be independent while fighting mindsets that subjugate women.

The punishments have been made more stringent to deter the criminals and to curb the shooting crime rates against women.

Learning the traditional art of colouring fabrics is enabling many women in rural Bikaner to add an additional source of household income in an area where patriarchy makes it difficult for them to do so.

IIT for Villages or IViL is one amongst the numerous student organisations in the green, widespread campus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.

The pilot project will set the ball rolling in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at the panchayat-level in the first phase.

Sometimes poverty is not just the lack of money, it is the lack of knowledge and the opportunity to grow.