Empowerment

Thousands of rural youth drop out of school and college every year because they cannot afford to study further or don’t know what to do next. This toll free helpline gives them valuable career advice and provides information about various financial support mechanisms like scholarships that they can use

Be it office buildings, banks, gardens or beaches, no public place should be inaccessible to any citizen of the country. Watch how this project helped 3 people on wheelchairs enjoy the beach for a day.

They come from homes ridden with poverty, violence and abuse in the darkest of slums in the nation’s capital. Sonal Kapoor believes art and colours help these young girls heal.

Girls in rural Bihar are breaking all stereotypes as they are successfully managing to run media publications from their villages. Know all about the amazing rural reporters of India.

An interesting contest - "Selfie with daughter" - in Bibipur village of Haryana is improving the status of the girl child in amazing ways. The contest has received over 500 entries so far and the winners will be given a cash prize along with a trophy and certificate.

Since marriage is considered sacred, a woman is expected to willingly subject her body to being used and ravaged. Here is why former Member of Planning Commission and a leading voice on women’s rights in India, Syeda Hameed believes that marital rape cannot be justified.

A girl sends away her prospective groom because he arrives at the wedding venue in an inebriated state. If you thought this could happen (if at all) only in the metro cities of India, then read further, for you will be surprised that now even girls in rural India are standing up for themselves. India is truly shining!

These daring women of rural India are using community radio as a tool to transform the countryside. From addressing serious issues to reaching out to more women, the radio is a powerful medium to connect with people in the hinterland. This is their story and how they made it possible.

These women of rural West Bengal took matters into their own hands and constructed roads to provide accessibility and connectivity to their remote villages. Know more about these amazing ladies and their extraordinary work.

The beautiful sarees, amazing sculptures and meaningful photographs, Dharavi's women artisans are using art to empower themselves. Here is how art changed their life.