Girl Child

Nandini, an initiative aimed towards the welfare of the girl child and for woman empowerment in Gomati district of Tripura, is helping in the successful implementation of the central government’s Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme in the region.

Financial conditions forced Purvi work as a child labourer. Today, she has risen above her circumstances to help create awareness about child rights among the children in her village.

In 2012, Dr Ganesh Rakh launched the 'Mulgi Vachva Abhiyan' in his hospital in Pune. Under this 'Save the Girl Child' initiative, he waives off delivery charges when girl children are born. Inspired by his example, doctors across the country have pledged to do their bit for the girl child.

Young Divya is a vocal advocate of a gender-just world. The 12-year-old refuses tolerate discrimination in any form.

A young girl from Jharkhand fights to bring an end to child marriages in her small village. With the help of her friends, she succeeds!

Sometimes, all it takes to save a child from abuse is to identify and then report the case. Here are a few things to keep in mind while looking for signs of abuse and reporting it.

Mr. India, Anil Kapoor, fondly talks about his love for his daughters and why it was important to him they grow up strong, independent women.

The intention to lift the ban on sex determination in order to check the falling child sex ratio has kicked up quite a controversy in India.

Prayatn Sanstha has implemented 16 programmes on health, gender sensitisation, education, and livelihood promotion in 512 villages across Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh in the last couple of decades.

An Australian, Mark Balla, has been raising funds for the construction of toilets in Indian schools since 2013. After making an eye-opening visit to a school in Dharavi, Mumbai, he decided to set up a charity that aims to build 20,000 toilets in schools so that teenage girls never have to leave their education midway.