Girl Child

Here is a beautiful and inspirational video by UNICEF India on the importance of the girl child and the vital role a father plays in her life. Extra points to the peppy music and lyrics!

Why are girls not given an equal opportunity to study and progress like their brothers? Watch this heartwarming and thought provoking video that answers all the questions and shows how educating girls can create a larger impact.

A 15 days long camp has enabled shy and timid girls to come out in the open, be confident and look at the world with a new perspective. From providing life skills, decision making power and spoken English training to enabling them to dream big and become more confident, VOICE 4 Girls is giving a new voice to thousands of adolescent girls.

Sita was kidnapped, raped and thrown on a railway track. Abandoned by her own mother, she found a new life in a school which is empowering disadvantaged girls like her to dream big and start a fresh chapter in their lives.

Sujata refused to get married before she turns 18 and convinced her family two weeks before the scheduled wedding to wait for the right time. She is one of the many girls who have learnt to say "No" to child marriages in Orissa. All thanks to Kishori Kalyan Samiti. This group of adolescent girls are fighting against child marriage in Orissa. Know more about these brave Samaritans.

When Seema's parents decided to get her married at an early age, she approached her friends and convinced her family to drop the idea. Adolescent Girls Clubs, run by ABITA in partnership with UNICEF, are fighting against many similar cases of child marriage in Assam enabling young girls to dream big.

While most teenagers are busy getting a new haircut, the latest gadgets or a fancy outfit for their birthday, Malavath Poorna had something else in mind. The 13 year old girl, daughter of poor farmers in a small village in Andhra Pradesh, decided to climb Mount Everest and became the youngest girl to do so.

We may choose to close our eyes but still the truth remains the same - India is now a key destination and transit point for global trafficking of women and girls! Human trafficking has become the 3rd largest illegal industry after the arms and drugs industry. Here we speak to Rescue Foundation to understand how they are rescuing and rehabilitating the girls saved from this horrendous life.

Started five years back, Educate Girls aims to get as many girls as possible into school so they can benefit from a good education, improve their lives and become an asset to their communities. And what started with just 500 schools has now spread to 4425 schools! Safeena Husain, the founder and Chief Executive Officer, tells us about it.

Savitribai Phule may not be as famous as Mahatma Gandhi or Swami Vivekananda. But her impact on the liberation of the Indian woman has been no less spectacular or significant. One of the earliest crusaders of education for girls, and dignity for the most vulnerable sections of society - dalits, women and widows, Savitribai broke all the traditional shackles of 19th century India to herald a new age of thinking. She can be legitimately hailed as the mother of Indian Feminism. Read about her remarkable life of courage and initiative.