child marriage

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.

In villages where girls are discouraged from picturing a life beyond their veils and are married off as minors, football feels a lot like freedom.

At 17, Nisha has become the face of a revolution by taking a difficult, even dangerous, stand against child marriage in her community. Here’s how it happened.

Children have no limits to their dreams, and no barriers or restrictions in their minds. These five kids, emboldened by their education, show that sometimes the biggest lessons can come from the youngest people.

Pramod Sadashiv Chandake, a social reformer from Belgaum, is battling ignorance and social stigma to raise awareness about some of society’s darkest issues, like prostitution, child marriage, domestic violence, dowry harassment, and sexually transmitted diseases.

While the world gears up to celebrate ‘The International Day of the Girl Child’ on 11th October, this young Jamshedpur girl will be busy preparing for her exams and her upcoming handball tournament, while battling poverty and gender stereotypes.

Thousands of young girls have been enrolled as Special Police Officers (SPOs) by the UP Police under its 'power angels' initiative to check crimes against women. They have already succeeded in stopping 1172 child marriages across the state.

Members of the Village Child Protection Committee (VCPC) in Deulgaon Tad village of Maharashtra are raising their voices to uphold the basic rights of children. This is how.

A minor rag picker girl from Kalakhamb village in Belagavi Taluk stood up to her family and refused to be married off despite immense pressure from the community.

Chanda was engaged when she was just a year-and-a-half old. This is how she conquered one hurdle after another to fulfil her dreams and is helping many others do the same.