Girl education

Discover the transformative impact of Kirti Cards in Harda as Aditya Singh IAS leads a revolution towards gender equality and empowerment in Madhya Pradesh.

Taking inspiration from Maharshi Karve, Jameendar Babasaheb Keshav Narayanrao Deshmukh set up the Sanskriti Samvardhan Mandal (SSM), to start the first-ever residential school in Sagroli, Maharashtra committed to empowering girls through education

Jyothi, as a team change leader with Breakthrough India, she is transforming the landscape of her village in Karnal, Haryana, by making sure that every girl in her village gets the chance to study like she did.

A brother who dropped out of college to earn and a mother who toiled under the harsh sun to support Wasima Shaikh’s dreams. How this family fought stereotypes to educate their little girl.

"My Shripur is also evolving. Girls have started to think about their careers. After all, a little goes a long way" she observes.

“The issues we raise affect not just women, but men as well. And, that is why our band has so many male supporters. At the end of the day, gender equality is not shifting oppression from one to the other. It is about eliminating it altogether.”

“We must not for a moment forget, it is a birthright of every individual to receive at least the basic education without which he cannot fully discharge his duties as a citizen."

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 realization of social and economic exploitation of girls and women in society became motivation for a housewife to start a free school exclusively for girls.

Priyanka Jaiswal is a graduate in botany. she is pursuing her teachers' training course and aspires to study more. But her journey till here was not easy. Now she wants to make sure that no other girl child has to face similar hurdles to get educated.