slums

Lakshmi Karunakaran, with the volunteers, has been conducting reading sessions with the children of about 200 families living in a slum.

Chun Chun Bhai's quest is sure to inspire everyone!

A paediatrician visited a Delhi slum in 1988. Shocked by the poor living and health condition, she set up a small clinic under a tree. Today, she supports over 500,000 slum dwellers through her organization Asha.

Using mediums like movies, plays, sports, music, art, and humour, Picture Wala organises workshops in slum areas and opens the window to creativity for children in such areas.

Katha, an NGO based in Delhi, has been educating kids in slums and publishing books for them since 1988.

Mumbai's growing population has left little room for safe play spaces for children, forcing many to resort to the streets or unsafe playgrounds where they are vulnerable to a range of dangers. Here's what you can do to change that.

Virat Shah, a resident of Ahmedabad, shows how children are capable of learning even in the middle of heat, dust and noise. All they need is someone willing to teach them.

The Mumbai police force has deployed women personnel to break the ice with survivors of sexual assault, by developing a rapport with them and helping them report, and cope with, abuse.

An education programme in nine cities across India is helping out-of-system children join mainstream schools. With interactive lessons and motivated teachers – this is how the students are learning every day.

Vacha foundation with centres in many slums across Mumbai and Gujarat is helping young girls speak up against patriarchy in a very strong and inspiring way.