Arpan – A multi-pronged approach to Child Sexual Abuse in India
Pooja Taparia is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arpan. She has spearheaded the movement against Child Sexual Abuse in India and currently leads a team of over 120 passionate, dedicated & empowered individuals. Pooja started work on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) when there was no narrative on this subject in India. Her journey […]
Empowering girls — the Protsahan way
While on a film shoot in 2010, Protsahan founder Sonal Kapoor met a young woman who had six daughters and was pregnant with her 7th child. On being asked about her circumstances, the woman narrated in a matter-of-fact way that she was ready to strangle her newborn if it was a girl once again. She […]
DCPCR’s Early Warning System helped 50,000 at-risk students to resume formal education
The Early Warning System, a collaboration between the Directorate of Education (DoE), the Delhi Government and the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), Govt. of NCT of Delhi, aims to protect ‘at-risk’ children and bring them back to school. It fundamentally operates on the idea that a substantially low school attendance of a […]
A software engineer becomes a ray of hope for visually impaired
Every now and then, K Gomathi from Chennai reminisces about the keenest of her childhood memories which were filled with the flavours and aroma of freshly-cooked homemade food. When her classmates sprinted to the playground or tuition classes soon after the long bell in school, Gomathi used to rush to the roadside eatery owned by […]
Unlocking Samreen’s Pathway to Learning
“Learning is unifying seemingly divergent ideas and data.” – Terry Heick Until some time ago, no one thought highly of the girl who lived in Bandipora, Kashmir. At first glance,one will mistake Samreen for a regular school student. Nothing seems too out of the ordinary for her,until one gets to learn about her background.Samreen comes […]
Mann Deshi Mahila Sarkari Bank
Chetna Gala Sinha (65), a farmer and activist with a long history of advocacy, established the Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank in 1997. It was the first bank in India created specifically for rural women and operated by them. Chetna, who was born and brought up in Mumbai, was motivated by Jayaprakash Narayan, a follower […]
Two class 9 girls become inspiration for millions
Two schoolgirls from Peddapalli district have found an opportunity to take part in the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) – 2023 at Rashtrapthi Bhavan in New Delhi. The duo, Dasari Harshita and Mustyala Pujashree, had bagged the ‘INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) Award-MANAK’ (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge) at […]
Construction of Integrated Child Development Scheme Center at Sundarban
Sandeshkhali Maa Saroda Women & Rural Welfare Society has been working in Sundarban area since 2009 in the field of Women Empowerment, Education, Health, Drinking Water, Livelihoods, Environment, and Relief etc. Our Volunteers are working in grass root level to understand the problems facing the peoples of Sundarban. After identification the problems, we try to […]
Prasanna Trust’s mission is to work towards the betterment of the poor and marginalized sections of our society
Guided by ancient wisdom in Hindu and global philosophies and under the aegis of Swamiji Sukhbodhananda, the mission of the Prasanna Trust is to work towards the betterment of the poor and marginalized sections of our society. The Prasanna Trust is a registered public charitable trust founded by Swamiji Sukhabodhananda in 1982. The Prasanna Trust […]
This NGO is redefining the lives of socially and economically marginalized students
Their faces vivified as their anna and akka from an NGO explained how to capture the right moments with a camera. A bunch of curious kids, with gleaming eyes, leaned over and clicked their first photograph, followed by a thousand blurred ones. Yes, the children are learning photography and they know the weekend is going […]
