Let’s Protect Underserved Children From Ill Health
December 15, 2022
The physical, mental, and cognitive growth of a child depends on the availability of wholesome food and basic healthcare. To avoid long-term and irreversible ill-health, all children need to…
Breaking the Language Barrier: Sikshasandhan’s Push for Educational Equity
December 6, 2022
Imagine how frustrating school would have been for you (as a native speaker of English and/or one of the many major languages of India) if your primary teachers had spoken only Latin? That may sound…
Creating Change, Inspiring Changemakers: Sanlaap’s Work in Kolkata’s Red Light District
December 6, 2022
Children's collectives,Education
Sixteen-year-old Zaheer (name changed) scarcely knew anything that resembled a normal childhood. Born in one of Kolkata’s several red light districts, circumstances had set Zaheer on a…
A Star Rises in Madanpalle: My Visit with PORD
December 6, 2022
Girl child,Child marriage,Child labor,Education
It was late in the evening on a night this past October when my colleague and I visited Turkapalli village in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, where CRY America-supported project People’s Organization…
Salem People Trust: Fighting Against the Extremes of Discrimination
December 6, 2022
Children's collectives,Girl child,Child marriage,Education
Throughout vast regions of India, the endangerment of the girl child begins at her conception. Despite laws that forbid in-utero sex determination, sex-selective abortion (justifiably termed…