Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. – Benjamin Franklin Teachers play an important role in everyone’s life. But for school going girls in the villages of Karnataka, these teachers hold an even more important position as child marriage is a common sight in these areas.  The...

When 25-year-old Suraj* got married to 12-year-old Ramya*, his parents were relieved knowing that he would finally start his own family.  Suraj thought that a union with a younger girl would make his married life easier, because he grew up believing that adult women (over 18) tended to be more rebellious.  But Suraj realised that...

The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the entire world. Throughout the world, millions of families have experienced losses. During the outbreak, India’s death rate was atrocious. In every corner of India, families have lost members.  Children were also left without parental figures as a result of the tremendous loss. Children in 18 districts across five...

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is also known as MGNREGA. It was signed into law in 2005.  It is a labour legislation and social security provision in India that strives to ensure the ‘right to work.’ It aims to improve rural livelihood stability by offering at least 100 days of paid employment...

The fight for devadasi rights is an ongoing battle and one that should be fought. Devadasi dedication is a big problem we still face in India. Women and children from the Devadasi background are unfortunately forced into that line of horrific, degrading work and are forced to be sex workers. A practice deeply rooted in...

In an attempt to enable Devadasi communities to gain information on Indian child protection laws, a training programme for para-legal volunteers was organised by Children of India’s GOOD project at Vijayapura and Belagavi district in Karnataka. The training was held on the 10th, 17th and 24th December of 2021 for a total of 164 volunteers. The...

For generations, women have fought for equality and against oppression, and while some fights have been partially won – such as the right to vote and equal access to education – women continue to be disproportionately affected by all sorts of violence and discrimination in all aspects of life.  We often forget that these injustices...

Life skills are an important aspect of being able to meet the demands of everyday life in a continuously changing world. Education, the job, and our personal lives have all been affected by the significant changes that have occurred around the world over the years.  Young girls require new life skills, such as the ability...