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Giving Girls a Newfound Confidence to Realise their Dreams with Ballika Manch
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Giving Girls a Newfound Confidence to Realise their Dreams with Ballika Manch

Fifteen-year-old Sabrina is a class VIII student in the government middle school at Bawla, Haryana. She studies all subjects diligently, with her favourite being Hindi. During the COVID pandemic, she missed school for two years due to the lockdown restrictions, a time she spent burdened with household chores. Read More

Facts About Literacy Rate In India
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Facts About Literacy Rate In India

The ability to read and write provides an opportunity to escape generational poverty and live a more enriched life. Quality education also plays a vital role in the growth of the social-economical standards of the country. According to the Census of India 2011 data, the average literacy rate in India is approximately 73 percent.The Indian government h... Read More

Gender Inequality In The Indian Society
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Gender Inequality In The Indian Society

Gender inequality is a pressing issue in Indian society. Despite a constitution that guarantees equal rights for men and women and decades of legislation, some deep-rooted gender discrimination in India takes a brutal toll on women's lives. Even after rapid economic growth, gender disparities remain all too familiar: 1,000 girls die each day before reaching the age of... Read More

Right To Education Act (RTE) 2009 – What You Need To Know
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Right To Education Act (RTE) 2009 – What You Need To Know

The Parliament of India enacted the Right To Education Act 2009 to grapple with the downward spiral of the education system and poor learning outcomes. The act aims towards providing free and compulsory elementary education to kids between the age group of 6 years to 14 years. The Indian government wants every Indian child to get a qu... Read More

Preparing students for the future
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Preparing students for the future

“He doesn’t understand anything - neither at home nor at school,” explains Monish’s sister, both concerned and resigned at the same time. She watches as her brother, a student of Grade 6 at the Government Higher Primary School in Thindlu village struggles to comprehend teachers’ instructions and prefers to... Read More

Ballika Manch platform voice
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Ballika Manch platform voice

In India girls and boys experience adolescence differently. While boys tend to experience greater freedom, girls tend to face extensive limitations on their ability to move freely and to make decisions affecting their work, education, marriage and social relationships*. CARE India’s Be the Change program is trying to bring gender equality through... Read More

Encouraging girls dream big
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Encouraging girls dream big

Gajadharpur is a quiet village tucked between the densely populated Baharaich city and the busy town of Kaiserganj.  The village home to about 3,000 people. 13-year-old Ranjani Gupta is one of them. Ranjani lives in the village with her mother, father and four siblings- an elder brother and three younger sisters. Much like her village Ranjani herself is a quiet girl,... Read More

Building confidence success
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Building confidence success

It’s a saying that every person is born with a talent, we must identify and nourish our capabilities to shine. Some people develop their artistic skills and reserve them as their vocational interests; on the other hand, some people listen to their hearts and make their passion as a profession. This is one such story of a girl who sharpened her musical talent along w... Read More

World Book Day – Equipping the poor with libraries
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World Book Day – Equipping the poor with libraries

Children attending public schools are often found to be incapable of reading and writing to a level which is appropriate to their age. The daunting challenge before the state government is how to improve reading and writing competency of children attending public schools. CARE is implementing Kanya Sampurna Project (KSP) in partnership with Titan Company Limited. O... Read More

Championing Gender Stereotypes Everyday
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Championing Gender Stereotypes Everyday

Sateswar Bhagat, Cluster Coordinator of Bartoli village in Bagicha block of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh has become an example for his villagers by breaking gender stereotypes. A three day gender sensitisation workshop organised by CARE India’s Where the Rainfalls( WtRF) project gave new direction to the life of Sateswar Bhagat. During the workshop Sateswar w... Read More

Who Failed: System or Children?
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Who Failed: System or Children?

The Union Cabinet has approved an Amendment to the Right to Education (RTE) Act to leave the choice to the states whether to practice No Detention Policy (NDP) in schools up to Class VIII in their jurisdiction. Uttar Pradesh (UP) is one of the 23 states that had informed the Central government that it was in favour of its abolition. A set of central guidelines for ND... Read More

The story of Sagera Firoz
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The story of Sagera Firoz

In 2008, Sagera Firoz Tarbi got married at the age of 16. She and her husband had two children (a girl and a boy). During the fifth year of their marriage, she got pregnant and delivered a baby girl. This time her husband was expecting a baby boy. Due to the birth of a girl, her husband started living with another woman without giving her talaq. Sagera decided to c... Read More

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