Full Marks for Harini in English!
Harini, a 15-year-old girl from Hyderabad, lives in a small makeshift house with a thatched roof with her parents. Although the parents barely make enough…
The Indomitable Spirit of a COVID Warrior and Survivor
Abhijeet Madane, ChildFund India’s Senior Project Officer, is one of our COVID warriors who has been working in the remote district Junnar block of the…
Nutrition Garden helps Saloni Continue her Studies
Saloni is a 19-year-old girl from Saraiyahat Block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. She is a 12th grade science student who dreams of becoming a…
Being at the Front during the COVID Pandemic
Mahesh Patidar is a ChildFund hero who has been working throughout the pandemic to help people in Madhya Pradesh. Mahesh Patidar works as a Project…
Rebuilding Lives and Vineyard, One Step at a Time
Namita and Tapan are a middle-aged couple with two children in a hamlet in 24 South Parganas district in the backwaters of Sunderbans, West Bengal. The couple and their children were previously engaged in daily-wage jobs but they decided to leave it behind and set up betel leaf farming in their 1/5th acre land a […]
Empowering Adolescents Boys and Girls with Knowledge on Menstruation Can Lead to Big Changes
“Earlier, we didn’t know about sanitary pads. We used a damp cloth or ash or hay during our periods. The damp cloth would give us…
Indian Students Ignite Their Imaginations
Last December, ChildFund India launched a nationwide campaign called ‘Books, My Friends’ to provide bags full of age-appropriate books for 115,000 children ages 6 to…
From Fish Vendor to Engineer
“A dream doesn’t become reality by magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work,” says Santosh, a unit planner at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Odisha.
Tryst with Change: CWBC Ensures Child Rights
In most villages of Odisha, majority of people work as wage labourers. In the absence of the heads of the households, the children are often…
Sumitra’s ability knows no barriers
In a small village in Odisha, 26-year-old Sumitra is busy pedaling a whirring sewing machine, giving final touches to a brand new dress for a waiting customer.
