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We owe the children of our country a healthy start to their lives
Courtesy: Wikimedia There are 158.8 million children below the age of 6 in India out of which 63 million (nearly 40%) are undernourished. Every year, 3.1 million children die due to under nutrition....
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From Salt Lake to under the Dhakuria Bridge: How I experienced the other side...
This place, right under the Dhakuria Bridge is known by most of its inhabitants as the Railway Colony. There are people from every age living there. It’s a large area stretching a number of blocks and...
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Will the wheel turn towards the rights of children?
He nurtures a dream and a future wherein he would help people in need in his home District by occupying the position of a District Collector. Today, you will find him in construction sites on weekends...
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How to teach a girl to farm and transform her life
A participant in Landesa’s Security for Girls Through Land Project fetches water for her family’s garden. Photo cc Erika Schultz In the beautiful backwaters of West Bengal, one of the poorest parts of...
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Change The Script – International conference by Dream A Dream – Feb 13th, 14th
Dream A Dream, a 15-year old NGO focused on developing Life Skills amongst the most vulnerable populations of young people in India, is hosting an International conference titled Change The Script on...
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CRY’s Soccer for Child Rights football tournament – 24th January, YMCA...
Chennai gears up for a unique Soccer tournament where talented youngsters from the Vyasarpadi Slums will battle it out with the big wig corporate teams, all for the sake of Child Rights- thanks to...
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[Infographic] Child malnutrition continues unabated in Attapadi, Kerala
In 2013-2014, 69 child deaths were reported from Attapadi, from the same Adivasi Hamlets that received nationwide attention after 47 child deaths were reported in 2012-2013. So what has changed? As per...
View ArticleFew teachers and no toilets in Bihar’s government schools
“We want to be taught properly in our class and we want there to be discipline in our school,” says Meena, a student of the only middle school in all of Gaunaha Block, Bihar. VV-PACS Community...
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How Children Learn: The Biology of Learning – A talk by KB Jinan
Creative education expert KB Jinan will be giving a talk on new, creative ways to impart learning to children, at Tony Coelho’s Hall, Ashirvad Centre, St. Mark’s Road, next to the Egg Factory. Date:...
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LumenEd: An accessible platform for better learning everywhere
Almost half of our country’s children are unable to read or do basic arithmetic. Maybe teachers would like to use additional teaching resources, but the schools have little money and infrastructure. In...
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Beyond the title: 5 ways in which Kailash Satyarthi’s work is (Nobel) worthy
When it was recently announced that Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai were to be jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ‘for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and...
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Voices: Why are we body shaming our children?
Disha came into the house, running, completely drenched in water. She was upset that her friends were saying, “Shame, shame.” She wailed, “But I am wearing clothes!” All I could think of is, is there...
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Jumpstart festival comes to Bangalore
The Jumpstart festival has, since its inception in 2009, been the only platform of its kind in India for discussions and exchange on issues related to the role of children’s books and the larger...
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Teaching is a privilege we all need to experience
Studying law and working in a Right To Education advocacy group for a few months after my graduation, I thought I was suitably interested in the education reforms and, in particular, a lawyer who...
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Rethinking the Juvenile Justice Act for today’s Angulimalas
According to Buddhist mythology, there once lived a highway robber who killed pilgrims and traders and collected their fingers according to the request made by his guru. The robber made a garland of...
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Will amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act actually serve their purpose?
by Komal Ganotra, Director, Policy and Advocacy, CRY – Child Rights and You The Union Cabinet on 6th August, 2014, cleared the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 for...
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Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week: 9 things that are great about natural...
“Nearly 7 million young children die every year- and over 40% of those children are newborns. Immediate breastfeeding within the first hour of birth could prevent 1 in 5 of these unnecessary deaths....
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Are anganwadi centres simply crèches for the underprivileged?
Sordid infrastructure, cramped and unhygienic spaces, inadequate lighting, and young children struggling for space. This is what you are likely to find at most anganwadi centres in India. It is hard to...
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[Student Voices] The emotional roller coaster that is teenage angst
When I was in middle school, I was terrified of my seniors. They seemed so intimidating, so mature. They were unbearably cool: smiling winningly at everyone, full of pithy one-liners, capable of...
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[Student Voices] The emotional roller coaster that is teenage angst
When I was in middle school, I was terrified of my seniors. They seemed so intimidating, so mature. They were unbearably cool: smiling winningly at everyone, full of pithy one-liners, capable of...
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