Women account for two-thirds of the world illiterate adults.[UN, 2015]. Women compromise 98%of the estimated 4.5 million forced into sexual exploitation.[ILO, 2012]. 700 million women alive today were married before the age of 18and a third of them before the age of 15.[UNICEF, 2014]. Women continue to be paid less
VIJAYA WIDOW-HIV-Rising above stigma:
Though tremendous progress against AIDS has inspired to reduce the HIV infection, AIDS related death and related stigma, there is still a lot to rewrite for the future of thousands of children in India. Nobody dies of AIDS, they all die of fear and stigma. Social stigma and discrimination has
Happy Wedding
In India it is the girls side bears the burden, the high expenditure on weddings. One wedding can set a bride’s father back by a decade as he struggles to repay the loan he has taken for his daughter’s wedding.
Countless families are unable to get their young daughters
Women Power
In 2015, 3.7 million girls were out of school and in rural areas girls receive an average of fewer than four years of education. There is a belief among rural areas that girls should stop schooling after reaching puberty.
India has the highest number of child brides in Asia. There
Elder care
About 65% of the aged in India depend on others for their survival. The fear of rejection by one’s own children, even after having raised and cared for them, becomes a tragic reality to many widows.
To help elders to live with dignity and to balance their health and basic
Leprocare
Photo – Google Photos Festivities are times of happiness, it is all about conveying love. All deserve to enjoy celebrations. Leprosy patients need support from all around on a continued basis to enable them to endure the stress caused by the disease. For many years it has been Leprosy Eradication
Disability
Census 2001 has revealed that over 21 million people in India are suffering from one or other kind of disability. This is equivalent to 2.1% of the population. This disability rate per 100000 population in India works out to 2130. Among the five types of disabilities on which data has […]