19 fetuses found buried in India, reports CNN
Female gendercide is real and still happening in India every day. It is one reason why India is ranked as the fourth most dangerous country in the world to be a woman. We are committed to fighting it, saving lives, and making India safer for girls and women. CNN recently recognized us in an article […]
Empower a woman by gifting her a cow
For just $1000, you can truly impact the life of a little girl in India. You can give yourself or raise funds by asking your friends to help you buy a cow for a woman in need. Once we buy the cow, you can name it. Help us save girls and empower women today.
You can never love too much: Divya & Sowmya’s story
Our new campaign, “You Can Never Love Too Much,” launches this week to kick off the month of February. In lieu of flowers and chocolates for Valentine’s Day, we are asking people to give a gift that transcends just one day. Last year alone, our partners rescued 50 babies and little girls in India. The […]
Today is Daughter’s Day
Today is Daughter’s Day, and Indians are demanding social change. Daughter’s Day is an Indian social media campaign started by Women & Child Development Minister, Maneka Gandhi, that aims to celebrate daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters—with the ultimate goal of reducing female feticide, improving India’s skewed sex ratio, and educating girls. Gandhi reports that son-preference has […]
Nutrition & gender bias pose deadly risk for mothers and babies
Nutrition More than half of all Indian women, including pregnant and nursing mothers, are anemic. In fact, 59% of pregnant women and 63% of nursing mothers suffer from anemia, increasing their risk of miscarriage, infant anemia, and low birth weight. Anemia is not the only health problem stemming from the poor health and nutrition of […]