Women & Child Welfare
Books Portray Children With Disabilities In Their Stories
Hundreds of new titles are published each year for children in India, but only a handful of children's books feature a differently-abled character in the story. And books which realistically portray disability are rare. In November 2016, Parag (a Tata Trusts initiative), Vidya Sagar School Chennai and Duckbill Books, introduced a contest to address the...
शेल्टर होम या हेल होम…… हम फिर भी खामोश रहेंगे!
अभी बिहार शेल्टर होम में मासूम अनाथ बच्चियों के साथ अमानवीय तरीके से बलात्कार का मामला सामने आया ही था कि उत्तर प्रदेश ने भी उस रेस में शामील होने का फैसला कर लिया। जी हाँ, उत्तर प्रदेश के देवरिया जिले में स्थित एक शेल्टर होम में भी अनाथ लड़कियों से वेश्यावृत्ति कराए जाने की रिपोर्ट सामने आई है।...
Bridgestone India Joins Hands with FICCI FLO Pune to Advance the Cause of Women’s Empowerment
Bridgestone India announced a new partnership with FICCI FLO Pune to introduce initiatives focused on Women’s Empowerment. The initiatives will provide opportunities for financial independence to the women of Pune.
Another reason for Bridgestone to emphasize on this issue is to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal No. 5 of ‘Achieving Gender Equality...
Attitudes Towards Girls Still Need To Change: Mahindra Group
The CSR Journal spoke to Sheetal Mehta and Vivek Nayer from the Mahindra Group about education and the need for corporates to come together for effective CSR. Mehta is Chief – CSR Initiatives, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and Executive Director, K. C. Mahindra Education Trust. Nayer is Chief Marketing Officer, Group Corporate Brand for...
Work-Life Balance In India V/s the Western Countries
Work-life balance in India is like a dream that has never come true. In the metro cities of India, where people often end up commuting for 6 hours a day and then work for another 8-9 hours, work acquaintances are more privileged than families. Even if the commute is not too extensive, the competition...
CSR: Identity & Equal Rights For Street Children
85,000 children are living and working on the streets in India representing 1.25% of the total child population, found a 2016 five-city survey titled ‘Life on the Streets’. This indicates that there are a staggering 2 million children on the streets of India living in abject deprivation of the most basic rights. The study...
78% girls fear being shunned by society after harassment
A new study reveals the extent of daily harassment feared by girls in India in public spaces, including being subjected to lewd comments, inappropriate touching and other forms of sexual assault. This lack of safety in public spaces not only violates the girls’ right to security and mobility, but also leads to violation of...
CSR: बलात्कारी नही, नरभक्षी… कब तक यूँ ही खामोश रहेँगे हम ??
इस तस्वीर में ऐसी क्या खास बात है? शायद आप सभी इस चेहरे से नावाकिफ होंगे। ये बिहार के एक बाहुबली ब्रिजेश सिंह है जो कई मासूम और नाबालिक अनाथ बच्चियों के साथ बलात्कार के मामले में गिरफ्तार हुए हैं। अब एक बार फिर इस तस्वीर को देखिए। क्या इसके चेहरे की हँसी किसी शैतान...
सीएसआर फंड से और भी सक्षम हुई गुरुग्राम पुलिस
मेरा देश बदल रहा है, मेरा देश बढ़ रहा है, सीएसआर की अनिवार्यता जब से देश में लागू हुई है, मानो सामाजिक बदलाव के लिए एक हवा सीचल पड़ी है, सीएसआर की मदद से कॉर्पोरेट कंपनियां पानी की तरह पैसा बहा रही है, गुरुग्राम पुलिस को और भी एडवांस बनाने के लिएसुजुकी कंपनी ने...
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana For Girl Child Has Wider Appeal
If you’re the fortunate one to be the parent (or guardian) of a girl child under 10, put the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana at the top of your investment priority list. The government has slashed the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana to INR 250 from INR 1,000 earlier, a...
Sanitary Pads Exemption From GST – Yet Another Case of a Last-minute Fix
In a judgement made by the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council, as part of its 28th Meeting, sanitary napkins were exempted from being taxed – after a year in protests, this is a welcome change, making the product cheaper compared to its current pricing. Though, various other materials that go into making the...
More Single Women Adopting In India
Is it essential to be married in order to be a good parent? Does being single make a man or woman less capable of raising a child? These are pertinent questions to ask as we celebrate Parents Day on July 22. If the idea of a single person bringing up kids seems incongruous, consider...