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Human Rights

Sesame Street Has A New Muppet In Afghanistan Who Promotes Girls Rights

Zari – whose name means “shimmering” in the Dari and Pashto languages – has been tasked with a mission to promote female empowerment. She made her d...

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Trending

How He Became Foster Father To 200 Children Of Farmers

In 2008, a farmer in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra committed suicide. He was survived by his wife, four children, and his very old father. Three of the four children w...

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Hollywood

Stars Sign Letter Urging Leaders To Tackle Poverty By Addressing Gender Inequality

Sir Elton John was one of the more than 70 celebrities who urged world leaders to tackle poverty by addressing gender inequality, adding his name to an open letter to gover...

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Bollywood

Ali Zafar: Female Education Can Make World A Better Place.

Ali Zafar is decked up with his music and acting projects, but this doesn't mean that he will take a seat back on his social responsibilities. The actor believes that educa...

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Gender

Menstrual Cycle Still A Barrier To Achieve Gender Equality

Adolescent girls in developing countries miss schools for at least five days every month — 60 days in a year during their menstrual cycle due to the lack of access to...

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Sustainable Development

Keeping The Water Flowing In Rural Villages

Keeping projects in business for the long term has been a constant theme of the Fixes column, and if sustainability has a poster child, it would be a water pump.   Tra...

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Human Rights

62,500 Child Marriages In Tamil Nadu, Chennai Leads

Chennai tops the list of districts in TN with most married girls under 15 years of age, according to recent data released by Census 2011. With 5,480 girls under the age of ...

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Bollywood

Priyanka Chopra On Her Charity: No Child Should Be 'Denied A Dream'

You may recognize Priyanka Chopra as the leather-tough FBI recruit from ABC’sQuantico. But, to the girls of The Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education, s...

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Documentary / Shorts

Let's Go To School with Alia Bhatt

Join us as we stand together for girls’ empowerment and education! We are thrilled to announce that Girl Rising's groundbreaking film “Woh Padhegi, Woh Udegi&rd...

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Documentary / Shorts

END Child Marriage #ENDviolence

Child marriage denies girls the right to a healthy, happy childhood. Help every girl be a hero. End Child Marriage! #ENDviolence #ItStartsWithMe

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