Growing up, I always felt special during Navratri. When my neighbours and relatives broke their fasts on Ashtami or Navami, it meant being invited over their house, getting my feet washed, being lovingly fed the best food, and given shagun (small sum of money) that I could add to my piggybank. I was a “little… Continue reading We can do more for girls than symbolically wash their feet today
[It's not easy being a volunteer for a cause. It breaks our hearts as many times as it fills us with joy and motivation. WAIC volunteer Meera Marthi shares what she goes through as she works on the campaign and what makes her stand for the cause every single day.] The past few days, I… Continue reading One Child At A Time
[We are very thankful for the key volunteers who are making things happen. Neha Goel, an IIT alum and corporate warrior, shares why she is passionately volunteering for the WAIC campaign.] I always wanted to do something for children since I have always felt a connection with them -- it might be a child begging… Continue reading I Have Always Wanted to Do More
[The campaign is off the ground, thanks to the tireless work of the volunteers. One of the key volunteers shares why she decided to join and help out.] Why I joined this campaign? Earlier this year, as I got deeper into working for the cause of bringing awareness about adoption and counselling prospective parents about… Continue reading Why I joined this campaign
As adoptive mothers, adoption counsellors, and child rights campaigners, it has been frustrating and infuriating to watch a child welfare system that does not work. When a country like India has less than 2000 children in the adoption stream at any point, you wonder what is not working. When we know that there are 25… Continue reading How this campaign started
