Not a day passes without news about a child being thrown in the garbage dump, or illegal adoption rackets hurting children, or children being abused in orphanages and shelters. Did you know, all of this is avoidable? As a society, we judge and shame parents who are incapable or unwilling to raise their child. This… Continue reading A vulnerable mother needs our support, not judgement. Helping the society understand #SafeSurrender
We believe that technology is a much-needed tool for sustainability, scalability, and transparency in any child welfare process or mechanism. Excessive dependence on manual processes in a complex system across 700+ districts means vulnerable children can fall through the cracks, instead of moving through the system and reaching a permanent resolution in the best interest… Continue reading Conducting a study of CCIs and SAAs in Pune
As we celebrate Diwali this week, I cannot but help think about our campaign. Whether people out there are even thinking about the campaign? How many people will register? So on and so forth. As Protima had mentioned in her post, this campaign is not about being philanthropic, kind, or generous; this campaign is about… Continue reading This Diwali, let’s pledge to raise our voice for India’s most vulnerable children
In describing the perils of selflessness, Ayn Rand had famously said that every major horror in history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. When the idea of Where Are India's Children? campaign was taking shape, we sifted through many articles and news items on the rampant child abuse in shelters across India. The main reason behind the… Continue reading Protecting our future
Yesterday, I heard my 12-year old son Akash talk about Where Are India's Children campaign for a video we were shooting. It was so cute. He was so nervous. He had spontaneously registered with the campaign, had talked about it openly with me, asked me hundred and one questions, but it is another thing to… Continue reading Our youngest campaigner shares his thoughts in this new video
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
