child rights

More than two out of five girls are married early in Bihar. Here are some reasons why child marriage remains prevalent in the state and some ways to discourage it.

The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, proposes increasing the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21. But this may not be enough to end early marriages.

The Union Budget for 2022–23 provides an opportunity to increase public investment on children’s health, nutrition, education, and mental well-being.

Schools are slowly reopening after multiple COVID-19 lockdowns. It is time to build a better education system that focuses on the needs of the most vulnerable children, especially girls.

A day in the life of a 17-year-old-girl who is just as passionate about playing cricket as she is about working towards gender equality in society.

The POCSO Act was enacted to protect children from sexual offences. Here are key features of the act that you need to know, especially if you work with children.

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, civil society, governments, and health systems need to focus on building a collective response to death and grief, especially for children.

Schemes for children affected by COVID-19 must be designed to prioritise their care, protection, and psychosocial well-being.

Policies and programmes must change restrictive gender norms in order to meaningfully impact the lives of women and girls.

Schools serve a greater purpose for adolescent girls beyond just education. They provide an escape from social norms. COVID-19 has taken this away from them.