Tag: children

Motherhood: Who is Deciding?

 
/ October 28, 2010

Aleya Akhtara reports on a critical lack of access to maternal healthcare and family planning options amongst women in Meghalaya.

Education Miles Away

 
/ June 24, 2010

Realizing the Right to Education will be a large challenge in the Northeast.

Child Marriage, Child Motherhood

 
/ June 11, 2010

Child marriage is deeply embedded in cultural traditions, which can be difficult to change.

Child Brides Abound

 
/ June 9, 2010

Despite laws prohibiting child marriage, India has the highest rate of child marriages in the world.

Children Denied Education

 
/ May 26, 2010

In this video, Satyawan Verma reports on child labor in Haryana’s brick kilns.

Government Ignores Preschoolers

 
/ May 20, 2010

Under the Anganwadi system in India, it was legislated that even pre-school children have a right to schooling. 

No Justice for Juveniles

 
/ May 18, 2010

The Juvenile Justice Act provides for the establishment of separate facilities

One Room Schooling

 
/ May 17, 2010

In Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh, there are many schools where education takes place only in a single room.