Bobby Mahato a mother of 2 sons and a fighter of her own life. From her own journey she found that earning own money boosts someone’s confidence. She has empowered 100 ladies of the village by teaching them stitching , training them in block printing. She found out that a lot of ladies in the…

Jayanti is a young journalist from Malkangiri, Orissa. Along with that she is passionately working with women of local tribal community. Recently, however, a number of organizations have come up with the necessary awareness programs to raise awareness about seasonal women’s hygiene. But the women of Orissa’s ‘Bara Didi’ group are really different. They are…

Empowering Naga women with entrepreneurship skills to fight back gender based violence by creating livelihood options  Miss Faihamti Longmailai is a core team member of CAN Youth based in Nagaland.  Her education background comes from Sociology and post graduation in Rural Development.  She loves reading and working for empowering women.   She works on promoting women…

Presently working on adolescent’s issues and trying to inspire and work with adolescents for taking them through a journey of Me to We. Under this journey we are majorly working on the three themes i.e. self, relationship & society through various workshops, events, social campaigns, community exposures and internship. Since 2011 till now She has…

Geetanjali Babbar is the founder and director of a non-profit named Kat-Katha that works to empower and liberate sex workers in brothels of the largest red light area known as G.B. Road , Delhi. Geetanjali graduated with honours from Maharaja Agrasen College Delhi University  with a degree in journalism and has a post-graduation in development communications from Jamia Milia Islami University.She…

  Tapasi have been working in the Bali of the Sundarbans for eleven years since 2009 as a social worker. Her life has been started fighting from a very young age.  Because of not having a mother, she was abused in various ways and forced to marry at an early age.  After marriage, she has…

Shahina Javed is a peace activist working in Kolkata’s Rajabazar locality. She promotes women’s empowerment and is a fighter against domestic violence. Shanina works among young girls in her locality to make them strong enough to fight against any kind of violence and injustice.  Shahina runs an NGO named Roshni Youth Group. As part of…

The phrase “A lotus blooming in a muddy pond” aptly describes the life of Tumpa Adhikary, born in a red-light area of Kolkata. The daughter of a sex worker, Tumpa would have been forced to fill into her mother’s shoes—a fate that awaits most young (and even underage) girls in such areas. However, this 28-year…

Pratima Kumari is a rare example of a Dalit woman in a leadership role in Bihar. While growing up she went through a lot of hardships that are common to the Dalit community, especially for being a woman. An early marriage forced Pratima to drop out of her studies and run into severe health problems.…

Empowering Transgender Community through self help group Priyanka belongs from a small flood affected area in Malda. Born as a male but since her childhood in her heart and soul she was a female. Given her feminine nature she was discriminated at school, at society and inside her family as well. At a later stage…

Enabling tribal women to fight poverty and gender based violence by providing skill training. She took her first flight after her familial separation in an adrenaline rush that was to become of what she stood through the years to come. The arduous effort of finding a place to live, pay rent and taking care of…

Generating sustainable livelihood for disabled women in the conflict prone areaCurrent beneficiary strength: 150 women and children. Ms.  Bhaotina Mushahary is the Co-Founder and Managing Trustee of the Action for Inclusion & Empowerment Trust (AIET) which was being founded and registered in 2014. She has completed her Diploma in Disability Studies, Graduation in Sociology and…

Samim, a fighter in her own right is changing the world, one hand at a time! Through long cold nights when hundreds of young boys and girls try to make a living by working incessantly in call centres while craving for their mother’s warm home cooked meals, Samim ensures that they don’t go to bed…

From A Tribal Village To Receiving An Award In Germany, Jacinta Has Come A Long Way! Domestic & family violence is no longer an isolated issue that needs to be veiled behind walls thanks to women like Kutchina Foundation’s Kritika Jacinta who has been crusading against such violence that women constantly endure. Jacinta Kerketta hails…

7 Reasons Why Women Should Not Lift Weights Just Like Our Krritika Baidehi Majhi Did! Well, for starters you might break a nail, even bruise a male ego or two, but you’ll not be able to lift heavy objects without asking a man for help, you’ll grunt, sweat and feel sore … so unladylike! In…

Ranjita sinha born as Ranjit sinha of a very conservative family where her father belonged to the natives of UP and mother had her origination in the roots of Bengal. Ranjita Sinha, is a front-running TG activist who  hails from Kolkata and has represented the very vibrant Transgender Community across the eastern and north-eastern part…