India’s digital divide is not just about internet access—it is deeply gendered. While young men are encouraged to explore technology, young women often face barriers due to limited resources, lack of role models, and cultural restrictions.
प्रीति पोद्दार, प्रोत्साहन स्लम पंचायत में, एक संवेदनशील मां-बच्चे की जोड़ी को आंगनवाड़ी के ज़रिए सरकारी योजनाओं और मनोसामाजिक परामर्श से जोड़ते हुए। अधिकार। उपचार। गरिमा।
Childhood is a formative stage in life, and the experiences a child encounters during this time lay the foundation for their mental, emotional, and physical health. However, when children are subjected to abuse—be it physical, emotional, or sexual—it leaves indelible marks that can ripple across their lifespan, affecting their well-being in profound ways.
Protsahan’s Girl Champions Program: Educate, Elevate, Excel has been selected as one of the 100 most impactful and scalable education innovations worldwide in the HundrED Global Collection 2024. Innovations from 73 countries around the world were reviewed by HundrED leaders.
हम अक्सर बात करते हैं कि शिक्षा और कौशल किसी एक लिंग तक सीमित नहीं हैं, लेकिन जमीनी हकीकत यह है कि रोजगार के अवसर और उच्च शिक्षा पितृसत्तात्मक समाज में ज्यादातर लड़कों तक ही सीमित हैं। कई बार बारहवीं कक्षा के बाद कॉलेज में दाखिला केवल लड़कों को मिलता है, जबकि लड़कियों को घर की जिम्मेदारियों और शादी के बोझ तले दबा दिया जाता है।
डिजिटल युग ने हमारे जीवन के हर पहलू को प्रभावित किया है। विशेष रूप से, डिजिटल साक्षरता ने शिक्षा, रोजगार, और सामाजिक न्याय के क्षेत्र में नई संभावनाएं और अवसर उत्पन्न किए हैं। आज के समय में, डिजिटल साक्षरता महिलाओं और लड़कियों के लिए एक शक्तिशाली उपकरण साबित हो रही है, जो उन्हें हिंसा, बाल विवाह, और शिक्षा की कमी जैसी सामाजिक बुराइयों से लड़ने में सक्षम बनाती है।
आज के दौर में इंटरनेट संचार और सूचना प्राप्ति का एक शक्तिशाली उपकरण बन गया है। मगर यह सभी नागरिकों के पास सामान्य तौर पर उपलब्ध नहीं है। संयुक्त राष्ट्र बाल कोष (यूनिसेफ) द्वारा 27 अप्रैल 2023 को जारी रिपोर्ट “ब्रिजिंग द जेंडर डिजिटल डिवाइड” में दर्शाया गया है कि भारत में 100 लड़कों के मुकाबले केवल 61 लड़कियों के पास ही इंटरनेट की सुविधा उपलब्ध है।
Destruction of old properties and construction of new ones is not an uncommon sight in New Delhi. From residential homes to government highways, the nation’s capital seems to be in a perpetual cycle of construction.
हाल ही में हमें बैंगलोर में अज़ीम प्रेमजी यूनिवर्सिटी में प्रशिक्षण के लिए प्रोत्साहन इंडिया फाउंडेशन से चयनित किया गया। इसमें हम – माला, सुधा, और अंजलि – युथ पीयर लीडर्स हिस्सा बने| इस प्रशिक्षण का हिस्सा बनने के लिए और नई चीज़ें सीखने के लिए हम बहुत उत्सुक थे, क्योंकि पहली बार हम अपने शहर से दूर बैंगलोर जा रहे थे।
Still, the way we look at creativity today is very unidimensional; restricting it to things that bring delight to our senses as fully formed artifacts. However, the act of being creative itself can run deeper than just the apparent beauty that emerges from it.
Sexuality has always been a hushed topic in India. The irony being, India recently dethroned China as the most populous country on earth. Sexual expression gets even lesser attention when it comes to protection concerns, especially adolescents.
The predicament Suman is going through is not of her alone. The impact of climate change has emerged as a major cause of concern for humanity. So much so that no one around the world is immune to it. Be it Delhi or Dallas, climate change affects the lives of everybody to varying degrees.
A significant milestone in our pursuit of fostering leadership and cohesive teamwork at Protsahan, this blog highlights a transformative journey facilitated by Swati and Agyatmitra from Play for Peace. Challenging the status quo, illuminating key areas of growth, and continuous improvement: learning and growing!
Our journey at the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) Jharkhand, where Protsahan’s commitment to child protection and our role as a master trainer converged in a transformative four day Training of Trainers (ToT) program. All towards strengthening the child care ecosystem wherever we can.
Participatory and child-friendly spaces at Protsahan are crucial in fostering an environment where voices are heard, choices are respected, and agency becomes a pivotal aspect of gender-transformative empowerment at the grassroots. A four-day Play for Peace workshop created one such space for our Girl Champions.
This blog presents a comprehensive case study from ground zero that sheds light on the issue of sexual and gender-based violence within the context of Tanu (12)’s lived experience in the slum clusters of Uttam Nagar, Delhi.
As a grassroots organization working with communities on deep-rooted beliefs for the last 13 years, we believe in understanding SRHR from a localized, grassroots perspective for meaningful sustainable impact. By embracing local wisdom, we can develop culturally sensitive approaches that address unique challenges faced by communities.
We at Protsahan India Foundation launched the Girl Champions Fellowship program in September 2021 with the goal of building resilient communities by empowering young girls with employability enhancement skills to break intergenerational cycles of sexual and gender-based violence and poverty. Read more about this transformative program here.
The arts have always been a powerful medium for advocacy, political activism, and social change. Today, it’s more important than ever to harness the power of art to advocate for these critical causes.
Menstruation is one of the oldest and most far-reaching taboos. Especially in India and across South Asia, the reluctance to speak about periods is widespread, resulting in worryingly low education and awareness – particularly among the demographic of adolescent girls, of whom India has some 120 million. A recent study for Menstrual Hygiene Day reported that 1 out of 3 school girls across South Asia was not aware of periods before experiencing one for the first time, and only 2.5% of the same group knew that menstrual blood came from the uterus. If menstrual hygiene is not given importance, it will raise the risk of reproductive infections and affect the health of millions of girls who are unaware of the stark consequences.
Next time, you are looking for handmade cloth pouches, soft toys, candles, diyas, souveniors to gift your loved ones, will you remember us? Every handicraft item made by a Protsahan woman and a young adolescent girl, symbolizes Empathy, Creativity & Life Skills; the 3 core values of Protsahan.
We’d love to handcraft some love for you!
Here are some of our handicraft products with their price ranges. (Delivery: Within India only)
