Poonam used to start her day by picking up rags in the wee hours of the morning. Living in Anand Parbat, a nondescript colony in Delhi, Poonam never thought of going to school or getting an education. Her world…
Sudha Transforms One Life at a Time
“I want to grow up to be a Civil Servant and serve my community at a level that I can’t do now,” asserts Sudha, a sponsored child of World Vision in Delhi, India. This bubbling 14-year-old is already leading change…
A Young Woman from a Red-Light Area Finds Her Way
Priya left home when she was 13 years old to escape the fate that often befell children living in the red-light areas. Her mother, Priyanka, sent her away to live with an old friend of hers. Eight years later, Priya…
Getting Back to Herself: Healing from abuse with courage
“I’m not afraid now, I can give it back to anyone” says Pranitha*, smiling, seated upright on a chair at home, her hands folded. She points to a portrait of an elderly man hanging on the wall across from her…
From a child bride to an advocate against child marriage
Dawn just broke in and the skies began to turn bright. My mother, rather hurriedly, woke me up saying, “Anuradha! Wake up! You need to do a lot of chores and get ready”. While my body quickly retaliated from waking…