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Dreams don’t discriminate’ – a summer of dreams
(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2018-08-12) Moitra, Soha
10-year-old Nainika took a quick look around the army regiment in the Delhi Cantonment area and gasped in disbelief. “I didn’t know there were girls in the army!” she squealed, trying hard to keep her excitement under control. Ishan was amused to know that one needn’t be as tall as Amitabh Bachchan to join the army. Among other things that Nainika, Ishan, and their friends learnt, the most alluring bit was that getting into the army did not depend on the marks scored in the classroom alone.
Driving stereotypes out of the boundary
(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2017-08-14) Moitra, Soha
Every day, the multi-talented girl wakes up at the crack of dawn, completes her household chores, goes to school, finishes her homework, plays cricket with the girls in her community and solves their problems. Considering the fact that the people living in the slums are not very supportive of or encouraging to girls doing anything out of the box, it took Kavita a lot of courage to stay on track.
Youth volunteerism: a journey that makes ordinary youngsters extraordinary humanitarians
(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2019-08-12) Moitra, Soha
On this International Youth Day, a look at how volunteering changes the worldview of the young – how it shapes their perspective and prepares them better to take on the challenges the future holds for them.