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Item How kitchen gardens are doing wonders in the remote villages of Odisha(Down To Earth, 2021-05-06) Chakrabarti, TrinaSmall patches of vegetable gardens at the backyards of the marginalised and resource-poor communities in the remote villages of Bargarh, Odisha show us the way to a sustainable solutionItem Free School: What ails Indian education system(The Free Press Journal, 2020-01-24) Rabadi, KreeanneEducation is a basic human right that one must avail of. The path of even a humble education means human development said Amrita Arora, actress & homemakerItem Back to school: An encouraging move, but need to tread with caution(Down To Earth, 2021-08-26) Marwaha, PujaChildren became vulnerable to child marriage, trafficking and labour during the COVID-19 pandemic. The only focus right now should be to open schools in the safest possible wayItem Education still a far-away dream for some children(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2015-08-18) Marwaha, PujaMillions of children in India are unable to go to school and study because of their economic constraints. What does freedom mean to these children?Item How Chandni and her friends scripted the saga to success(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2019-08-14) Marwaha, PujaOn one of my field visits to Samastipur, a district town in Bihar, a couple of years back, I met Chandni (name changed). I went there to meet the locals in an area where one of our partner organisations was working. Chandni was still very much in her early teens. She came running to meet me, highly recommended as one of the upcoming singers of her village. There was something in the vibrant smile she wore, as she sang a couple of songs for me. By the time she stopped singing, I knew that I wanted to know about her journey.Item It takes more than just a village to raise a child now; it takes the whole country(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-10-02) Marwaha, PujaThe pandemic has had a profound effect on children from less privileged background by depriving them access to basic education and exposing them to the vagaries of an uncertain future.Item Budget 2020-21: Why it’s high time for a thorough revamp of our child budget(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-01-31) Marwaha, PujaThe annual Union budget piques our attention not just because it’s the biggest financial event of the year, making front page headlines all over. It means much more than a bunch of numbers in thousands and crores of rupees, being the blueprint of the nation’s planning and preparedness for the future.Item International Day of Happiness: Are our children really happy(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-03-20) Marwaha, PujaAs we gear up to celebrate the ‘International Day of Happiness’, do we have time, and empathy, to look at our own children to find if they’re really happy?Item Independence Day 2020: Learning under the shadows of COVID-19(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-08-14) Marwaha, PujaItem During This COVID-19 Lockdown, Let Children Discover A New Friend In You(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-04-23) Marwaha, PujaWhile India and the rest of the world grapple with the COVID-19 lockdown, it is important to shift our focus to children and see how they are adapting to the new normal. This article explores ways to engage with children and help them discover themselves, the 'joie de vivre', and most importantly, discover a friend in you.Item How National Education Policy can strengthen RTE(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2019-08-12) Mahara, PritiRTE: Its implications on delivery of education, therefore, meant that if a child was unable to receive quality education, it would no longer remain a gap in a scheme, but a violation of her fundamental rights.Item Can education incentive schemes give wings to India’s girls?(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2019-09-02) Mahara, PritiA common belief that many of us have is that children usually do not like going to school. However, in reality, ours is a country where circumstances often trump many children’s desire to learn and their love for school. And in India, the situation is quite averse for the girls.Item Little singer and public speaker of Dwarka(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2017-08-11) Rabadi, Komalusing talent and public speaking skills to advocate the importance of educationItem The New Age Moms Of Chhattisgarh’s Tribal Belt(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2017-05-19) Rabadi, KreeanneChhattisgarh reports a 21% dropout rate after Class 8, which means one in every five children drops out after elementary education. This is much higher than the national average of 17%. This figure further rises among the tribal communities, particularly Scheduled Tribe students where one in every 4 children drop out after Class 8. 90% of elementary schools in Chhattisgarh state are in rural areas, only around 54% of the children manage to finish their school education.Item More education will lead to fewer child brides, healthier children(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2017-07-21) Ganotra, KomalOver the next seven years, India could save $5 billion (Rs 33,500 crore) in healthcare and related costs if it eliminates child marriage and early childbirth.Item Budget 2017-18 disheartening for children(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2017-02-02) Ganotra, KomalOur investment in foundational years of childhood remains the same as it was in 2012-13 last 15 years, budgetary allocation for children remained stagnant in Union Budget 2017-18 with government allocating just 3.32 per cent to children. While the need is for exponential increase, allocation has seen only an incremental increase to Rs 71,305.35 crore for children from Rs 65,758.45 crore in Budget 2016-17.Item Budget 2018(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-01-31) Ganotra, KomalAround 20 per cent teachers currently working in government schools are untrainedItem Girls, not brides(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2017-07-21) Ganotra, KomalLack of education tampers with ability to refuse sex with a partner or to ask him to use a condom Over 13 million adolescent girls between 10 and 19 years–equivalent to the population of South Sudan–were married in India in 2011, according to census data, but fewer literate women were married as children or had children early compared to those who were illiterateItem New Education, Better opportunities(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2016) Rabadi, KreeanneEducation Policy needs to explore new boundaries in providing better education for India’s marginalised and vulnerable childrenItem One More Girl in School is One More Step to an Empowered India(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2016) Parekh, BhikhuWhy is it important for girls to go to school, get an education and learn to support themselves more than anything else? A girl in school is not just a girl saved from the perils of child marriage and child labour, but is also a girl whose world has opened up; who can be whatever she chooses to be and not just what she is expected to be. School prepares her for a million opportunities to become a significant contributor to a country’s economic growth.