United Nations Universal Children’s Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20th each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration Read more…
Children are citizens with an important part to play in our society and communities. Child Participation Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that children have the right to participate in decision-making processes that may be relevant in their lives and to influence decisions taken Read more…
Let Girls Be Girls! Today is International Day of the Girl Child. To quote from the UNWomen website: One of the issues standing in the way of girls’ progress is child marriage. The data is daunting—one in three girls in developing countries (except China) get married before they turn 18. Read more…
On 2nd October we launched our The Power of Rupee 1 campaign. And 3rd October our staff made the first contributions to this effort, because we believe that charity begins at home…So does The Power of Rupee 1. Our Director, Isidore Phillips, set the tone with a contribution from him Read more…
Today, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi, and the start of DaanUtsaav (formerly Joy of Giving Week), Divya Disha is launching The Power of Rupee 1. What is The Power of Rupee 1 It’s pretty simple. Here’s what we’ve realized. With Rupee 1 You can’t buy an ice-cream You can’t Read more…