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…
On 28 October 2017, Divya Disha organized a Children’s Consultation with GHMC Corporators (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation). We have, with the support of the Bernard van Leer Foundation been working in urban slums of Hyderabad to create a platform for children to reflect on their experiences living in a city and Read more…
What better way for the organization to celebrate International Girl Child Day than to have the the Girl Child Leaders meet the Press? Divya Disha’s girl child leaders called for a Press Meet to share their ideas and opinions. 10 girl leaders representing the 300 odd Children’s Organisations from Hyderabad’s slums Read more…
In response to several recent cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation of children, Nobel Peace Laureate, Shri Kalash Satyarthi, has been undertaking a Bharat Yatra covering 22 Indian states. The Bharat Yatra reached Hyderabad on the evening of 20th September 2017 and public programmes were held on 20th and 21st Read more…
Divya Disha’s Child Leaders and Child Journalists attended Cities4Kids-Urban95 [#] , a two day international conference held on February 2 and 3, at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi, India. The goal of the was to deepen the understanding of sustainable urban development, keeping young children in the center of planning Read more…