I was looking for information about female counselors in my small town of Dumka... Thanks to EmpowerPlus, I managed to locate the whereabouts of two of them living so near to my residence

Without knowing properly, a person shouldnt be trusted and mainstreaming of trafficked survivors is important. In this regard, parents have very crucial role to play.

Every girl should play to be strong, physically and mentally.

I am Ayesha, I am a youth leader of Sabuj Sathi group. I have received many training as a youth leader. I have received mental support, educational support like books, tuition fees etc. from GGBK. In this year, I have passed my secondary examination. I am very happy to be a part of this youth leadership programme.

We learnt how to sit together and help each other and express our views after this important intervention in our village and learnt about gender and other child protection concerns and how the harmful social norms are so deeply rooted within our thought process.

There is a playground in my village in which only boys used to play. There was no place for girls to play with other girls. Once the boy and the girl were given training on gender and leadership by the NGO didi , it could change the mindset and awareness of both the boys and the girls.As a result both the teams have agreed to play on the same field. Now both boys girls are enjoying Kabaddi / Badminton or football game together along with their peers in the same field