Category: Women And Child Development Highlights from the Field

Infotainment empowers! Listen to Pooja Kumari who shares that she stopped her friend’s forced early marriage by calling 1098. She got this idea from a segment on Meri Awaz Meri Pehchan, a community media platform on women’s and girls’ issues. When Pooja, a 6th grader in Bihar, learnt of her friend’s early marriage, she tried to convince her friend’s mother to stop it. But when she disagreed, Pooja remembered a story she heard on our IVR Meri Awaz Meri Pehchan & called ChildLine (1098) to report it. The wedding was stopped.

Women share how they are able to express themselves, get support for livelihood and social security issues through Meri Awaz Meri Pehchaan. This Mobile Vaani program has helped women in rural India inspire each other, gain confidence and learn about & demand their rights.