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Donors Raise Funds for Gender Equality: Our Fall Fundraiser Update

November 11, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Shadhika’s Fall Fundraiser is over! A big thank you to our friends in Madison, Wisconsin who hosted a fundraising party, our donors who participated in our matching program, and to each and every supporter who helped us raise just over $70,000 this October! The support we received from each of you is absolutely critical to   

Shadhika Receives Platinum Rating from GuideStar

August 12, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minutes GuideStar is the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations, used by donors throughout the world to assess a nonprofit’s transparency and accountability. Shadhika was recently awarded GuideStar’s Platinum status – the highest level of recognition they offer. As a Platinum Participant, GuideStar has determined that Shadhika meets the highest level of accountability and   

Why We Invest in Girls

November 10, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes The following is a reprint of Shadhika’s CEO’s (Kim Burnett) remarks from our fall fundraisers. A recent study found that India was the worst country for women among all the G20 nationsÂą. Why is this? Because extreme poverty, an entrenched patriarchal culture, and the on-going presence of the dowry system compel many poor families to   

In Focus: Modern Day Slavery in India

June 12, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Fighting Modern Day Slavery in India By Sharon Malhotra, Shadhika supporter Today, India is home to more slaves than any other country in the world. Reports estimate the number to be between 14-20 million, some claim the number to be much higher. Slavery has many faces: debt bondage, forced child labor, domestic servitude, forced marriage,   

In Focus: Child Marriage

June 23, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Should She Go to School or Get Married?  How Child Marriage Impacts Indian Girls By Dana Kornberg, BSS Volunteer Educating our young people depends on many of the right ingredients coming together successfully, but if they can’t make it to school in the first place, then the rest is a lost cause. For many Indian