This Daan Utsav 2023, we have some SUPERSTARS wanting to tell you about us!

Meet Rangtuli Group- a vibrant set of young adolescent girls from a hamlet named Kolarkhal within Kheyadah II Gram Panchayat. These girls have been working as peer educators/leaders since early 2021 on various aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) based education to lead changes from within and lead changes in the schools, village and communities. Riya, Satarupa, Sumana, Barsha, Sudeshna, Trisha, Ankita and many more members of this group have learnt to advocate for their own SRHR through holding workshops at community and panchayat levels. They have represented their work and advocated for the need of such intervention at various conferences. Theirs is a journey from shy, introvert and underconfident adolescents to powerful, motivated and confident changemakers.

Working with adolescents and young adults is an approach that has been proved to have a dominos effect when it comes to social change. In our experience of working with young people, we have seen that when you empower young people with knowledge about their bodies, bodily autonomy and well-being, they are able to make informed choices not just about their bodies but also their lives in general. They are able to prioritise their safety and take ownership of Their Lives. This contirbutes their holistic development and thereby reducing gender inequality.

If we see a few national figures when it comes to various realities pertaining to gender and SRHR:

• 90% perpetrators are known to the abused in cases of Child Sexual Abuse
• 57% boys think Violence is Justified and 50% of them are likely to develop tendency of physical violence
• 27% girls get married between 15-19 years which roughly translates to millions of Teenage Pregnancies
• 23% girls annually drop out of School at the onset of Menstruation owing to the lack of Knowledge and Infrastructure
• 13% pregnant women and girls die as a result of Unsafe Abortions

You, yes You have the power to transform thousands of lives, but supporting us in our endevour of empowering young people to make informed choices, seek justices, remain safe and access equal opportunities through our capacity building programs. We have impacted thousands of adolescents and youth with out programs like:

1. Period Adda : A holistic Menstrual Health Management Education Program (MHM) meant to support communities and organizations in developing Menstrual Health and Advocacy based Interventions and Awareness Programs. Period Adda advocates for Gender Equity for All Persons in the Society to Live a Life of Dignity and Experience Menstruation Without Stigma, Taboos and Superstitions by working with Govt. Schools, Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK), Partner NGOs, Communities, Corporate Spaces and Residential Complexes.
2. My body My Rights(MBMR) : A Comprehensive Gender and Sexuality Education Program (CSE) based on a Well-Researched Scientific Curriculum aimed towards Capacity Building of Parents, Teachers, Educators and Organizational Staff who work with Adolescents and Young People on How to Hold a Judgment Free Safe Space for Young People where they can Access Knowledge about their Own Bodies without Shame and Stigma. 
3. Gender, Leadership and Masculinity(GLM) : A 15 week program rolled out with groups of adolescent boys to explore understanding on gender justice, leadership and the impact these have on their understanding of masculinity. The aim of this program is to harness kindness, empathy and gender equity by doing away with gender stereotypes, pressures of patriarchy driven ideas of masculinity and the limitation it has on the psyche of young boys and men.
4. Project Tamanna : An adolescent empowerment program implemented in different government schools in and around Kolkata to build awareness on issues like early/child marriage, knowledge building on POCSO Act 2012, understanding of SRHR, menstrual literacy and digital safety. The program is also building capacities of peer leaders like the Rangtuli Group who will be taking the intervention forward.

Our Impact so Far : Rangeen Khidki Foundation has worked with Adolescent Boys, Girls and Young People since inception to build knowledge bases and influence behavioral changes through our workshops, events and programs. 

• 38,000 people reached directly and 1,80,000 indirectly (across all programs)
• 100+ workshops held across various states in India
• 7000+ adolescent girls and young women empowered with knowledge about their bodies and bodily autonomy
• 98% women chose to decide their own choice of menstrual products based on their need and choice
• 84.3% participants feel more confident in discussing various aspects of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights(SRHR)
• 80% girls understand consent and express their concern when it is violated
• 50% boys value consent and are willing to challenge age-old Gender Roles and Stereotypes
• 500 Parents, Educators and 40 CBO Partners trained and are now holding a safe space to talk about CSE and SRHR

Our work has been appreciated and supported by renowned philanthropists and changemakers like :

• Amit Chandra (ATE Chandra Foundation)
• Archana Chandra (CEO Jai Vakeel Foundation)
• Mahesh Yagnaraman (India Country Director - Acumen)
• Anandhi Yagnaraman (CEO Catalysts for Social Change)
• Kartik Desai (Kois Invest)
• Luis Miranda (Chairperson- ISPP)
• Dr. Fiona Dias Miranda (Director Seeds of Awareness)
• Sudhir Shenoy (VP- EQUATE)
• Naghma Mulla (CEO- Edelgive Foundation)

Request Your Support this Daan Utsav 2023 : This DaanUtsav please contribute to reach out to more young adolescants through our flagship programs.

For every donation you make to us, Give will match it upto 25%. So for every 100 INR you donate towards our cause, we will be rewarded upto 25 INR i.e. 125 INR at the end of Daan Utsav. So, no amount is small. Even your 100INR could go a long way for us.

Pledge your support, donate now!