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Evidence of Sustainable Norm Change

Part 1: Data Collected by MVF Field Mobilisers There is credible and mounting evidence from the field that adolescent girls in the...

Corona stories; how girls experienced the pandemic

Hardships faced by adolescent girls during the Covid Pandemic During a recent field visit in June 2022, it became evident over the course...

“It was love at first sight”: Remembering Kamla Bhasin’s Visit to MV Foundation 1-3 November 2018.

Kamla Bhasin was a towering presence in the field of gender justice, gender equality and the fight against patriarchy - not just in India...

The Crucial Role Played by MVF Field Mobilizers in Changing Gender & Education Norms for Adolescents

The Ika Chaalu: Enough is Enough project is implemented at the local level by MVF’s field mobilizers. They are all first-generation...

“Why can’t they include the history of patriarchy and rights of girls in our text books?”

Voices of Adolescent Girls The long drawn-out Covid-19 lockdown was lifted in Telangana in the beginning of August 2021. Schools and...

Gram Panchayats as Allies of Adolescent Girls

Realising equal rights and ensuring completion of secondary education for adolescent girls are the main objectives of the Ika Chaalu –...

Challenges in Building Social Norms for Gender Equality and Adolescent Girls’ Education

The experience of the Ika Chaalu project has demonstrated that the process of budling social norms towards gender equality and adolescent...

Recasting Social Norms to Eliminate Child Labour and Universalize Education

Our latest blog, on how social norms denying children their rights are changed by MVF's approach, making universal education the new norm.

The Ika Chaalu Project: underlying perspectives

Introduction to the underlying perspectives of the Ika Chaalu Project and approach.

Introducing: The Ika Chaalu Blog

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, our regular visits to the field have perforce been replaced by online meetings, both...