India
Extract:
“As a woman and an elected Member of Parliament, it has been my firm conviction that there is a shortcut to real social change - empowering the girl child. Our Government's policy of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Educate the Girl Child to empower her) was conceived with this vision.”
“Unlike the men and women who may have planted its seed, the banyan is still a young tree at 70.”
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:
Participation