SocioStory · 75 stories
Stories of NGOs, social heroes, CSR teams and volunteers from across India. Every one is checked by an editor before it goes live.
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NGO storyWomen & girls
A thought: ‘the hands which were meant for holding pens and books were washing dishes and serving plates,’ triggered Anju’s mind when she was as young as a 10-year-old kid. This thought not only disturbed her but also deliberated…
4 min read
NGO storyWomen & girls
Teachers encourage minds to think, hands to create and hearts to love. But Shabeena Parveen, a teacher by profession and passion, went an extra mile to convince and uplift the girls from the lower economic background through…
6 min read
NGO storyWomen & girls
When she was young, her grandmother gave her a 100 Rupee note to buy herself a favourite snack from a bakery. But the altruism in this little girl made her to donate that 100 Rupee note to an old lady who was begging at a bus…
3 min read
NGO storyWomen & girls
“We focus on something only when it hits closer home,” expresses Sravannthi Maya, a health psychologist from Hyderabad. Having been diagnosed with PCOS herself, understanding the illness has taken quite some time. On being asked…
4 min read
NGO storyWomen & girls
Every day is a struggle for women who suffer from the most common hormonal disorder called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). For most of the women, PCOS is like fighting a battle that most people do not understand. But why?…
3 min read
NGO storyWomen & girls
If I were to introduce Major PN Sirisha, a retired woman army officer, I would put a couple of terms together. Courage, Sacrifice, Commitment, Determination and Bravery are a few terms that would immediately come to mind. But…
6 min read
NGO storyWomen & girls
“Life is like a camera, face it with a smile,” goes an adage. This quote reminded me of Sujatha Burla who aspired to become a photographer until destiny had different plans for her. Before I get into the story, I would like to…
4 min read
NewsWomen & girls
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams and this implies to every single human being on the Earth. To prove to the world that 'Gender' cannot determine how much you can succeed, people from the…
2 min read
NGO storyWomen & girls
Barely 45 days after she was born, she was attacked with polio. By the time her parents could take her to the nearest hospital, her body was completely paralysed including her voice. It was 52 series of shock treatments and eight…
5 min read
NGO storyWomen & girls
Reminiscing his school days, Maani Singh recalls on how frustrating it was to dress up like a girl, to stand in a girl’s row, to sit with a group of girls and to be called by a girl’s name. When family and friends called him…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
Sporting on a 220 CC Bajaj Avenger Cruise bike that she named it as ‘Ellie’, (short form of the French word Esprit Libre meaning ‘free spirit’), the first woman solo motor biker of Andhra Pradesh, Vaishali Kulkarni More rides her…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
“I’m a boy who was born as a girl, and have to prove to myself every day that I’m a man enough for the world, and yes, I am glad to have proved it”, stated Aryan Pasha, India’s first transman bodybuilder. From being called a…
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