by blog-coro | Jun 3, 2019 | blog
“My father was an alcoholic. He married me off in a drunken stupor. I was only 12. It was decided that my in-laws would come and get me after my dad paid a dowry and I got my period. My dad never paid the dowry and I never got my period. Eventually, my husband married...
by blog-coro | Jun 3, 2019 | blog
“When my husband beat me so badly that my womb lost the ability to bear children, I ran away to my parents’ village, Mor Dungri, in Udaipur district. I realized I wasn’t welcome there when I asked for chappals from the family shop and my mother asked me to pay her. I...
by blog-coro | May 15, 2019 | blog
Children fall prey to violence very easily. Child protection does not merely mean protection of their rights but along with that, it is important to create an environment to protect children completely because they are dependent on us adults. CORO India’s intervention...
by blog-coro | May 7, 2019 | blog
In Mumbai, women are allotted fewer public toilets and pay more than men for the same usage, when it comes to urination. On top of this, public toilets have poor hygiene and are often unsafe. The system stakeholders responsible for urban sanitation are largely...
by blog-coro | May 6, 2019 | blog
CORO India completes 30 years in 2019. Our journey as a grassroots organisation has been more than overwhelming; with experiences to be cherished lifelong. We work towards a society based on equality and justice, by empowering leaders in the most marginalized...
by blog-coro | May 2, 2019 | blog
Every 5 years, the people of India exercise their right to vote given to them by the country’s constitution. Elections in India are a well celebrated and auspicious affair. This gala of equality brings the entire country onto its feet as the people step out to vote....
