Partnering with women and girls in India

Hunger and poverty thrives where women and girls are denied education, voice, and choice.

In India, we run two programs that tackle this at its roots.

In Bihar, where nearly half of girls marry before they turn 18, we work alongside 1,400 at-risk girls over a three year cycle as part of our Adolescent Girls program.

Through Girls Collectives, leadership workshops, rights education, and parent and community outreach, girls are staying in school, resisting forced marriage, and becoming changemakers in their communities.

Women hold seats in village councils, but too often, their voices go unheard.

We equip around 600 Elected Women Representatives annually with the knowledge, networks, and confidence to lead. The result is  more girls in school, more families accessing essential services and more communities shaped by women’s leadership.

When women lead, communities thrive — and the cycle of hunger and poverty is broken for good.

Khushi’s parents arranged her marriage three times and each time, she refused; a feat she had the strength to accomplish with knowledge and confidence she gained through THP’s Girls’ Collectives.

She’s one of the first graduates of our Adolescent Girls program. Across Bihar, we work with 1,400 girls like Khushi through community clubs, leadership workshops, and advocacy training, including parents and communities on their journey so the program is sustainable and durable.

Over 95% now know their fundamental rights.

83% have had a say in decisions about their own marriage.

The program works. Khushi is now at college and mentors other girls in her village. 

Savita upgraded her local school to senior secondary so no girl would have to drop out after Year 8.

Kailash negotiated construction of a road connecting 150 households to essential services.

These are elected women — and with the right support, they reclaim the power to make change that matters.

We work with approximately 600 women representatives annually across Rajasthan, building the confidence and networks they need to lead.