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.

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.

Our programs strengthens women’s leadership at the grassroots level to enable transformative change. Through capacity strengthening, mentoring, peer learning, and community platforms, we support women leaders to identify local priorities, engage community members, collaborate with local governance institutions, and improve access to public services and government programs, making local governance more inclusive, responsive, and participatory.

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

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

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