In a quiet moment away from the spotlight, our CEO Ravi Kantamsetty, recently sat down with one of our scholars, Mahek Das. On paper, it was a catch-up between a mentor and a beneficiary. In reality, it was a celebration of two extraordinary milestones. Mahek, a proud product of Kranti, an NGO dedicated to empowering daughters of sex workers, has spent years redefining what is possible. After losing her mother to HIV and tuberculosis at the age of ten, Mahek and her elder sister fled an...

Khawa’s father has lived for years with a long-term mental illness that left him unable to work. Her mother crossed into India to support the family, but eventually returned home to care for her husband. The family’s income vanished. Two younger brothers looked to Khawa for proof that a different life was possible. In 2022, Save the Child Foundation Nepal, with sponsorship from Save the Child Foundation USA, found Khawa. She joined our program that year—and she has never looked back. Today,...

On October 11, 2024, the world observes the International Day of the Girl Child , a day dedicated to highlighting the unique challenges...