Category: SHE Matters
Welcome to Stories of Change — a collection of real journeys from Meri Pathshala, Bandhini, and SHE Matters. Here, children learn with confidence, women earn with dignity, and communities grow safer and stronger — one inspiring story at a time.
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Redefining Respect Through Awareness of Periods
How the Periods and Respect Session Changed My View When the joint session by Odser began, I honestly thought it would be like any other health class. I assumed periods were something only girls needed to learn about, and I…
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Understanding Respect: How a Classroom Lesson Changed a Mindset
At first I was not knowing what this class is about. I felt shy. Everyone was quiet. Then didi told us about good behaviour and how to respect girls. She said boys also must help make school safe. She showed…
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Learning Consent and Confidence
When the Odser team came to our school, I was first scared and shy. I thought they will talk about things that we should not talk about in front of boys, I was uncomfortable in the beginning. But slowly the…
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A Young Boy’s Pledge to Make the World Safer for Girls
Why I Want to Join the She Matters Peace Walk I want to join the She Matters Peace Walk because I feel girls and women should feel safe everywhere they go. In school we learn to respect everyone, but outside…
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Sahil’s Story – Walking Beside Women: Discovering That Respect Has No Gender
Today I joined the She Matters Peace Walk at Wadia College Chowk. I was a little nervous because I always wonder what role men like me can really play in all this. I am not very good with big speeches…
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Aditya’s Story – How One Boy Learned That Equality Begins with Action
I usually volunteer with Meri Pathshala, helping children with reading and homework after school. I am also a college debater, so I am used to speaking on big issues, but today felt different. This was not about arguing a point.…
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Marching for Freedom: A Teen’s Stand for Dignity and Safety
Why I Want to Join the SHE Matters Peace Walk Next week our school will participate in the She Matters Peace Walk, and I have been thinking a lot about what this event means to me. I want to join…
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Rhea’s Story – Turning Planning into Purpose: When Volunteering Sparks Hope
I have been a volunteer with SHE matters for almost a year now, and usually I am the one handling the behind the scenes work. Planning routes. Coordinating schools. Checking placards. Calling teachers who always say, “Yes, yes, we are…
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Prachi’s Story – From Shyness to Strength: Claiming Her Right to Feel Safe
Today was my first SHE Matters Peace Walk, and I still feel the energy buzzing inside me even hours later. We gathered at Wadia College Chowk early in the morning. At first I stood at the back, trying to blend…
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A SHE Origin Story – The Promise My Father Made to Women
When I think of SHE and what it has become, I think of my father first, Dr Prem Sethi. He did not start SHE because it was fashionable. He did not launch it because safety had suddenly become a talking…