We are raising these funds for

‘रीड टू ड्रीम’ मोहीम, सीईओ विकास मीना आयएएस आणि युनिसेफ महराष्ट्र यांनी सुरु केली आहे. या मोहीमेद्वारे छत्रपती संभाजीनगरमधील २,७५० शाळांतील १,१२,००० मुलांना स्री पुरूष समानतेचा संदेश देणारी गोष्टीची पुस्तके उपलब्ध करून दिली जातील. मागील काही प्रयोगांमधून असे लक्षात आले की ही पुस्तके मुलामुलींचे दृष्टीकोन बदलू शकतात. मुलींनी नवनवीन शक्यता पाहिल्या आणि मुलांनी पारंपरिक भूमिका प्रश्नांकित केल्या. ही मोहीम मुलांना भेदभावमुक्त भविष्याचे स्वप्न पाहण्यासाठी प्रेरित करेल. चला, दान करा आणि मुलांना ‘रीड टू ड्रीम’ मोहीमेद्वारे नवीन स्वप्नं पाहण्यास मदत करा!

‘What boys can do, girls can do. And what girls can do, boys can do’. A simple, but transformative belief that can change how children see themselves and the world around them. Yet, a 2023 study done in a city in Maharashtra showed, more than 80%of girls in Grade 3 believed girls should cook, play with dolls and be considered gentle; while only 34% of them believed that they could do repairs around the house without a man. Stereotypical beliefs such as these build up over time to break their spirits and hold back their dreams. 

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, with two UNESCO heritage sites and over a million people, today faces a 10% lower literacy rate for women than men, and high child marriage rates, impacting girls’ education and potential.

Studies show, storybooks can be powerful agents of change for children. Infact, in an intervention done in Maharashtra by UNICEF and Pratham Books last year, a range of gender equal storybooks were given to the children. After reading them, girls asked the teachers in wonder, “How come girls are doing things like riding a bike, becoming an astronaut?” Boys too would look through illustrations of a father cooking in Angry Akku, and decide to help out at home. A boy even declared, his mother should have her own toolkit for home repairs like the mother in Amma’s Toolkit!

Imagine the difference such storybooks could make, if every single child in Chh. Sambhaji Nagar could have access to them while growing up. It is this conviction that inspired the CEO of Chh. Sambhaji Nagar to launch the ‘Read to Dream’ campaign this International Day of the Girl Child, with support from UNICEF Maharashtra. The CEO, Vikas Meena IAS said, “The ‘Read to Dream’ campaign goes beyond simply giving books to children; it’s about transforming lives. Far too many children, especially girls, are constrained by stereotypes that hold back their dreams. With your generous support, we can equip these girls with the storybooks to start imagining a future without limits.” 

With this campaign aim to reach 2750 Schools. 1,12,000 Children. And you could make it happen. 

So come, donate, and we will ensure 100 percent of it goes into providing storybooks that can change a child’s life. 

Together, we can let our girls, ‘Read to Dream,’

DONATE NOW!