Richa Gupta: Owning the Problem of Social-Emotional Learning

Jan 16, 2021 Posted by: Elias Ross Trupin India,  Richa Gupta,  SDG3

Richa: The pleasure’s all mine. Our challenge is that governments of developing countries lack the area expertise to equip children in public schools with the necessary skills to cope with the stress that accompanies poverty. Thus, these children experience inattentiveness, powerlessness, shame, anger, etc. which stops them from becoming healthy lifelong learners. With 236 million children enrolled in the public schools of India itself, most living on less than $2 a day, there is an urgent need to reimagine the types of skills our most vulnerable children need. 

Priyal Agrawal: Building a 21st-Century Sexual Health Ecosystem in India

Jan 16, 2021 Posted by: Elias Ross Trupin India,  Priyal Agrawal,  SDG3

Priyal: India, even though is a liberal and progressive country, using the word "sex" still brings shame and disgust to many communities. As a country with a population of 1.3 Billion, with the 3rd largest HIV epidemic in the world, where 2 out of 3 women remain unaware of the process when they begin menstruating, and has the world's largest number of child-brides; we still lack access to medically-accurate information, modern contraception, and menstrual hygiene products as well as access to sexual health expert and legal help. On top of that lies the taboo around the subject.

Megha Desai: Elevating Menstruation for 1.4 Million People

Jan 16, 2021 Posted by: Elias Ross Trupin India,  Megha Desai,  SDG3,  USA

Megha: Thank YOU, Spiffy. The Desai Foundation empowers women and girls through community programs to elevate health, livelihood, and menstrual health. We cultivate dignity so people can dream beyond their circumstances. We believe in holistic community development to uplift everyone in the community. We focus on both India and the United States.