Empowering Adolescent Girls in India

There are 113 million adolescent girls in India, accounting for nearly 11% of the population. Despite their numbers, adolescent girls in India area a largely invisible population - prevailing socio-cultural customs and mores leave them powerless to decide their own future. Their lack of autonomy makes adolescent girls in India extremely vulnerable - they are subject to forced early marriage, violence at home and in their community, lack of education and few employable skills. Dominant behaviours and mindsets about adolescent girls are fairly universal across India and are manifested in key aspects of their lives