The Girl Effect Declaration
Five hundred and eight adolescent girls living in poverty in 14 countries across four continents were asked what they need to have a chance to reach their potential.
More than 25 of the world’s leading organizations, using their vast years of experience working with girls and the best evidence available, developed this Declaration with girls, for girls and for the world.
Now is the moment. Real things need to change for girls and for the world. Adolescent girls are not part ofjust one issue, they are key to every sustainable solution.… Read more
It was a special day at AIM for Seva Balika Vidyalaya, Khategaon. Sri Mike Lakhani, the esteemed donor of the Chatralaya building was visiting the Chatralaya and the school which are in the same premises. The girls were all lined up waiting eagerly to receive Sri Lakhani. The staff members of the school and Chatralaya were also busy in the last minute preparations and some of the parents of the girls of the school had also come to welcome Sri Lakhani.… 
The Khategaon Student home has been operational since June 2010 and the school from 2011 July. The school and hostel is built on a 4-acre land, a life-time of earnings kindly donated by Radhe Shyam Bohare, an agricultural laborer from Khategaon. His dream became a reality with the help of Mike and Ila Lakhani, who came forward to sponsor the construction of the infrastructure with a donation of US $500,000 in 2011. This was further supported following Mike and Ila’s son’s wedding, Raj to Reecha, who kindly donated their wedding gifts to the cause.… 
In times when family sizes are decreasing and nuclear family is increasingly the norm, it is heartening to see the entire Raja family come forward to unanimously support the donation of the Khategaon student home in India. Shailesh and Mina Raja, together with their three sons and two daughters-in-law, make a wonderful joint family that is a delight to talk to and interact with, especially when it comes to supporting a good cause.