MEENA STORY

The Meena stories are about children’s lives, crafted to a large extent by children themselves.  Meena, the lead character of the stories, reflects these children’s Concerns and hopes, aspirations and dreams. When she dreams. When she speaks, it is their words. When she dreams, it is their vision of the future. When she cries, it is a reflection of the pain and frustration.

The stories aim to impart vital life skills like problem solving, communication and negotiation, critical thinking, decision making, assertiveness, and, coping with feelings and relationships.

They enable children to understand the main concepts of children’s rights: as relevant to them, know what rights they are entitled to, empowered to take local action on their own and others ‘behalf.

The Meena stories do not preach. In fact, they are an exercise in making people question the validity and legitimacy of certain practices and theories that are against the interests of children, particularly girl.

The objectives of Meena’s stories is to project things as they are and make people question whether they should continue being that way.

They aim to raise awareness, initiate discussions and support communities and families in finding ways to ensure their children‘s well-bring.

The enabling relationship that Meena has with younger brother Raju, is model for healthy, improved gender relationships.

As the stories demonstrate, it is possible for any girl to be lie Meena and any boy to be like Raju.