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Don’t be an obstacle to your own future. Nothing can stop you from turning your dream into reality. You just need to WANT it enough.

Our mission
Our mission is to inspire teen girls from their own kind. We want to share stories that inspire them to believe it’s possible to achieve their dreams.

Our vision
Our vision is to let teenage girls all around India know it’s possible to transform dreams and aspirations into reality. We want them to know that they CAN and one day they WILL. We want them to be the girls who turned their CAN’Ts into CANs, and their DREAMS into PLANS!

Noorjehan Safia Niaz – Founder of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan

June 23, 2020 by teenqueen, posted in Uncategorized

We, the women have come a long way. We had no rights, no education and no voice. We no doubt have a much longer way to go but along the way we must applaud women who have made life changing alterations in this unjust society. Iconic women such as – Pundita Ramabai and Sarala Devi … Continue reading Noorjehan Safia Niaz – Founder of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan

Gurdev Kaur Deol – An entrepreneur, An organic farmer and an empowering woman

June 23, 2020 by teenqueen, posted in Uncategorized

Gurdev Kaul Deol married her husband in the middle of getting her BEd degree. The challenge was however, being able to work as an independent woman which was not an ideal situation, especially in rural households. Gurdev showed people how wrong their mindsets were and fought against all these superstitions that put women down. She … Continue reading Gurdev Kaur Deol – An entrepreneur, An organic farmer and an empowering woman

Viji Penkoottu – A woman who ensured women could sit and be provided with bathroom facilities

June 23, 2020 by teenqueen, posted in Uncategorized

In 2009, Viji formed a collective also named Penkoottu (women for each other) after established trade unions refused to take the demands of unorganized women workers seriously. Women who worked as saleswomen were made to stand the whole day. Some women drank minimal amounts of water to ensure they wouldn’t have to go to the … Continue reading Viji Penkoottu – A woman who ensured women could sit and be provided with bathroom facilities

Meena Gayen: A woman who built a road and made her village more accessible

June 17, 2020June 18, 2020 by teenqueen, posted in Uncategorized

It is ironic how terrible personal tragedies are sometimes the very reason you do an extraordinarily monumental gesture. This is how Meena Gayen’s fight for accessibility to and from their remote village reached its pinnacle. Meena Gayen is a resident of a secluded village in India named Tridibnagar, in South 24 Parganas district of West … Continue reading Meena Gayen: A woman who built a road and made her village more accessible

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