IGP rescues vulnerable babies and girls from being killed or trafficked, holistically cares for them, and empowers them through education.
Vulnerable babies and girls in India at risk of being killed or trafficked, and at-risk families
From invisiblegirlproject.org/what-we-do/rice ↗Our proven strategy is RICE
Our RICE (Rescue. Intervention. Care. Empowerment) program rescues vulnerable babies and girls from being killed or trafficked, intervenes in the lives of at-risk families to support their daughters, holistically cares for rescued girls, and empowers them through education in order to end female gendercide in India.
We rescue girls from life-threatening danger by partnering with local organizations in India to rescue girls from infanticide, violence, child labor, and child marriage. We also care for girls who were abandoned or vulnerable to trafficking or prostitution.
We intervene in the legal system: where laws have been broken or lives have been taken, we pursue justice for victims in the local court system. We're making sure that laws regarding child marriage are being upheld so that children aren't forced to be wives.
We advocate for healing through trauma counseling so that no girls are left on their own to process what they've faced. Rescued girls regularly meet with social workers in order to experience healing and restoration from all they've been hurt by.
We provide the education every girl deserves. Girls' rights are human rights, and rescued girls are consistently hearing this truth. We also provide quality education or training in a trade so that rescued girls can break the cycle of gendercide in their family. With our holistic RICE program, we reach over 60 rural villages and slums across India so that girls and women can lead full, productive lives and can ultimately be change-makers in their culture.
AWARENESS InitiativesWe’ve created a curriculum that teaches how to identify female gendercide, why it happens, and the specific laws in India that are supposed to stop it.
Child sponsorship$50 per monthOur sponsors cover a rescued girl’s tuition fees, meals, and trauma counseling with their $50 monthly donation.
Teaching & Transforming ProgramIn 2021, we launched our Teaching & Transforming Program that has now successfully trained over 10,000 individuals in India including, but not limited to: government officials, police officers, nurses, and students.