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Girls First girls at their school in rural Bihar, India

A New Advocate for Peace & Women’s Rights | Ritu’s Story
By Kate LeventhalNovember 19, 2015November 24, 2018 Categories: Girls First - India, International Programs Tags: community impact, gender violence, harassment, resilience, women's rights Leave a comment

How Ritu, an 8th grade girl in rural Bihar, India, has become an advocate for peace and women’s rights since completing CorStone’s Girls First program.
Poonam’s Story | CorStone Girls First

My Dreams & Strengths In My Own Words | Poonam’s Story
By Kate LeventhalNovember 2, 2015June 28, 2018 Categories: Girls First - India Tags: adolescent girls, advocacy, CorStone program, girls first, india, resilience, rights Leave a comment

Poonam, a 14 year old girl living in rural Bihar, India shares her big dreams, a lot of heart and her changed perspective after completing the CorStone Girls First program.
Girls participate in a Girls First Group in rural Bihar, India

Bihar’s girls and women find their resilience
By Kate LeventhalOctober 12, 2015November 15, 2018 Categories: Girls First - India Tags: adolescent girls, CorStone program, emotional resilience, india, restorative practices, rights, training 1 Comment

CorStone Program Facilitator, Namrata Bhalla, shares what students in CorStone’s Girls First resilience program have learned to take control of their lives.

Girls Stand up to Gender Discrimination in Bihar, India
By Kate LeventhalApril 16, 2015July 10, 2018 Categories: Girls First - India, Resiliency in Challenging Times Tags: adolescent girls, bihar, community impact, CorStone program, emotional resilience, gender discrimination, girls first 1 Comment

CorStone Master Trainer, Aditi, shares her story on the impact that Girls First resilience training deliver to participants in Bihar, India: Girls standing up to gender discrimination.
Training session | Girls First

Resilience: Can it Keep Water Clean in India’s Middle Schools?
By Kate LeventhalFebruary 3, 2015July 2, 2018 Categories: Girls First - India, Program Results Tags: adolescent girls, bihar, clean water, community impact, CorStone program, health, resilience 1 Comment

How organized action and new found confidence by CorStone’s Girls First participants helps to keep water clean for middle school girls in Bihar, India.
Nivedita Singh | CorStone Girls First Project Coordinator

Discovering My Resilience
By Kate LeventhalNovember 6, 2014November 12, 2018 Categories: Girls First - India, International Programs Tags: adolescent girls, bihar, CorStone program, india, resilience 1 Comment

CorStone Project Coordinator, Nivedita Singh, shares how the Girls First resilience training has taught her to be more patient and calm in face of a challenge.

In honor of International Day of the Girl | Special message from ‘Girls First’ , India
By Kate LeventhalOctober 12, 2014July 2, 2018 Categories: Girls First - India, International Programs Tags: adolescent girls, adolescent health, advocacy, child marriage, CorStone program, india, mental health, poverty, resilience 1 Comment

A special message from CorStone’s Girls First participants in Bihar, India on how their future looks so bright.
14 year old refuses early marriage | CorStone

A 14 year old girl stands up to early marriage in India
By Kate LeventhalSeptember 25, 2013July 2, 2018 Categories: Girls First - India, Program Results Tags: advocacy, dalit, girls first, india, rights, underage marriage 1 Comment

Learn how a 14 year old dalit girl in Bihar, India speaks up to make an empowering decision that changed her life.

Circle of Resilience | CorStone

The Circle of Resilience
By Steve LeventhalSeptember 22, 2013November 24, 2018 Categories: Girls First - India, International Programs Tags: adolescent, emotional resilience, mental health, patna, resilience Leave a comment

Today, we sat in a circle of resilience with 15 girls attending our Girls First program in Patna, India. It was a test of my resilience and an awakening of love, compassion and hope.
Sangath Research Results | CorStone

CorStone’s Resiliency Program for Girls in India | Results are in!
By Steve LeventhalNovember 7, 2011November 30, 2018 Categories: International Programs, Program Results Tags: community impact, CorStone program, mental health, resiliency, training Leave a comment

Research results of Children’s Resiliency Program for Girls conducted by Sangath that included 1,000 girls from the slums of Surat, India.

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