Claiming our space!



Parcham achieved a major victory with a public announcement by the elected representative that a ground of 5 acres in a small town in Maharashtra, India for the exclusive use of women and girls to play sports.  Parcham is a small group which achieved this major feat through the sheer determination of young girls in the age group 14-19 who stood outside colleges and the market, getting signatures on an appeal to the government to give land for women and girls to enjoy their right to play. 



Lesson is that age is not a factor in creating change.  A belief in your demand and the determination to get it will take you there. 



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