'Cricket has changed my life completely. Because nobody respected us when we were living on the streets. But now, because of cricket, it has changed my life. Now people respect us'. Monisha

India is hosting the 2023 Street Child Cricket World Cup this September. As reigning champions, Karunalaya wants to use the event to end gender-based violence against girls and women living on Chennai's streets and equip them to live the lives they dream of. We are working with them to achieve this, but we cannot do it without you.

Karunalaya:

- addresses the impact of gender-based violence on girls lives by providing 1:1 support, sheltered accommodation and counselling.

- empowers girls to know their rights and to change their perceptions of themselves by supporting them to stay in school and through their activity camps.

- provides street-based classes in pavement-dwelling communities around the issues affecting girls, such as child marriage.

- transforms how society sees and treats girls and young women from pavement-dwelling communities by using their participation in sports and activities such as Theatre of the Oppressed.

- equips pavement-dwelling communities to claim their rights and to address issues like gender-based violence through community initiatives such as the women-led campaign Niruthuda, which in Tamil means Man Stop It!

- educates and works with the police so that gender-based violence is taken seriously.

Here's what your money could do:

£8.50 could pay for a girl affected by gender-based violence to receive one-to-one counselling for a month.

£25 could pay for a girl to attend a three-night camp, including food, transport, accommodation and activities.

£30 could pay for five women to attend a women's leadership training day (including a meal) to empower them to speak out against gender-based violence.

£45 could pay for a girl to stay in Karunalaya's girls shelter for one month, including food, shelter and schooling.

£90 could pay for a Theatre of the Oppressed session for a pavement-dwelling community on gender-based violence.

£150 could pay the cricket coaches salary for one month.

Thank you for your support