In a small village in India, the community celebrates the birth of girls by planting trees and collecting money to help support the girls until age 20. In return, the girls’ parents must promise that she will be educated and not be married until age 18.
The tradition was started by the former leader of the village in honor of his daughter who died in 2006. The tradition continues as the village plants 111 trees and collects about $480 each time a girl is born. This tradition is not only helping to improve life for girls and women in this village, but building resources for their future.
Brandi Bragg