In the lead up to the International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, UNAIDS has launched an initiative aimed at raising awareness regarding the rights of transgender children. All children love to create hidden places where they can hide their precious trinkets or prized possessions safely and securely. These hidden objects can reveal a lot about the child – who he/she is, what he/she likes and what his/her dreams are. For some transgender children, this act of hiding treasures becomes a way of hiding their identity from disapproving eyes. ‘Unbox Me’ is an effort to symbolically unbox their secret to the world and open the conversation for so many transgender children out there, not just in India, but everywhere. This is part of a year long collaboration with FCB India and the #SeeMeAsIAm campaign. Transgender people around the world are often marginalized and experience discrimination and violence. As a result, transgender people are at a heightened risk of HIV – up to 13% higher than the global population. In addition, up to 24 countries in the world criminalize or prosecute transgender people. 'Unbox Me' is about countering such stigma and discrimination.

This is a story about collaboration for the creation of fair and sustainable nutrition for all, enabled by shared commitment to impact in SDG2 Zero Hunger, SDG12 Sustainable Development and Production, and SDG17 Partnership for the Goals. The Blendhub localized food production model is centered around local community collaboration. This model has brought together farmers and small entrepreneurs enabled by eKutir, and humanitarian development organizations enabled by Partnerships for Change, for the reevaluation of the Ragi supply chain to create nutrition and economy around a highly undervalued raw material. Blendhub is deploying a global network of localized food production hubs. These hubs are the heart of our Food-as-a-service model that helps any local entrepreneur go from idea to market with a food product, removing inefficient steps along the supply chain like nonvalue producing stakeholders or extra costs (unnecessary transport, import/export duties) from the Ragi supply chain in India. eKutir is helping farmers control and optimize production through their soil to shelf digital tool FarmeX and promoting local entrepreneurs to launch products based on the local Ragi production in India. Partnerships for Change is promoting sustainable development through direct humanitarian intervention. They are collaborating with RIST and Swabhimaan for development of the Koramangala slum in Bengaluru, India. #VR

Rais Khan Project has composed folk songs for Dettol Banega Swasth India campaign, as part of India's first music album on hygiene. At the Lakshya - Sampoorn Swasthya Ka Telethon, Rais Khan, Percussionist and Folk Musician, along with his band performed some of the songs from the music album and gave the message of handwashing with soap and hygiene. About NDTV (English news channel): NDTV is India's Most-Trusted News Broadcaster with the latest updates in news, sports, entertainment and much more from within India and around the world. Watch big political debates, exclusive entertainment interviews, news bulletins, current affairs, talk shows and tech reviews with our 24x7 news live streams, packed with credible information across all platforms: TV, Internet and Mobile. Subscribe to our channel to get latest news updates. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ndtv/. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ndtv/ Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/ndtv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ndtv/ Telegram Messenger: https://t.me/NDTVbot/?start=hi Follow us on Google News for Breaking and Latest News Updates: NDTV: https://bit.ly/3e5ngbP NDTV India (Hindi News): https://bit.ly/3mNVwMY Download NDTV Mobile Apps: http://www.ndtv.com/page/apps #BanegaSwasthIndia #SwasthIndia #AmitabhBachchan

ChildFund, a child development organization, has been working with underprivileged children, youth and families from the most remote, extremely backward and hard-to-reach areas in India, since 1951, with a vision to build “an India where children lead a dignified life and achieve their full potential”. ChildFund in India works in the rural belts of the country, now slowly expanding its focus to urban poverty where child protection issues and violence against children are prevalent. Its programs provide comprehensive support to children from their conception until they reach 24 years of age by integrating health, nutrition, sanitation, gender equality, disability, education, skill training, livelihoods, child protection and humanitarian relief work. ChildFund annually reaches millions of children, youth, and their families across the country, through its long and short-term programs. #Child #Eucation #Livelihoods #Health #NGO