The Consequences of Poverty and Inequality on Girls and Women: A 10-Part Series
Poverty does not deal a girl one blow. It closes one door, then another. A guide to the ten consequences, how they connect, and what breaks the chain.
About Our Blog
The Sneha Karma Foundation blog is where the work behind our mission becomes visible. It is a place for field stories, program updates, and plain-language explanations of the issues that shape the lives of girls and women in India — access to education, early marriage, social abuse, skills and livelihoods, and the slow, patient work of building community trust. Some posts follow a single girl or family; others step back to explain a problem, a program, or a decision.
Most of our work begins in Assam, in communities around the Garbhanga Forest Reserve and beyond, where generations of girls have grown up without schooling or a voice in their own future. Through Support-A-Girl, scholarships, women’s empowerment programs, artisan livelihoods, and community education, we try to remove the barriers that keep girls out of school and women out of stable work. The blog records what that looks like in practice: what we tried, what we learned, what changed, and where we still have work to do.
We also publish the less photogenic parts of the work — how donations are used, how impact is measured, why a program was redesigned, and what partnership makes possible. Transparency is not a badge we display; it is a habit we practice. Whether you are a donor, volunteer, partner, student, or neighbor, these stories are for you. Start with the most-read articles, browse by category, or follow the archive from the beginning. Thank you for reading, and for caring about the girls and women at the center of this work.
From our blog
Mental Health and Voice: The Consequence Nobody Counts
Poverty is exhausting. When a girl is also expected to be silent, the cost shows up in anxiety, depression and a narrowed sense of what is possible.
Precarious Work and the Wage Gap: When Education Isn't Enough
A girl can finish school and still end up in informal, low-paid work. The wage gap is not only about qualifications; it is about care, segregation and who gets to negotiate.
