“There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.”
-Kofi Annan (Former UN Secretary-General)
What matters most?
We at PencilPen Organization is dedicated to working with gov schools, NGOs and rural India closely to solve the basic and urgent problems of the girl child education and healthcare. We are working to create a community of intellectuals and rational thinkers to come together to participate in the process.
Community:
A group of intellectuals and thinkers who come forward to raise voice for girl child rights.
Transparency:
Building a system that can create trust within the organization.
Research and Innovation:
We believe only with innovation in product and services we can support millions of women and child.
Our Work
Project #sayitperiod
Helping government school girls and their mother with better menstrual hygiene.
School Reached – 8
Girls and their mother helped – 400+
Money raised – ₹98000+
Status – Completed
Project #smile
Saturday workshop for the primary school student to bring smiles on their face.
School Reached – 4
Especial thanks to NIFT Gandhinagar students.
Status – Completed
Our Goodwill Ambassador
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Sanjeeta Bhattacharya
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, 24, is a singer-songwriter based in Delhi, India. Before graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Sanjeeta began her journey in music training in Hindustani Classical music and Kathak while simultaneously exploring Jazz, Balkan, Flamenco and Latin styles. She has performed at various venues across India, Boston and Spain including Boston Symphony Hall alongside composer A.R. Rahman, music festivals like Panama Jazz, Magnetic Fields, NH7 Weekender, Orange Festival, NCPA Jazz et cetera. As part of her personal project, she has released two singles, ‘I Will Wait’ and ‘Natsukashii’ as well as her first Hindi/Urdu collaboration titled, ‘Shams’.
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Aditi Raval
Social media celebrity of Gujarat. Social Media Infotainer. Ex evening radio jockey since 2007 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat). A person who follows Heart & connect with people through Voice.
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Sainee Raj
Screenwriter and actor have known for conceptualising and co-writing ‘Int. Cafe – Night’ a short film starring Naseeruddin Shah and Shernaz Patel that has bagged over 12 awards and 22 nominations. A child artiste is known for Shaka Laka Boom Boom, and AIB and Flitercopy videos in the recent years. Sainee finds comfort in spoken word poetry. Her poetry ‘The Bechdel Test’ was a sleeper hit on YouTube.
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Punya Suri, IIT
Punya Suri, 21, is a Master’s student in the field of Society and Culture at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar. She has worked at institutions like the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum), Mumbai, CIPLA, and the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Although professionally vested in the field of history and museology, she has a keen interest in taking up women’s issues. An Editor and Core Team member at ‘Rise for Humanity’ (riseforhumanity.com), she is, now, also a Goodwill Ambassador for PencilPen.
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Sanaya Polishwala, NIFT
Sanaya Polishwala is a fashion design student from National Institute of Fashion Technology, aspiring to be a fashion stylist and designer. She is also a plus-size model and strongly stands for equality for all kind of sexes and size. She has walked for various college like IIM Ahmedabad, NIFT, JOSH