About Female Gendercide - Kanya Raksha Foundation

63 million girls are missing from India's population because of female gendercide

Female gendercide is the mass killing of girls and women because of their gender. We’re committed to shedding light on this atrocity, combatting it, and caring for its survivors. We rescue girls, provide freedom, and empower through education.

Source: Indian Economic Survey 2018

of girls in India do
not live past puberty

0 %

Source: “It’s A Girl” Movie

of girls in India
marry before age 18

0 %

Source: UNICEF

of women in India are victims of rape or attempted rape in their lifetime

0 %

Source: UN Development Fund for Women

what we're doing about it

Our proven strategy for ending female gendercide is RICE.

elements of gendercide

Foeticide

Indian laws against sex-selective abortion are often not enforced. One girl is aborted in India every minute—just because she is a girl.

Infanticide

When a daughter is born, family members may kill the baby girl just because she is a girl. Infanticide is so widely practiced that girls in India are 75% more likely to die than boys.

Trafficking

Sex trafficking is a consequence of India’s gender imbalance. Young girls are frequently forced into prostitution or to fulfill the demand for wives.

Violence

Violence against women occurs more frequently in areas where men outnumber women. For example, in India, one woman an hour is murdered due to dowry disputes.