When Questions Echoed: Where are the Barricades? Where is the Napkin Destroyer Machine?

Imagine a village girl standing inside the National Highways Authority office and asking a senior officer, “When will barricades be installed on the Fiyawadi highway?” Or a Adolescents boldly asking school officials in a meeting, “When will the napkin destroyer machine become functional in our school?” If this sounds surprising, come with us to the villages of Rajasthan where such conversations are becoming a new normal through interventions by Rajsamand Jan Vikas Sansthan (RJVS).

✊ A generation that refuses silence These girls are rejecting passive endurance. They ask questions, demand answers, and step forward to create solutions. The RJVS Learning Community model has provided them the courage, space, and collective strength to organize and lead change. What began in narrow village lanes is now resonating in public spaces—community halls, meetings, and gram sabhas. Through street plays, wall writings, posters, and structured village discussions, these girls have moved beyond participation— they are leading.

💡 Leadership demands action, not complaints RJVS helped adolescent girls understand that identifying problems is only the first step. Solving them requires strategy and leadership. Together, they drafted actionable plans: Where should barricades be placed on the highway? How should sanitation concerns be reported to the panchayat? How can parents be convinced not to marry their daughters early?

These plans were presented directly to public representatives and officials—and responses followed. Barricades were installed, school facilities improved, napkin destroyer machines became operational, and many parents pledged to stop child marriage and continue their daughters’ education. The girls learned about legal protections, how FIRs are filed, and visited police stations for the first time to speak with women officers about rights and safety. 🔥 Leadership with Courage: A New Definition Today, adolescent girls in these villages are not merely students—they are changemakers. They discuss child rights, challenge harmful practices in community forums, and articulate demands with confidence. RJVS is not only raising awareness; it is building leadership, resilience, and collective power. These continuous processes remind us that when girls speak, society must listen.

✨ Inspired by RJVS? The next step is yours. If there is a girl in your community who hesitates to express herself, encourage her to ask questions—to challenge silence. Change does not begin with slogans; it begins with action. The journey of RJVS reminds us that transformation is not just policy—it is the courage of a generation. And that generation is ready.