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STF in India: Answering Your Questions!

We promised we’d get around to answering some of the questions you left here on the blog, so here we go! I recruited Jancy to poll the other students and take over answering your Qs. Sarah B asks: I...

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Guess Who’s Working for Goldman Sachs?!

After a brief summer blogging hiatus as your India liaison, I’m back feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to take on the world. I hope your summers left you feeling equally as refreshed. So I have...

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My Trip to Shanti Bhavan in India

Where do I even begin with my trip to India? Do I start with the moment I realized it would change my life forever? Or maybe when the first child touched my heart? There’s no true way to distinguish...

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She’s the First Premieres Magho: A Documentary about Maheshwari

Last month, She’s the First had the distinct opportunity to premiere its FIRST EVER documentary, “Magho.” The documentary follows Maheshwari, a Shanti Bhavan senior, as she welcomes us into her home....

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A Volunteer’s First Impressions of Shanti Bhavan in India

[Editor's Note: This is the first blog post from Caroline Orr, our guest blogger on the ground at Shanti Bhavan. Caroline is a rising sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She...

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Graduation Day at Shanti Bhavan in India

[Editor's Note: This is the second blog post from Caroline Orr, our guest blogger on the ground at Shanti Bhavan. For more information on Shanti Bhavan Graduation festivities, check out the STF in...

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Exercise, Fitness and the Olympics in India

Editor’s Note: Recently She’s the First wrapped up its spring fundraising campaign, Run the World. We encouraged people all around the country to get active, and run, walk, zumba, do yoga or any form...

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Mural Painting and the Arts at Shanti Bhavan

One of the things that makes Shanti Bhavan unique among Indian schools is that students have the opportunity to explore the arts. We’ve previously blogged about a large Rangoli project our previous...

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Mural Painting and the Arts in India

One of the things that makes Shanti Bhavan unique among Indian schools is that students have the opportunity to explore the arts. We’ve previously blogged about a large Rangoli project our previous...

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Preetha Becomes a Nationally Recognized Poet!

I have some excellent news to share with you all! Our very own Preetha won the Times of India “New Voices in the New Age”  poetry contest! The Times of India is one of the largest newspapers in India,...

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Yeshwini, STF Scholar in India, Goes to Japan!

Two years ago I wrote about Yeshwini applying to go to Japan to attend ISAK (International School of Asia, Karuizawa) a summer school program in Japan that emphasizes diversity, creativity and...

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A Volunteer’s First Impressions of Shanti Bhavan in India

[Editor's Note: This is the first blog post from Caroline Orr, our guest blogger on the ground at Shanti Bhavan. Caroline is a rising sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She...

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In the Mood for a TEDx Talk?

Then we’ve got just the thing. Back in March, Ajit George, Director of Operations at Shanti Bhavan, gave a Tedx talk at UNC. “I’d like to tell you all a little secret, but you have to promise not to...

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Updates on the First-Ever STF Alumni Program

As an alumnus, have you ever thought about giving back to your high school? Maheshwari and Prathibha, both alumni of She’s the First partner school Shanti Bhavan in Bangalore, India, have found a great...

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STF Scholar Shares Her Story with Glamour

13-year-old STF Scholar Keerthi grew up as the daughter of quarry workers in India, but she now has the chance to break the cycle of poverty. Glamour traveled to India to follow Keerthi and prove the...

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