Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta

Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta is a women^[1] and child rights activist^[2][3] and has served as Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Warangal District^[4] Member, A.P. State Commission for Protection Child Rights,^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]} and Founder and Executive Director, Tharuni,^[11] a non-government organization (NGO)^[12][13] that focuses on girl child and women empowerment.^[14] She has participated in rescues and adjudicated on issues such as exploitation, violence,^[4] child sexual abuse,^[15] child marriages,^{[12][13][16][17]} and neglect.

Work against child marriages

Dr. Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta formed balika sanghas (girls’ collectives), to empowering girls aged between 14 and 18 years using multiple approaches such as savings schemes, awareness-building programmes, and vocational training, raising the self-worth of their members and specifically to stop child marriages in Warangal District.^[17]

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