Over the past few months we have had the privilege of observing an incredible program, Goal, a Standard Chartered initiatives that aims to empower girls with life skills through sports. It has been fascinating to watch these young girls that come from difficult soci0-economic situations slowly gain a new awareness of things they will never learn in school. As we watch them light up with a new understanding of their bodies, refined sense of self, and test out their communication and listening skills, we have been inspired to think about our own lives and just how important it is for us to stay in touch with these topics throughout our lifespan.
 
As media professionals, we can see that we hold in our hands the power to make something socially and culturally relevant that can be useful for teenage girls across India. Our experiences have shown us that the time from when a young girl enters pubescence to the time when she gets married can often be a very short but also critical period.  And so we put forward the following question to you:

What are the ten most important things YOU think a young girl should know that will help her lead a healthy and thoughtful life as an adult?

Think of the Indian context, yourself (what did you not know but wish you had), think of your daughters, relatives, friends. If you want, think about the things a girl should know about before she gets married and leaves the comfort and autonomy of being a child in her parents' home. We are asking for your help so we too can start to think about how we can take our preliminary efforts even further. We hope to come to a better understanding of how we could make simple but fun informational films that could be accessed by girls across the country. Step two is to reach out to young girls and see what questions they come up with, but we thought that we would start small first.

While no film will ever substitute for a good role model, our hope is that a series of short films could help launch further discussions and/or help girls access more information.