When life gives you lemons... | Insia Dariwala | TEDxBITSPilani

My life may not have been a fairy tale, but (I) am going to make sure it's going to be a fairly good tale." A writer and director by profession, Insia is the founder of The Hands of Hope Foundation, a foundation that provides outreach programs to create awareness about sexual abuse in schools, communities, and neighborhoods. She has also co-founded Sahiyo, an NGO which advocates women rights and is trying to end the practice of female genital cutting. Watch Insia Dariwala talk about creating her own realities, to navigate the tough terrain she grew up in. Insia Dariwala is an Advertising and Mass Communication graduate from F.I.T New York and today, an award-winning international filmmaker who effectively uses her 14 years of expertise as a writer, director and executive producer to highlight social evils like child sexual abuse (CSA) in her hard-hitting films like 'The Candy Man' and 'Cock-Tale'.A social change maker, through her storytelling and visual arts, the founder of 'The Hands of Hope Foundation' and also the co-founder of an organisation called 'Sahiyo',Insia uses the medium of Art & Films to train the lens on social issues. While one organisation creates awareness in schools, communities & slums in India regarding CSA the latter empowers Asian communities to end female genital cutting (FGC). Actively involved with the WCD Ministry of India, in formulating effective Preventive Measures & Advocacy efforts on Child Sexual Abuse has won Insia many prestigious awards and accolades. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx