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Lucy Rose

Celebrity guest blogger

  • Mothers with their new born daughters at Beti Utsav celebration at Bhalswa, New Delhi

    Mothers with their new born daughters at Beti Utsav celebration at Bhalswa, New Delhi. Photo: Poulomi Basu/ActionAid

    Singer Lucy Rose on stopping the abortions of girls in India

    Posted 15 Mar 2016

    Singer Lucy Rose's new music video 'Nebraska' stars Danny Dyer as a conflicted man coming to terms with how to present himself to the world as who he really is. Around the world pressure from society holds people back - from what we wear to how we are valued by others.

    During a recent trip to India with ActionAid, 26-year-old Lucy discovered the catastrophic consequences of girls not being valued as highly as boys. Read her moving account of visiting a celebration of new born girls to find out why this festival is so important for the identity of girls in India.

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