I promise to love and respect every daughter of mine throughout her life regardless of how many other daughters or sons that I have. I will protect, nurture, educate, and support her as best as I can and equally with all of my children, daughters and sons alike. I will not allow her to marry or work outside my home before she is of legal age and I will never agree to any marriage against her will. I will not offer nor agree to provide a dowry for her.

The Bindi Project is a new NGO working with men and boys to foster love and respect for all women and girls in India.  It is not just an awareness campaign.  It is based on the idea that the direct and active involvement of men is necessary to stop the violence, exploitation, and discrimination that hundreds of millions of women and girls—from every social, economic, educational, and religious background— in India face every day.   

The Bindi Project was founded by Sunil Desai, a retired U.S. Marine of Indian descent.  To learn more about The Bindi Project, please visit www.bindiproject.org.

You can help by signing the pledge to love and respect your own daughters or any future daughters (you don’t have to be a parent to sign the pledge): http://www.bindiproject.org/index.php?id=11

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If you would like to volunteer or send stories of men who love and respect their daughters, you can contact us via email at admin@bindiproject.org or via this link: http://www.bindiproject.org/index.php?id=12.

I promise to love and respect every daughter of mine throughout her life regardless of how many other daughters or sons that I have. I will protect, nurture, educate, and support her as best as I can and equally with all of my children, daughters and sons alike. I will not allow her to marry or work outside my home before she is of legal age and I will never agree to any marriage against her will. I will not offer nor agree to provide a dowry for her - See more at: http://www.bindiproject.org/index.php?id=11#sthash.1wKwkQG7.dpuf

I promise to love and respect every daughter of mine throughout her life regardless of how many other daughters or sons that I have. I will protect, nurture, educate, and support her as best as I can and equally with all of my children, daughters and sons alike. I will not allow her to marry or work outside my home before she is of legal age and I will never agree to any marriage against her will. I will not offer nor agree to provide a dowry for her - See more at: http://www.bindiproject.org/index.php?id=11#sthash.1wKwkQG7.dpuf

I promise to love and respect every daughter of mine throughout her life regardless of how many other daughters or sons that I have. I will protect, nurture, educate, and support her as best as I can and equally with all of my children, daughters and sons alike. I will not allow her to marry or work outside my home before she is of legal age and I will never agree to any marriage against her will. I will not offer nor agree to provide a dowry for her - See more at: http://www.bindiproject.org/index.php?id=11#sthash.1wKwkQG7.dpuf