Ginny's Planet
Ginny will help you initiate a meaningful conversation with children on Diversity, Empathy, Disability, and Inclusion. A Guide for Teachers and Parents to be able to prepare Children for Future.
Children Books
Check out latest books for children!
Special Products
Gifts for empathy, diversity, & meaningful learning and message! Check Here
Free Workshops
Enjoy free workshops for kids in Book Launches on weekends. Check Here
Design your own Workshop
Schools are now helping students to learn, understand and respect oneself and everyone around them. Explaining the curious and different minds can be tedious and time consuming.
So Ginny’s planet has introduced ‘Design Your Own Workshop’.
Teachers and Schools design workshops along with Ginny’s Team as per the need and welcome the team to successfully deliver the workshop.
About Us
Ginny’s Planet is a social enterprise. We aim to build a world where no one feels odd one out, where being different is Okay, and where empathy & respect for diversity is practiced as a way of life. We believe that disability is also a part of human diversity. We believe that everyone should have opportunities to flourish. We hope to share these beliefs with others around us, especially children.
Through our workshops, dolls, stories, gifts, and conversations, we nurture people and spaces to build an empathic and diversity-respecting world. Ginny’s Planet got incorporated as a Private Limited Company in June 2019.
Watch Message from The CEO: HERE
Our Products
Ginny Recycled Newspaper- Pencil Crayons
Innovative minds made Pencil Crayons with Recycled Newspapers. Interesting?
Free Download
Parent-Teacher Meeting Checklist
Make sure that you have a productive conversation. This parent-teacher meeting checklist will help you prepare for your child’s next conference. It includes a variety of topics to discuss with the teacher, as well as tips for making the most of the meeting.
Activity Bookmarks!
Different bookmarks with strong positive quotes. You also write reminders for yourself on the other side. So we call it ‘your designated bookmark’
Ginny Doll
Ginny is the protagonist of the imperfect world. She helps us understand empathy and disability.
Write To Us
Read Latest Blog Posts on Empathy, Diversity, and Inclusion
Want to know how to practice and teach empathy, respect for diversity, and inclusion? Read the blog Read posts Here
What is Ginny's Planet all about?
There are two ways to describe Ginny’s Planet.
One, as a social enterprise founded by two social work professionals in 2019 with the dream to build a world where nobody feels like an odd-one-out & where being different is okay! The aim is to simplify & trigger conversations on empathy, diversity, & disability – especially with children (& people of other ages).
Second, as the planet where Ginny lives and all of you are welcome! Ginny is a 4 yr old with a radial club hand. She wears spectacles to see the world better, loves the rain and jumping in puddles, and also playing with football. On Ginny’s Planet, imperfections are okay, being different is okay, and everyone has opportunities to flourish. Ginny’s Planet is actually the world where nobody is made to feel odd-one-out!
How can you engage with Ginny's Planet?
Ginny’s Planet offers several opportunities for people across age groups and professions for engagement. You can join our workshops and events, write blog posts for us as Guest authors, or join our internship programs:
- Sparkles Program: A 4-month program for all above 18
- Mom Internships: A 3 -month program for Moms on break and aiming to forge a career path.
- Summer Internships: Starting 1 June! More information Here!
Why is Ginny's Planet registered as for profit entity?
Ginny’s Planet actually works in a hybrid model. We aim to become self-sustainable and hence offer paid services and offerings to everyone who is eligible to pay. The revenue from sales, as well as the contribution of sponsors, helps us work without charge with some of our partner NGOs and others on specific programs.
Who started Ginny's Planet?
Ginny’s Planet was launched in 2019 was two social work professionals who have worked in diverse fields.
Shweta Verma, C-Founder & CEO, has worked in the area of disability rights, mental health, gender and child rights since 2002. Her research degree (PhD) helps her take the workshops on research & inquiry forward with children. She trained herself to be a social entrepreneur through fellowships with SSE India (2019) and STEP (Shakti-The Empathy Project) 2020.
Jamal, Co-Founder & Director of Operations (Pro-Bono) has worked on issues of public health, livelihoods, and governance in various international organizations. He was a fellow of 2019 cohort of the India Inclusion Fellowship Program. He is also an alumnus of the Aritra Leadership Acceleration Program.