Established in 1979, it provides advocacy for women's and children's rights for education, employment, and financial security.

[4][5] She founded War Widows Association, New Delhi in 1972, and was Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (1995–1998).

[1] Giri started her career as an academic and established the women's studies department at Lucknow University.

[8] Giri was the Founder President of the War Widows Association which was formed in 1972 after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971[10] and in 2000 became the Founder Trustee of the Women's Initiative for Peace in South Asia.

[9] Giri was also a board member of The Hunger Project, a New York-based international charity.