During COVID, children belonging to villages in Mica dependent districts of Koderma and Giridih in Jharkhand couldn’t attend school regularly as their parents lost their livelihood and couldn’t support their education. Furthermore, they were made to support their parents in household work and income generation during the pandemic. While working towards re-enrolling these children in...

The project GOOD Outcome Harvesting Festival, a three day event, was organised at KROSS Bangalore, from 16th February 2021 to 18th February 2021. The sole purpose of the event was to recollect and identify the progress made by GOOD Project throughout these years. Staff members and Kishoris from our project areas Bagalkot, Bellary, Belagavi, Koppal...

The meeting was held at different villages namely, Markandeya Nagar, Donnewadi village, Sunakupi village, Vannur. Due to the pandemic situation, the meetings are carried in small batches in different villages. The project conducted various meetings with the Movement leaders and members, sensitizing them on the importance and the objectives of the Movement. During this meeting,...

We are delighted to announce that our trustee, Mr. Thangaperumal Ponpandi, has been elected as the Co-chair of the South Asia Coordinating Group on Action against Violence against Children (SACG) earlier this week. SACG brings together United Nations agencies, international non-governmental organizations and other actors working at the regional level for child rights and protection...

Home-based education for preschoolers during COVID   In the month of January, 178 families, with 232 children under the age of 5, were monitored and facilitated to include creativity in their home-based Early Childhood Education (ECE) activities. These families belong to the Mica belt in Jharkhand, and preschool education reduces the risk of children working...

In the Mica belt of Jharkhand, India, most of the families are dependent on Mica scraps for their livelihood. The whole family including children work in these mines as a means to ensure their survival. . This leads to children dropping out of school and helping their parents in extracting mica. As part of Children...

A two day event was organized by Children of India’s Children GOOD project at Bangalore, on 28th and 29th January 2021. Children of Devadasis along with their mentors, from Vijayapura, Koppala, Bagalkot, Bellary and Belagavi districts, participated in the event. The goal of the event was to let these children present their issues in front...

IMAGE India celebrates the National Girl Child Day   As Priya* reached the finish line of the 200 metre race, she jumped with joy; the sparkle in her eyes reflecting her victory. True, she beat the others in this athletic contest but what she accomplished to defeat was much more – a life caught in...

On 11th January 2021, Children of India hosted an Instagram live discussion to create awareness on the issue of Human Trafficking with Rescue Foundation (Mumbai) and Girls Advocacy Alliance (India). The discussion was attended by more than 100 people via Instagram. Mr Thangaperumal Popandi (Country Manager, TdH-NL) hosted the panellists- Miss Manika Khandelwal (Assistant Project...

Fifteen-year-old Sravanthi from the village of Ambatpally in Telangana, India grew up seeing girls being discriminated against. “In my village, it is believed that only boys have the right to study. Girls are like burdens, and have to be married off quickly”, she said.  This apparent gender inequality birthed a restlessness in Sravanthi which moved...