Jharkhand and Bihar in India produce 25% of the world’s Mica, a shimmering mineral used in the cosmetics and automobile industry. In 2018, a survey conducted by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) revealed that 10,394 children in the Mica belt of Jharkhand and Bihar in India are out-of-school with some engaged in Mica collection. 

Our project aims to address child labour in 2 Mica dependent districts of Jharkhand which are highly remote and vulnerable.We use a holistic approach to tackle the issue through child participation and provision of services that render child empowerment. The project works towards taking children out of the mines and bringing them back to school for prolonged academic engagement. We also build the capacities of parents to support their child’s education and health care. We make way for children to be ‘agents of change’ through our child protection sensitisation where the children themselves address child exploitation cases in their community.