Anusha, a 22 year old girl from Bellary is a bright and successful IT professional who swears to help children in need as much as possible. She is an inspiration not only to her family but also to children in…
From Darkness to Light
(Trigger Warning: Sexual abuse/assault/trauma) ‘’I never thought I would be able to escape this place… I wondered if I would ever see my mother’s face again,’’ says 16-year-old Aamal* a trafficking survivor. After months of being trapped in a red-light…
Timely Intervention Thwarts Child Trafficking
Savi, 14, her sister Sonali, 17 and their friend Rashmi, 17 were in a bus bound for Motihari, 450 km from Siliguri, West Bengal. It was Savi’s first trip outside the state and the girls were excited about it. Savi’s…
Sudha Transforms One Life at a Time
“I want to grow up to be a Civil Servant and serve my community at a level that I can’t do now,” asserts Sudha, a sponsored child of World Vision in Delhi, India. This bubbling 14-year-old is already leading change…
A Young Woman from a Red-Light Area Finds Her Way
Priya left home when she was 13 years old to escape the fate that often befell children living in the red-light areas. Her mother, Priyanka, sent her away to live with an old friend of hers. Eight years later, Priya…
Timely Intervention Thwarts Child Trafficking
Savi,14, her sister Sonali, 17 and their friend Rashmi, 17 were in a bus bound for Motihari, 450 km from Siliguri, West Bengal. It was Savi’s first trip outside the state and the girls were excited about it. Savi’s parents…
How period poverty ends in Tania’s village
With her palm tightly holding onto the handlebar, one feet on the brake and the other on the clutch, 18-year-old Tania takes off on her brother’s motor-bike to buy some stuff for home. She may be on her monthly period,…
Saying no to child marriage and yes to an education
Reshmi is a 15-year-old, timid and calm girl studying in the 9th grade from a community in Dumka, Jharkhand. When she turned 15, her parents wanted to get her married at the earliest. Even though Reshmi was eager to continue her studies, she was under constant pressure from her parents and relatives who kept looking for prospective grooms. Then one day her parents found a suitable…
Sandhiya goes against the tide to complete her 12th standard
“Every day I would wake up at three in the morning and study until six. I then finished all the household chores and got ready for school. I walked to my school, which was three kilometers away. After school, I…