An Italian space buff has claimed to have spotted the face of Mahatma Gandhi etched into the the rocks of Mars while scanning through latest pictures of the Red Planet. Matteo Lanneo was surveying the amazing pictures sent from Europe’s Mars Orbiter back to Earth when he came across this uncanny resemblance to the father […]
Education, Vocation Training, Rehabilitation & Child Labour
May 28, 2011 by 2 Comments
Guest Post by: Dr Neeraja Sharma Home Problem of Child-Labour is not new to anybody. ILO under convention 138 makes a distinction between child labour and child work. ‘Child work’ is that participation of children in the economy which does not affect their physical and mental development adversely. This kind of work under ILO guidelines […]
India Coal Towns, Many Miners are Children
May 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Times South Asia bureau chief Mark Magnier and photojournalist Daniel Berehulak report on the mining situation in the Jaintia Hills district of India, located in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. Perhaps as many as thousands of underage workers as young as 8, lured by the wages, leave school to work in coal mines under perilous […]
GoPhil Helps AVANI & Rescued Child Laborers
May 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In September of 2010, GoPhilanthropic visited its partners – AVANI school in Kolhpur, India who provide shelter and education for 36 children who have been rescued from a life of forced child labor. All of the children now attend school and thanks to the dedication of AVANI Director Anuradha Bhosale and others on her team, […]
Vote Now! YouTube Good Work Contest
May 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
YouTube is rewarding creatives for doing good work for good causes with their Good Work contest. We have produced a 60-second video that looks at the Good Work of Anuradha Bhosale and Avani at the Kolhapur Brick Kilns, empowering women and feeding and teaching children and rescuing them from forced labour. Produced by myself and shot […]
Kavi, A Realistic Account of Forced Child Labor
May 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In the genre of Slum Dog Millionaire, Kavi is a short film written-directed and produced by Gregg Helvey focusing on the problem of child labour in India. It was nominated for Oscar in 2010. Its a 19-minute fictional account of a young boy who wants to escape from the brick kiln where he is forced to […]
Child Labourers’ Plight: Underpaid and Overworked
May 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Source: Puja Marwaha | Mumbai DNA For most people in cities, Labour Day (or May Day, which was on May 1) was just another public holiday that nobody thought too much about. On a day marked to give voice to the rights of the Indian work force, perhaps one ought to consider those who have […]
Sold: An MTV EXIT Special with Lara Dutta
April 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Very few people are actually aware of how large the problem is. Even if people are aware, they generally turn a blind eye towards the entire situation. For this reason, the level of awareness needs to be increased drastically. “Sold: An MTV EXIT Special”, a gripping documentary presented by Indian actress and UNFPA Ambassador, Lara […]
Salaam Bombay! Reviewed
April 26, 2011 by 1 Comment
Recently we had the opportunity to watch Salaam Bombay! , a 1988 Hindi film directed by Mira Nair, and screenwritten by her longtime creative collaborator, Sooni Taraporevala. If, like me, you loved Slumdog Millionaire, I might describe Salaam Bombay! as an early precurser to that more recent commercial success. Salaam Bombay! chronicles the day-to-day life of children […]
Arun Gandhi on the Meaning of Peace
April 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Arun Gandhi speaks about his grandfather at Human Rights Banquet Source: Coeur d’Alene Press COEUR d’ALENE – We have to become the change we wish to see in the world. It was his grandfather’s message, and Arun Gandhi, grandson of the legendary pacifist and spiritual leader, Mahatma Gandhi, carried that message Monday to North Idaho. […]
Delhi High Court Orders Crackdown on Child Labour
April 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
Delhi High court orders crackdown on child labour Harish V Nair, Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 23, 2011 The familiar sight of children slogging at roadside eateries, vehicle workshops, scrap industries and power looms in Delhi will hopefully be a thing of the past. The Delhi high court has ordered a crackdown against deployment of […]
Delhi Child Labour Rescue Team Attacked and Hospitalized
March 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
Several activists of a city-based child rights NGO were on Thursday allegedly attacked and severely beaten up by some people while they were trying to rescue child labourers. A group of “traffickers” allegedly attacked workers of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) with knives and iron rods in Khureji area of east Delhi and forcibly took away […]
Over 200 Million Children Involved in Child Labour Worldwide
February 27, 2011 by 3 Comments
An International Labour Organisation (ILO) report indicates that over 200 million children are involved in child labour globally. Over 100 million out of them are involved in its worst form such as child prostitution, stone quarrying and mining. The report indicated that although there had been a decline in the total number of children involved […]
How Much is Child Poverty Costing India?
February 27, 2011 by 1 Comment
A guest post by Puja Marwaha | CRY Illness, premature death, illiteracy, incomplete schooling – do these deprivations have a price tag attached? Is childhood spent in poverty and deprivation costing the country? The answer to this difficult question is, yes. A childhood minus basic rights – especially the right to food and the right […]
Arun Gandhi’s Talk in Aurora Colorado
February 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As part of the Season for Nonviolence, this program presents the Dr. Arun Gandhi recent talk in Aurora Co. about alternatives to violent responses. Presented by the Aurora Police Department, Aurora Public Schools, and New Dawn Center for Spiritual Living.