As we honor the first birth anniversary of Arun Gandhi April 14, 1934, since his passing on May 2, 2023, the Ahimsa Peace Institute stands in reverence to the profound impact he left on the world. Arun Gandhi, the 5th grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, dedicated his life to the principles of nonviolence, spreading his message […]
From Darkness to Triumph
June 2, 2023 by 1 Comment
AVANI “Sunanda Gandhi Residential Girls School” is the location where our founder entered into his eternal sleep as his daughter Archana Prasad puts it. He left his body one month ago, we all miss him dearly. Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute will continue to partner with and support the work of AVANI-Sunanda Gandhi Residential Girls […]
Anuradha Bhosale on Castes, Religion and Her Sacred Mission
November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Anuradha Bhosale is a highly cherished hero to thousands of impoverished children and their families. Ms Bhosale is a renowned grassroots women’s rights and anti-child labor activist based in Kolhapur, India where more than 35,000 children are involved in daily labor for local industries. A former child-laborer herself at the age of six, she has […]
Two Leaves and a Bud (cont)
October 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
— Two leaves and a Bud (continued from part-1) Free English rendering : Arun Chavan Original Marathi by : Anuradha Bhosale Akshay’s granny is no longer working for a living. Age has finally caught up with her. For the past two years she is more or less tied to her hovel. I was able to persuade Saurabh […]
Miracles Rising In Kolhapur!
August 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As GWEI president and founder, Dr. Arun Gandhi, has stated: “It is a sad commentary on our civilization that millions of children all over the world are denied basic amenities like, food, shelter, clothes and education. If civilization is measured by the way it treats its children then we are far from being a civilized […]
AVANI’s First Graduate: Sunil Kamble’s Story
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sunil Kamble was the first in his family to graduate from school. The SSC exam (Secondary School Certificate) is a state board final exam all students must pass out of their 10th grade of secondary school education. Once a student passes the exam, they are eligible to enroll in junior college for the next […]
All children deserve a beautiful childhood
August 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Source: DNA Mumbai Sixty-five years after Independence, millions of Indian children are yet to be freed from the bondage of malnutrition, child labour, lack of education and child abuse. Their wait to enjoy their childhood and realize their full potential seems to be getting longer with every passing anniversary of our Independence. A look at […]
The Bandit Queen* of the Social Movement
July 30, 2012 by 2 Comments
Guest post by: Dr. Sunilkumar Lavate, Principal, Mahaveer College, Kolhapur *[EDITOR’S NOTE: India’s previous ‘Bandit Queen’, Phulan Devi (at right), was a seasoned bandit of north India. An ordinary village woman, she was abducted by outlaws and raped. She escaped and turned herself into a ‘bandit queen’ and avenged all of her assailants. After undergoing […]
Arun Gandhi to Provide Keynote Address at Brazilian Education Conference
June 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Source: Catalyst House Salvador Bahia, Brazil — (SBWIRE) — 06/23/2012 — Dr. Arun Gandhi, noted peace and human rights activist and president of the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute (‘GWEI’) has accepted an invitation to provide keynote address from the Brazilian City of Salvador Bahia (Salvador da Bahia) at the City’s annual Education in the First Place […]
Unite to Light Donates Lights to AVANI
April 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Unite to Light is a not for profit 501 (c) (3) corporation dedicated to providing low cost lighting to those without electricity, and eliminating the health and environmental issues associated with existing light sources used by this population, such as kerosene. In doing so, we will allow children the opportunity to study in the evening. […]
Anuradha Bhosale rescues child laborers and rehabilitates them
January 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Jeevaba Nana Park, where the Avani residential home is located is 7 kilometers from Kolhapur city. Avani is working on the prevention of the many aspects of child exploitation. With scarcity of infrastructure and help of local donors is trying to support children from the deprived classes. The children are provided food, clothes, shelter, proper […]
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 […]
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 […]
The ‘Gray Areas’ of Child Labor
September 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Earlier in the week NPR’s Neal Conan interviewed Jane Stewart, special representative and director of the International Labour Organization’s office to the United Nations, formerly minister of human resources in Canada. Listen online here Read NPR Transcript – This is TALK OF THE NATION. Im Neal Conan in Washington. The campaign to eliminate the horrors […]
Anuradha’s Update on the Sunanda Gandhi / Avani School
July 21, 2010 by 2 Comments
From Kolhapur / July 20, 2010: Namaste! I would like to update you all on the projects we have been involved in of late with Scott, Jean and Tushar. A donor provided seeds and labor to cultivate the lower part of our land during the monsoon. Therefore, around one acre of land has been occupied […]