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Village Jarang, Ghatanji Block, Dist. Yavatmal, Maharashtra, INDIA.Vaishali Ganpat Chaudhary, 14, plays with her friends outside her Grand parent's residence in Jarang village. 14-year- old Vaishali Ganpat Chaudhari was studying in the sixth standard in S
Village Jarang, Ghatanji Block, Dist. Yavatmal, Maharashtra, INDIA.
Vaishali Ganpat Chaudhary, 14, plays with her friends outside her Grand parent's residence in Jarang village. 14-year- old Vaishali Ganpat Chaudhari was studying in the sixth standard in Savargaon in Yavatmal district. She used to attend school regularly despite the discord at home. Vaishali's father is an alcoholic. Unable to bear the situation any further, her mother decided to walk out one day. She left her marital home, taking Vaishali with her and moved in with her parents in Jarang in Ghatanji block. The move dealt a double blow to Vaishali. Not only did it interrupt her education, the minor was forced to become a daily wage worker with her mother in order to make ends meet.
It was during one of her field visits that Sheetal Thakre, a child rights activist with NGO Vikasganga met Vaishali. When the young girl confided in her and told her that she wanted to return to school, Sheetal took up the issue with Vaishali's mother and grandfather. She convinced them to let her enroll in the school in Jarang by telling them that education would improve Vaishali's livelihood prospects and secure her future. Vaishali now attends class 5 in the village school. UNICEF with funding support from the IKEA Foundation has been working in Maharashtra in the districts of Jalna and Yavatmal since 2009 and Wardha since 2011 to eradicate child labour by rescuing children and facilitating the process of re-enrolling them in schools. This has been done by partnering with local NGOs that have a dense network of field coordinators - each one covers an average of 10 villages at the grassroots level. UNICEF India/2013/Dhiraj Singh.
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Village Jarang, Ghatanji Block, Dist. Yavatmal, Maharashtra, INDIA.Vaishali Ganpat Chaudhary, 14, plays with her friends outside her Grand parent's residence in Jarang village. 14-year- old Vaishali Ganpat Chaudhari was studying in the sixth standard in S
Village Jarang, Ghatanji Block, Dist. Yavatmal, Maharashtra, INDIA.
Vaishali Ganpat Chaudhary, 14, plays with her friends outside her Grand parent's residence in Jarang village. 14-year- old Vaishali Ganpat Chaudhari was studying in the sixth standard in Savargaon in Yavatmal district. She used to attend school regularly despite the discord at home. Vaishali's father is an alcoholic. Unable to bear the situation any further, her mother decided to walk out one day. She left her marital home, taking Vaishali with her and moved in with her parents in Jarang in Ghatanji block. The move dealt a double blow to Vaishali. Not only did it interrupt her education, the minor was forced to become a daily wage worker with her mother in order to make ends meet.
It was during one of her field visits that Sheetal Thakre, a child rights activist with NGO Vikasganga met Vaishali. When the young girl confided in her and told her that she wanted to return to school, Sheetal took up the issue with Vaishali's mother and grandfather. She convinced them to let her enroll in the school in Jarang by telling them that education would improve Vaishali's livelihood prospects and secure her future. Vaishali now attends class 5 in the village school. UNICEF with funding support from the IKEA Foundation has been working in Maharashtra in the districts of Jalna and Yavatmal since 2009 and Wardha since 2011 to eradicate child labour by rescuing children and facilitating the process of re-enrolling them in schools. This has been done by partnering with local NGOs that have a dense network of field coordinators - each one covers an average of 10 villages at the grassroots level. UNICEF India/2013/Dhiraj Singh.
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