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Learning to tailor gives girls a chance not only to sew their own clothes, but to sew and make a small income for themselves and their families.
150 Music Choice Employees Volunteer with NJCDC to repair and improve the Elysian Fields Community Garden on 6.10.16
World Vision started a football team (players wearing white jersey) many years back for children in slums. Many of the players have faced child labour in some form – from cleaning drainages to working in tea shops, hotels and mechanic shops.
Now that their life has changed tide with help from World Vision India, they came together to raise awareness for children who are bound by the chains of child labour in sports goods industry...especially stitching of footballs in places like Meerut and Jalandar.
They played a passionate game on the World Day Against Child Labour to send the message loud and clear – END CHILD LABOUR
Three kids, covered in dirt and dust, were wandering about the streets of Guwahati trying to make a living from their harsh environment. Scabs and sores bore evidence to their ongoing lack and need.
With no home to stay, no proper food to eat and no one to love and care, life was not easy. They began to wash utensils in the hotels; in return they got food for their survival.
Rahul’s father had abandoned him when he was just 12 years old and his mother had expired some years back. The responsibility of taking care of his younger brother, Babli, and younger sister, Ganga, now fell on his little shoulders.
Poor living conditions made these children vulnerable to several diseases. Ganga suffered seriously from severe wound infected by maggots on her head. Anguish and suffering seemed to replace fun and joy of childhood.
In this miserable condition, education was but a distant dream. With such a meager income and poor food, the thought of education never dawned in them.
Fortunately though, their life did not continue the same! World Vision came for their aid.
Ganga was given emergency medical treatment and she recovered completely. In the World Vision Guwahati street children project, they are given good education and proper care. They are taught to read and write, they are given awareness on various social issues and personality development classes are held.
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The final visit for SIM Philppines to the Typhoon Haiyan disaster zone. The team said farewell to communities they have been supporting for over a year.
Promodini Mohanty, a 50 year old lady is staying at shaktivihar slum with her husband and three daughters in a damaged mud and thatch house. Elder daughter got married. Two of her daughters are studying in 9th & 10th standard. They were migrated from Puri and staying here for more than 24 years. Her husband is petty rice seller in the slum and gets profit Rs.70/- to 80/- from a day. With the low income it is difficult to maintain the family, meet children’s education and health needs. Due to shortage funds they could not repair their house for last three years. As a result the roof was totally damaged, one of the wall at the back side of the housel fell down during the heavy rain. In this miserable condition they bound to manage their life. In that damaged house snakes and frogs were also found in two to three occasions. It was very dangerous to enter the house.
Last year she requested the project through smruti SHG at Shaktivihar and World Vision generously provided her roofing materials. She borrowed some more money from Smruti SHG and renovatee her house wall with the cement brick. She said that “now I and my family enjoy the food happily and we are able to sleep in the night with security. No more mental pressure. Last year my younger daughter not able to appear the 9th class annual exam due to typhoid and also there was no place to sit and read peacefully, but this year my younger daughter appeared the 9th class annual exam peacefully. World Vision is above Cast, Creed, Religion Thanks to World Vision”.