Tag: child exploitation
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Mother’s Day: 5 compassionate NGO founders who are mothers to suffering children
THIS Mother’s Day, we’re learning about brave and compassionate founders of NGOs who care for suffering children who are vulnerable to the dangers of this world. In villages and cities across India, children face many issues, from the lack of hospital care to being the innocent victims of sexual abuse. These 5 women are each…
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Railway Children India: an NGO for children who are lost at railway stations
MORE than 100 children are reported missing each day in India, according to an NGO for children, and these are just the reported cases. Either the children are lost or have run away from home but either way, these children are in a vulnerable situation. Having been separated from their parents and families, children suffer…
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Inchara Foundation: an NGO for girls who are survivors of sexual abuse
IN a world where innocence is often overshadowed by child cruelty, there is an NGO for girls that chooses to be the guiding light for innocent children trapped in the darkness of child sexual abuse. Witnessing the alarming surge in cases of the sexual abuse of children and the devastating impact it has on young…
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Fighting exploitation under the guise of the banned Devadasi system
UNDER the guise of the ancient and banned Devadasi system, families sell their young daughters into prostitution and lose them forever to exploitation, abuse and a life of misery and torture. To rescue these innocent girls from exploitation, Children of India Foundation is an NGO that was founded in 2002 that has been working to…
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Railway Children India: an NGO for children fighting against child exploitation
IN the midst of busy railway stations and bus stops, a grim reality unfolds for countless lost and runaway children. Faced with abuse, starvation and the looming threat of trafficking, these vulnerable children navigate dangerous territories, putting their lives at stake. But Railway Children India is an NGO for children who stands as guardians, actively…
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Sahyog Care For You: an NGO in Delhi caring for children
FOR a young 11-year-old boy named Ravi, a normal day used to begin before the sun even rose. It involved carrying heavy loads up a narrow, rickety staircase, in a ramshackle building filled with clouds of toxic smoke. Work rarely ended before nine or ten at night. Ravi’s story is a heart-wrenching testament to the…