Lilly has been an enthusiastic trainee in our tailoring programme at Kannagi Nagar, Chennai. She used to be a domestic worker but quit her job to learn tailoring. Lilly is considered to be the most skilled trainee in her batch and has been proactively learning the techniques through online training videos. During the lock down, …

Gowri was one of our first vocational tailoring programme students at Kannagi Nagar, Chennai. She has been very committed to the programme and inspires others to bring a positive change in the community. With her mother being the only bread winner of the family, Gowri had to drop out of school due to financial constraints …

Shakeel Ansari has stayed with his family in Mumbai since leaving his home town for work. He sells flutes and his family lives in a thatched home, in a very unhygienic environment. Our team met him during one of the awareness sessions on education, addiction, and health at the slum where Shakeel stays. He showed …

According to the International Labour Organisation, there are around 12.9 million Indian children engaged in work between the ages of 7 to 17. When children are employed or doing unpaid work, they are less likely to attend school, trapping them in the cycle of poverty. Like millions of those children, Sameer always dreamed of going …

Noor* lived with her mother in Kamathipura, one of the largest red-light areas of Mumbai. Several girls who are born or raised in the red-light areas resort into the same trade as their mothers. As the eldest in her family, Noor also had the responsibility of taking care of the family on her shoulders. Noor’s …