After the death of his mother, 10-year-old Rabbani and his two siblings
moved in with their grandmother in her two-room hut. One day, Rabbani’s
neighbor offered him a job. Imagining a wealthy future beyond his
village in Bihar, India’s poorest state,...
Monday, 25 November 2013
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Gopal grew up in a poor and violent home in Nepal’s central Makawanpur
district, not far from Kathmandu. In a story we hear all too frequently,
his father would spend all of his wages from farming on alcohol, return
home drunk, and beat Gopal’s mother...
Posted By:thetechterms | At:09:12
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Sun Maya grew up in a small trading town in Nepal’s Sindhupalchowk
district. She often dreamed of visiting the capital city of Kathmandu,
and in fourth grade, she got her chance. Her uncle offered to take her
away to the city, lowering her family’s...
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India Moves Toward Ban of All Child LaborUntil now, India has allowed children under the age of 14 to work in
what the government identifies as non-hazardous work. As GoodWeave
supporters know, this policy still leaves many children at risk and
unable...
Posted By:thetechterms | At:08:56
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Ramesh had to grow up quickly and at a young age. His father was an
alcoholic with a history of unemployment; his eldest brother and sister
moved to India from Nepal to try and earn money to help support the
family.
Ramesh wanted to move away, too....
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Twelve year-old Manju grew up in Sajban, in one of Nepal's least
developed districts. Although she was a very bright student, Manju's
father took her out of school when she was in the sixth grade and sent
her to work in a carpet factory. Manju was...
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Tanka has had a
rough life from the start. His mother died when he was just
three-years-old, forcing him to live with his alcoholic and abusive
father and step-mother. Unable to tolerate life in the violent household
as he grew older, Tanka chose...
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The eldest of six children, Anjana has spent most of her childhood
helplessly watching her abusive father push the family deeper and deeper
into debt because of his heavy drinking. The young Anjana bravely tried
to meet expectations thrust upon her...
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Kumar's future looked bright until he reached the fifth grade at his
Sandu Dhunga village school in Nepal. His father, a construction worker,
could no longer afford to support the family on his income so he
borrowed money. When the family's loan...
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Born to a destitute family, young Sanju was sent to work in a rug
factory in Kathmandu. Like tens of thousands of other “carpet kids”
throughout South Asia, Sanju was exploited for her tiny, nimble fingers
that were considered ideal for the intricate...
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Children's Stories: Laughter and Forgetting: Binod
Watch Binod laughing and kicking a soccer ball around with his friends in the dusty yard at GoodWeave’s Hamro Ghar
(a refuge for rescued child laborers) and Binod is just another kid.
You won’t...
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