With nearly 20 million homeless children, out of which 10
million are girls, India’s future stands at the brink of a lost path. In spite
of several measures and strict laws, safety and security of women continue to
be the concern across the country. The episodes of Nirbhayas and Abhayas
exposes how unprotected are girl children, particularly those who dream of
pursuing education and employment in a city not known to them. Attacks and
abuses are unabated. One incident follows another with spine-chilling details. It
is a stab through the heart to hear of every instance when a woman has been
traumatised.
Some alarming facts:
• 12 out of 100 girls are forced into child labor
• 18 out of 100 girls are married off before they turn 15.
• 1 out of 4 girl children go through abuse (Physical/ emotional/ Sexual)
before the age of 4.
Many children growing up on the peripherals of the society become victims of various kinds of abuses -
sexual, physical and emotional. Unlike few fortunate children who enjoy a
decent life, many are deprived of safety, love, affection and supervision of
adults. Many children walk around with empty stomachs. All the bad elements in
the society misuse such innocent children and they are forced into child labor,
abuse, drug abuses and also into anti social acts.
Help a Child of India after intensive research in a quest to
address these issues, have identified 10 Urban Agglomerates where we will work
for the protection and wellbeing of girl children. They are
Amritsar | Ghaziabad | Guwahati | Vishakhapatnam | Surat
Patna | Pune | Ranchi | Coimbatore | Ernakulum
Patna | Pune | Ranchi | Coimbatore | Ernakulum
There is a great mission that is ahead of us “Caring for the Girl
Child”. Our focus is to help empower underprivileged women and girls in India
through personal safety and physical self-defence training. We need your
support and contribution for this venture.
No girl – No mother – No life. So,
Join us and Help a Girl child live in dignity.
http://www.helpachildofindia.org/
