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Abhijeet S
CASE STUDY : Children's Welfare Society (CWS)
Economic constraints force parents to send the children to work. The answer to this problem is not to get the children out of work and into school, but more a dual approach whereby non-formal classes can be held for children so that they can get an education in spite of having to work, alongside, getting better opportunities for the parents in order to eliminate the need for them to send their children to work. This was implemented very successfully by Children's Welfare Society (CWS), a CRY-supported initiative, in Ghorewal in Sonebhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, North India.
When Urmila Kumari sat for her 8th standard Open School Exam, she had overcome odds so great that her appearing for the exam can almost qualify as a miracle. 10 years ago, children in Urmila's village were working on looms in the infamous carpet industry, bonded for life with little hope of an education. Urmila's life was changed by Children's Welfare Society (CWS). The organisation was founded with CRY support and addressed the growing problem of child labour in the carpet industry. All the children across the 5 villages where CWS worked were out of school. Their parents were bonded labourers, forced into bondage because of crop failure and the children had to work to ensure the survival of the family.
Economic constraints force parents to send the children to work. The answer to this problem is not to get the children out of work and into school, but more a dual approach whereby non-formal classes can be held for children so that they can get an education in spite of having to work, alongside, getting better opportunities for the parents in order to eliminate the need for them to send their children to work. This was implemented very successfully by Children's Welfare Society (CWS), a CRY-supported initiative, in Ghorewal in Sonebhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, North India.
When Urmila Kumari sat for her 8th standard Open School Exam, she had overcome odds so great that her appearing for the exam can almost qualify as a miracle. 10 years ago, children in Urmila's village were working on looms in the infamous carpet industry, bonded for life with little hope of an education. Urmila's life was changed by Children's Welfare Society (CWS). The organisation was founded with CRY support and addressed the growing problem of child labour in the carpet industry. All the children across the 5 villages where CWS worked were out of school. Their parents were bonded labourers, forced into bondage because of crop failure and the children had to work to ensure the survival of the family.