This case study concerns the Phase II project named “strengthening and sustaining the CLFZ in Budhpura located in the heart of the sandstone quarry belt in south-eastern Rajasthan” which is implemented by Manjari in Budhpura Village, Bundi District. Stop Child Labour
An interactive, mobile phone-based platform using audio stories to provide boys and young men with information on gender, health and sexual and reproductive health in order to change unjust gender norms and reduce gender discrimination against girls and women in rural India. Kishor Varta
No Child Left Behind: helping to expand the life opportunities of adolescent girls. A major focus of the work being performed by Manjari* within the community of Budhpura is in improving the health and prospects of adolescent girls. Twenty-seven sessions have been delivered to adolescent groups in the last few months, covering topics such as …
Celebrating Budhpura! A joyous and momentous occasion to mark the village’s progress in creating a Child Labour Free Zone. On Sunday the 24th March, something joyous happened in the village of Budhpura, Rajasthan, India. To understand why 24th March was such a momentous day, though, we need to understand the history of this semi-rural village, …
Two years of disruption have taken their toll on education. New community spaces aim to help children catch up. Children at Sukhpura Village. The writing on the wall says Manjari Learning Space.In Stemming the Return to Child Labour we explained the impact of long lockdowns on education, and reported how Manjari, the NGO that works …
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The NGO Playing A Central Role In Eradicating Child Labour In Budhpura – a blog written by London Stone Managing Director, Steven Walley in 2016, and still relevant today Okay, so let’s address the issue of child labour – its easy right, we just need to convince the parents to send their children to school? …
The pictures were striking. Millions of workers streamed out of cities, setting off to walk hundreds of miles back to their home village, just days and hours ahead of the Indian Government’s lockdown and travel ban to combat the spread of Covid. Writ large in the midst of this exodus in 2020 was the huge …
No Child Left Behind: New Funding To Improve Life For Home Workers – we’re thrilled to share the fantastic news! No Child Left Behind, the project supported by Stoneasy & London Stone which aims to eradicate child labour in Budhpura, Rajasthan, India, is celebrating; the Dutch government has awarded funding for the next five years. …
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