a-country: India
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Ika Chaalu: universal education and gender equality for adolescent girls in Telangana State, India
WNCB partner MV foundation, together with Stichting Charity Fund Rijsholt, have set up “Ika Chaalu – Enough is Enough”. Ika Chaalu is their joint project for achieving universal education and gender equality for adolescent girls in Telangana State. As regular visits to the field have come to a standstill since the beginning of the pandemic,…
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WNCB Awards For Untold Stories
Click here for a pdf version – including a profile of Jury and the work of WNCB India – of WNCB Awards for Untold Stories “On June 10, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF jointly surmised that 160 million children are in child labour; in 2020, the progress in elimination of child labour work…
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Dialogues on Child Labour: What does India think and do about Child Labour?
First in a series of three dialogues addressing the root causes of child labour organised in collaboration with IIC (India International Centre) to mark the International Year for Elimination of Child Labour. Date: 11 June 2021 Time: 16h00 India / 12h30 CET Moderated by: Monica Banerjee WNCB country lead in India Discussants: Shantha Sinha…
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WNCB India Newsletter – #3
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India: Training to identify and address gender stereotypes in education
On 24-26 February, the All India Primary Teachers Federation (AIPTF) trained 32 Union leaders and teachers to identify and address gender stereotypes in and through education. AIPTF notes that lack of awareness among teachers, and the inadequacy of the teacher training and education they receive, may lead to discriminatory behaviours and actions in their classroom…
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Publication: Framework to identify and understand workplace discrimination
WNCB India partner ARAVALI together with ARISA, Manjari, SFNS, Makrana Marble Workers Union and Daang Vikas Sansthan, developed a new framework to identify and understand workplace discrimination under WNCB in the natural stone supply chain. This framework is a guiding document using observation and internal assessment tools. The framework will also enable the assessors and…
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Publication: WNCB India Newsletter – #2
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India: photography workshop #ThroughAChildsLens
WNCB India has organised photography workshops in Bihar with the intention to teach children the art of storytelling through the medium of photography. This ‘Capacity Building and Digital Inclusion’ activity has led to children rediscovering themselves as they weave together their world of thoughts and feelings. The workshops have been conducted by Sudharak Olwe, a…
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Video: child labour will end only when children go to school
This video gives an insight about child labour in Bihar, one of the regions where WNCB works. “Child labour will end when the government focusses on school enrolment. Child labour will end when children go to school. And the teacher is fully determined to teach them well. If and only when children have access to…
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India: organising education for children of migrant workers
The return of migrant workers and students to the state of Bihar came with the double burden of strict lockdown measures as well as flooding in several districts. With lost jobs, strained incomes and lack of basic necessities, the education of children was a challenge for many families. Children who were already out of education…