by KSCF US Team | Feb 13, 2021 | Field Notes
By Esha Kode Every year as part of a Valentine’s Day fundraiser, chocolate bars were distributed. I have always cherished the memory of my friends and I nibbling on the delicious chocolate bars. It wasn’t until recently that those Valentine’s Day memories were...
by KSCF US Team | Dec 16, 2020 | CNBC
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi said there needs to be a “sense of urgency” in working toward the end of child labor globally, speaking on a panel for the OECD’s 60th anniversary. Speaking on a panel on Tuesday to mark the OECD’s 60th anniversary, Satyarthi...
by KSCF US Team | Dec 15, 2020 | The Star Tribune
LUCKNOW, India — A boy who cried out when he was beaten for complaining of stomach pains drew attention from a passerby, who alerted police in the central Indian city of Agra. Officers broke a padlock on the gate of the illegal shoe factory where the boy was working...
by KSCF US Team | Dec 7, 2020 | Hindustan Times
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan said that over 1,600 trafficked children were rescued from “situations of exploitation” in the past eight months Over 1,6oo trafficked children were rescued from “situations of exploitation” in the past...
by KSCF US Team | Nov 20, 2020 | Field Notes
My name is H.D. Wright and I was a U.S. representative at the 100 Million Youth Leadership Caucus this month. This Caucus was aimed at bringing together young leaders from across G20 countries and the 20 most populous countries, to discuss what a fair, just and moral...
by KSCF US Team | Oct 26, 2020 | CNN
By Jessie Yeung and Priyali Sur One evening in August, a 14-year-old boy snuck out of his home and boarded a private bus to travel from his village in Bihar to Jaipur, a chaotic, crowded and historical city 800 miles away in India’s Rajasthan state. He and his...
by KSCF US Team | Oct 19, 2020 | Field Notes
As schools are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, digital learning has emerged as a remote learning opportunity for students across India, but still there are millions of children who are deprived from digital learning because of lack of internet connectivity and...
by KSCF US Team | Oct 13, 2020 | The Washington Post
By Valerie Strauss We read a great deal about the damage that children in the United States are suffering because of the coronavirus pandemic, but less so about the consequences for tens of millions of young people around the world who face dire futures without...
by KSCF US Team | Oct 12, 2020 | CBS News
New Delhi — When India’s government imposed a strict lockdown in March to try to curb coronavirus infections, Sagheer Shah, a tailor in the small town of Faizabad, had to close his shop. For three months he didn’t earn a penny, burning through his savings...
by KSCF US Team | Oct 7, 2020 | Field Notes
Last month, Laureates & Leaders for Children convened a virtual summit (#FairShare4Children) – its third ever convening – bringing together Nobel Laureates, world leaders, visionaries and youth activists to discuss the urgent situation facing...
