The sacks of tobacco that the women and children roll into cigarettes
A girl sleeping in the bidi-rolling factory
Until the project set up creches and pre-school facilities, infants and children had to spend all day in the toxic enclosed atmosphere of the factories, which gave them bad health and kept them out of education. Many would start helping their mothers as soon as they are big enough.
Girl playing on a swing in the pre-school
Now the children get to enjoy their childhood through the creche and pre-school which removes them from the factories
One of the girls in the creche
Girl playing with a toy tortoise
Without the project these children would not have been able to play with such toys as their parents, earning around $1.50 a day, would not be able to afford them.
Dipali with the child parliament
Photo from Progress Report 'Dipali's story'
Sairaj, Prime Minister
Photo from Progress Report 'Positive news from the project'
The Child Parliament
Photo from Progress Report 'Positive news from the project'
Pimpalgaon Joge Dam
Photo from Progress Report 'Positive news from the project'
Mrs. Bhagubai Tajanpure with her goats.
Photo from Progress Report 'The story of Mrs Bhagubai Ashok Tajanpure'