Covid Heroes
By Suchitra Rao
The second wave of COVID brought about such a strain on the health infrastructure of the country, that it was up to the community and individuals to search and find life-saving medical resources. In this time of need, the entire Team of ILPians, including
Success Stories That Inspire
Born to a mother who is a homemaker and father who works as a plumber, Chandana is the younger of two siblings. She studied in a government school in Khairtabad mandal and came in contact with ILP when she was in the 9th std.
Shield Our Children: A Story of Grassroot Impact
Badagola village lies about 80 kms north-west of the city of Cuttack, Odisha. It’s a small community of just over 200 people, most of whom are daily wage
labourers. There is a single Anganwadi in the village to cater to 13 children of
Learning through play
When you enter the primary school in Mandiralvalasa village in Vizianagaram district, you will be greeted with a hearty ‘Good morning’ from a group of 1st Grade and 2nd Grade children sitting in one shared classroom. The most surprising part of this interaction is the confidence in those smiling faces.
Creating Real Models
In remote rural villages, children have few real/role models to look up to. Praislin, a young girl from Thirunindravur, Tamil Nadu, was forced to drop her educational aspirations as her father, the sole provider in the family, battled health issues. She was passionate about the English language and wanted to become an English professor.
Books not bricks
These young migrant children wandered around the brick kilns, and were being exposed to serious safety hazards. Slowly, yet surely they were also being forced into child labor in the brick kilns. Tamil Nadu is a land of 3,000 brick kilns where 90% of the 300,000 workers are seasonal migrants from within and outside the state.