From
Hard Labour to the World of Letters
“I hail from a poor family at Puthukottai,
Tamilnadu. My life has been changed by
the intervention of Don Bosco. Now I am
happy to attend school along with my brothers and friends”.
Thirupathi is a 16 years old boy from Puthukottai.
On his way to Kozhikode to find a job, he was picked up by Don Bosco staff at
Thiruvananthapuram Railway station. It took a few days of counseling to get
informations about his home. Our staff contacted CHILDLINE in Puthukottai and they traced his family. His
father passed away and his mother’s income is meager to support the family. He
has two younger brothers who are students. Tiruppathi wanted to join his mother
to support the family.
We took him to Puthukottai CWC on 29th
May 2014. With the help of CHILDLINE and
CWC, he has been provided with a good facility to stay and study free of cost.
The CWC has offered help also for Thiruppathi’s siblings. Now Thiruppathi is
happy to resume his education.
Child labour is more a rural phenomenon than urban
phenomenon in India. Due to acute poverty, poor families residing in rural
areas like Thirupathi’s send their
children to urban areas for bread and butter. This
practice deprives children of their childhood, education and is harmful to
their physical and mental development. Educating a can rescue a family from
poverty.
Stop child labour….. Educate every child!
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