Nutan's story
"Along with my friends I shared openly how it was very difficult for us to come to school during periods."
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Ehani's story
“Because of the availability of toilets and sanitary pads, I can now attend school during periods too. The toilets are much cleaner now.”
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Rohit's Story
"My membership in the Children’s Health Cooperative had a huge effect on my unhealthy behaviours."
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Tukaram's Story
Tukaram lives with his Grandfather, with not enough money to attend school. ChildHope aided Tukaram to re-enrol and start building his future.
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Bezu's Story
'When I was 13 I didn’t know but a marriage had been arranged for me by my parents, to a man.' 'Once you’ve been abducted you’re his.'
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Marjorie's Story
Marjorie was still in primary school when she realised she was pregnant. “I was driven away by my parents for what they referred to as shame in the family"
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Interview with a GEC Teacher
We speak to a teacher in the Girls Education Challenge (GEC) programme which empowers the girls of the world to sculpt their own futures.
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Doctor Aspirations in Kenya
ChildHope believes in encouraging children to shape their futures to new heights. We hear about Steven's new aspirations to become a Doctor.
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Lives transformed by Butterflies
Butterflies has been working with street connected children since 1989. Read the stories of Laxmi the ethical entrepreneur and Suraj the future doctor.
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Ben's Story
Social workers worked with Ben on addressing the traumas he had experienced and rebuilding his self-esteem. Overcoming Childhood trauma
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Sokhina's Story
16 year-old Sokhina lives in a slum near the Matuail dumping site with her parents. After moving to Dhaka, Sokhina started work as a waste picker.
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Amjad's Story
*Amjad is 17 and has a dream of becoming a chef in a hotel. For now, he is very proud to work as a Child Health Educator, helping other street children.
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Dr Argaw Wossen
"The whole world agrees that educating people really impacts people lives. It goes with your self-worth, your social status, it supports with you all kinds of negotiation in life. If you're educated you can make your life decisions by your own; you have more agency. Even if education is only one resource, it really contributes to the development of a person."
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Sheuli's story
"The day care centre took away all my worries about my child’s wellbeing allowing me to focus on earning the money we needed to survive.”
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