Children Carry Trash Not Books

The children of Solan in Himachal Pradesh have access to schools and a right to free education. Yet many of them will not be fou`nd in school on a typical day. Instead they can be found picking waste or engaged in other labor deemed accessible to children. As people of poor and marginalized backgrounds, their families say the small income generate by the children is necessary for the family to survive. If Indias new Right to Education Act promises free and compulsory education for all, what are the implications for these families and the many thousands like them across the country?

In this report, IndiaUnheards Pratibha explores access to education and child labor in Solan. For more information about Video Volunteers, please visit our website: http://www.videovolunteers.org/

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[TheRedOfficeChair]

in all honestness the children need to go to school and actually have the guardians in charge on making the money thats how the rest of this world deals with it. In India and China they just go and allow the children to work for their families the parents or guardians dont take enough responsibilities