By Fred Crowe | CEO
A big thank you to everyone who has supported this Project.
The money raised from the Project so far has insured that six Dalit girls will continue their education. Many girls in India are forced to discontinue their education and get married despite the fact that the legal age of marriage for girls is 19.
The Dalits are history’s longest standing oppressed people group. They are also known as the “untouchables” and “outcastes” and make up nearly one quarter of India’s population. That is 250 million people at risk of discrimination, dehumanization, degradation, trafficking and violence every day. That is the population of the United States. Our programmes are clearly focused on educating Dalit children and empowering Dalit parents to generate incomes. Every person we work with becomes, in turn, a small, powerful step on the way to eradicating this ancient apartheid.
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