By Shraddha P | Project Coordinator
15-year-old Naveen from Andhra Pradesh had dropped out of school in class 4 to work at a tea stall and contribute to his family’s meager income. He was at high risk of completely losing touch with education.The local CRY team tried to get him back to school. But his family resisted fiercely as child labour was quite normal in their society. They knew what they were doing was illegal, but their survival depended on his income.After a lot of discussion, Naveen’s parents sent him back to school while the CRY team helped them get access to government schemes like Public Distribution System (PDS).
Today, Naveen is an inventor and his invention has won a national prize. Thanks to his community initiatives, he has been selected as an Ashoka Youth Venturer by the Ashoka Youth Venture Programme (AYVP). Infact quite recently, Naveen has not only managed to secure a 10/10 GPA in his 10th class but also secured a B.Tech seat for himself in IIIT at Idupulapaya, YSR District, Andhra Pradesh.From dropping out of school and being a child labourer, he went on to become a national-prize-winning inventor, an Ashoka Youth Venturer and now leads a team of 4 conducting awareness sessions for children in their community!
Thank you for helping us turn Naveen's life around.
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