Dhana-Lakshmi, 24 years of age, village of Annathur “I have two children, a girl and a boy. My son is already at the age were school is not for free anymore. We are not able to pay the fees to make him continue to go to school which means that he will have to leave […]
An evening tuition center has been established in Sankarapuram’s village in order to help the children to successfully complete their education. In poor areas, most parents are illiterate; therefore, they cannot help their children with their homework, which often leads to the children’s loss of motivation. To fight against this issue, Humanium has established an […]
Celebrated on June 5th 2010, the World Environment Day gives us the opportunity to assess environmental issues worldwide and to stimulate people to act for its conservation. Environmental issues in India are especially worrying. As part of a global help strategy towards sustainable development, the organization Humanium has been developing an Indian environmental program. Launched […]
India is the biggest child labour market in the world. 60 million children under 14 work, 10 million of whom in a state of servitude. To eradicate this plague durably, Humanium organizes awareness campaigns to inform parents of the negative consequences of child labour. Poverty is the main reason for child labour. In underprivileged families, […]
Humanium is conducting veterinary camps to ensure the heath of the livestock, essential to the villagers livehoods. In Sankarapuram village, most families depend on livestock for their livehoods, such as cows for selling milk, ox for land ploughing, goat rearing for selling meat, chicken for selling meat and eggs. Based on the demand of the […]
One Child Rights Protection Committee has been established in Sankarapuram in order to monitor effectively the Rights of the Child in the village. Composed by parents and teenagers, the Committee is aimed at the realization of the Rights of the Child such as their Education Right, Health Right, or also the right to be raise […]
Thanks to the support of Humanium, Sankarapuram is now a child labour free village. Child labour not only prevents children from acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to build a better future, it also perpetuates poverty. There are many actions which contribute to eradicate child labour on a permanent basis such as: sending children to […]
India offers a very diversified geographical, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, political, economic and religious panorama. Its cultural heritage has a recorded history for over 4,500 years . Indian landscapes are diverse The total land area of India is 3,3 millions square kilometres where we can find desert areas (in the west), high mountain ranges (in the […]
To allow villagers access to safe drinking water whilst ensuring the hygiene of water points, two water management platforms have been constructed. Up until now, the village of Sankarapuram has not had adequate facilities to ensure the hygiene of water points, not being equipped with drainage systems to allow the infiltration of the water into […]
In order to maintain an ecological balance, 20 trees have been planted in the public areas of Sankarapuram, improving the living conditions of the village. In addition, 200 fruit trees (guava, mango, lemon, coconut, etc) have been distributed amongst the villagers to promote the idea of orchards and offer a supplementary food source. The village […]
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