Protect Urban Poor Children From Child Labour
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Life of an Urban Poor Child
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Overcrowded living conditions in informal settlements with a lack of access to basic amenities like clean water, proper sanitation and hygiene facilities.
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Difficulty staying in or keeping up in school due to poor home environments, limited learning resources, lack of family support, etc.
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Due to high cost of living, families cannot afford to buy nutritious food. Higher food insecurity results in children being stunted and having poor health.
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Child labour and trafficking – children as young as six or eight can be forced to work long hours in dangerous jobs to support the living expenses in cities.
Our Work to Help Urban Poor Children
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Help Child Labourers Go Back to School
Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Help children withdraw from child labour and go back to school
- Empower parents with livelihood options to support their children's education
- Advocate against hazardous child labour with government and stakeholders
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Protect Children from Child Labour
Kathmandu, Nepal
- Train vulnerable adolescents on life and protective skills
- Empower vulnerable families with decent livelihood options to discourage child labour
- Engage national child protection groups to set up functional mechanisms to address child labour
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Protect Children from Exploitation
Cordova, Cebu, Philippines
- Strengthen community-based child protection mechanisms to prevent child exploitation
- Empower families through livelihood and parenting support
- Promote digital safety and online child protection;
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Protect Children from Dangers of Gangs and Drugs
Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Establish safe learning spaces and reading camps in high-risk slum locations
- Establish Youth Protection Groups to monitor peer wellbeing and promote non-violence
- Educate parents on positive parenting and prevelant child protection issues
Voices of Children in Urban Poverty
Soni’s Story: Hope on the Horizon
From a one-room home in Nepal, Soni’s childhood was shaped by loss and financial hardship that interrupted her education. A story of how she finds her way back to the classroom and begins to dream again.
Forced to Grow Up - Story of Kamrul, a Child Labourer
11-year-old Kamrul works 12 hours a day, 6.5 days a week to support his family. He and his family moved from their village to Dhaka city, hoping for a better future, but reality has taken him far from his dreams.
Sewing Her Dreams into Reality
Faiza, 16 years old, was once a child labourer working in a leather factory. Through World Vision's sewing training programme, Faiza is now shaping her own future with each stitch.
Beginning of His Brighter Days
Once a child labourer, 10-year-old Kawsar is now stepping into school for the very first time. With the help of World Vision, Kawsar and his family embark on a journey towards a promising future.
Shining Bright in a Dumpsite
14-year-old Nadine has been living in a dumpsite with her family ever since she can remember. Life has not been easy for Nadine but she is not letting her circumstances hold her back. She is finding her way to her dreams through education.
Nuri’s Hammer
Nuri, a 11 years old child labour is found by the roadside, who lives on breaking bricks. She hardly earns BDT 60 each day, which is mostly spent to buy her lunch. She cannot save even a single money. Yet she dreams to go back to school, to get herself admitted in grade 7. COVID 19 has buried many dreams of children like Nuri worldwide.
Binsa: A Meal Comes with Her Mother Selling Her Body
Binsa lives in a one-room house with her mother, Lakshmi. She follows her mother everywhere except when she is working. She doesn't understand the nature of her mother's job yet.
A Child Mechanic
He was just a year old when his father died of kidney failure. Now both Sakib, 13, and his 17-year-old brother, Sohug, have dropped out of school to contribute to the family income.
Juvy: A Meal Comes with Enduring Dangers on the Street
14-year-old teen has been selling in the streets for more than a year already. She shares that she encountered all kinds of danger while she was outside.