• 1 in 4 children of school-going age is out of school in our country – 99 million children in total have dropped out of school (Census 2011)

• There are 10.13 million child laborers between 5-14 years in India (Census 2011)

• Out of every 100 children, only 32 children finish their school education age-appropriately (District Information System for Education (DISE) 2014-15)

• Only 2% of the schools offer complete school education from Class 1 to Class 12 (District Information System for Education (DISE) 2014-15)

• 42% of married women in India were married as children (District Information System for Education (DISE) 3)

• 1 in every 3 child brides in the world is a girl in India (UNICEF)

• India has more than 45 lakh girls under 15 years of age who are married with children. Out of these, 70% of the girls have 2 children (Census 2011)

• India has the maximum number of malnourished children in the world – 1 in every 3 children are malnourished. The situation is extremely critical because the effects of malnourishment are irreversible if they occur at a young age. If not death, it leads to permanent disabilities that render the children ill for the rest of their lives.

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With a little financial support from donors like you to pay fees, children like underprivileged get saved from discontinuing their education & malnutrition.

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