My first visit to India in 2012 changed my life...
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I travel every year to India where I'm involved in education projects, setting up schools for slum kids and others in remote locations who otherwise would have no access to a school. I trained teachers and prior to COVID delivered leadership seminars to university students. I have also been involved in training the local police, social workers and NGO's in anti-human trafficking programs and community problem solving initiatives such as stopping children from begging and getting them out of child labour and into school. Sadly because of COVID, the need to advocate for those living in poverty has only increased, and the kids that my team and I work with have become more vulnerable to local mafia, drugs and alcohol.
I am the Australian Director and Founder of Project Help India. The children we work alongside are known as the Dalits or the untouchables – they are exploited and vulnerable. We dream of a better life for them, we advocate for them and fight for their rights. ‘Project Help India’ is all about friendship, learning and growing with each other. Through relationships and respectful community engagement, we bring a message of love, dignity and purpose to people living in urban slums and very remote and isolated rural mountain villages. |
I'm passionate about helping marginalised and vulnerable children, their parents and their communities
The work of Project Help India, is predominately centred around education in 3 states of India. Through our 14 centres we currently provide educational opportunities for between 600 and 700 children. We advocate for children who have little or no access to an education usually because they are physically isolated from a government school, or they have a disability or because they are begging or involved in child labour. Project Help India connects with these children’s families, providing parenting programs, counselling and guidance. Through this we strive to impact lives by breaking the cycle of inequality and intergenerational poverty.
When I first visited in October 2023, never before have I experienced and witnessed such a heartbreaking circumstances for children. It is a privilege to be part of an amazing and passionate team of educators and social workers. Last year I created the video below that tells you about our projects in The State of Punjab.
When I first visited in October 2023, never before have I experienced and witnessed such a heartbreaking circumstances for children. It is a privilege to be part of an amazing and passionate team of educators and social workers. Last year I created the video below that tells you about our projects in The State of Punjab.
www.projecthelpindia.co
