While talking to the school secretary in a village in India we were interrupted by a telephone call.
“Sorry, it was the police and I have to send the school vehicle now to bring a child victim of rape here,” the secretary Kuku told us. “We have to make room for her in our dormitory and counsel her when she arrives.”
Unfortunately, this is quite a common occurrence at the voluntarily run girls’ school and, sadly for many girls, schooling is not an option.
As India prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence from British rule, time is ripe to take stock of tasks outstanding. And nothing is more urgent than the welfare of its children, especially girls.
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