Jodee Sydney speaks to Om Prakash Gurjar and Renée Chopping from 'Destiny Rescue'. Prakash is an Indian children's rights activist and recipient of the 2006 International Children's Peace Prize. He was born in Rajasthan, India and was a victim of illegal child labor. He is known for his fight to keep public schools in India free and advocating for birth certificate registration for children to protect their rights. In addition, he and two friends founded the organization, Paatshala, which facilitates evening classes in reading, writing, and math for children. Prakash speaks about his experiences and movement to end child slave labor in India. Jodee also speaks to Renee Chopping about the challenging and valuable work Destiny Rescue is an doing going into Asia to rescue children and young people from sexual slavery. https://www.destinyrescue.org.au/our-work/about-us/
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By Michelle MichelsJodee Sydney speaks to Om Prakash Gurjar and Renée Chopping from 'Destiny Rescue'. Prakash is an Indian children's rights activist and recipient of the 2006 International Children's Peace Prize. He was born in Rajasthan, India and was a victim of illegal child labor. He is known for his fight to keep public schools in India free and advocating for birth certificate registration for children to protect their rights. In addition, he and two friends founded the organization, Paatshala, which facilitates evening classes in reading, writing, and math for children. Prakash speaks about his experiences and movement to end child slave labor in India. Jodee also speaks to Renee Chopping about the challenging and valuable work Destiny Rescue is an doing going into Asia to rescue children and young people from sexual slavery. https://www.destinyrescue.org.au/our-work/about-us/