Education for children from quarry communities in the Jodhpur area The GRAVIS sub-project is aimed at the children of quarry workers in western Rajasthan, particularly in the region around Jodhpur, where sandstone is mined. In this region, serious health problems, malnutrition and frequent work accidents characterize the everyday life of the miners, [...]

Elimination of child labor in the glass industry (Neufahrn) With the financial support of the primary schools in the municipality of Neufahrn, our Indian partner organization Vikas Sansthan is carrying out the project "Elimination of child labor in the glass industry". Goal of the project To eliminate child labour in the slum [...]

Centers for informal education for child laborers To counteract the serious consequences of child labour, Vikas Santhan has put together a broad package of measures. The central element is the establishment of three informal education centres in the settlements of Rathor Nagar, Shanti Nagar and Elani Nagar, as well as an informal [...]

Remedial Classes in the Daneshwar area The project, financed by "Ein Herz für Kinder", aims to support 750 primary school children with remedial classes in order to identify school dropouts, integrate them into school operations and thus pave the way out of child labor. The project is aimed at children in state [...]

Benjamin Pütter Chairman Benjamin Pütter (born 1958, initiator and founding member of XertifiX) was the child labor expert of the Pontifical Mission of Children from 2015 to the end of 2021 Die Sternsinger. Previously, he worked in this position for 20 years at MISEREOR. From 1989 to 1995 he was a research [...]

Eliminate Child Labor in the Carpet Industry in Agra With the financial support of the town Haseluenne, our Indian partner organization Vikas Sansthan carries out the project "Elimination of child labor in the carpet industry in Agra". Goal of the project Child labor in Kotare ka Pura of the Agra district is [...]

Indon ki Dhani School With the financial support of the Rudolf Steiner School Hamburg Nienstedten, our Indian partner organization GRAVIS is currently running the “Indon ki Dhani” school center. The school is visited by about 60 children. The education is holistic and includes not only regular lessons but also extra-curricular activities and [...]

Elimination of child labor in the glass industry With the financial support of Ev. Parish of Hiltrup and Amelsbüren, our Indian partner organization Vikas Sansthan carries out the project “Elimination of child labor in the glass industry”. Goal of the project To eliminate child labor in the Habeeb Ganj slum of the [...]

Ingrid Sehrbrock Chairwoman