Taking the Lead:The Don Bosco Network joins the Anti-Trafficking Efforts in Karnataka
On 28 February 2025, a significant meeting was held by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in Kalaburagi to address the escalating issue of child trafficking especially along the border districts of Karnataka. Fr. Kuriakose, Director of Don Bosco PYaR, was invited to share his insights with the stakeholders. During the meeting and based on […]
Don Bosco Network unites with NCPCR to combat Child Labour
A familiar sight in Devadurga, Karnataka, are transport vehicles loaded with adults and children, being taken to the fields for labour. Children especially, are used as seasonal labourers, losing big chunks of school time, often dropping out because of the resulting learning gaps. Child labour is a complex systemic phenomenon that takes various forms according […]
Breaking the Chains of Modern Slavery
On 20 February 2025, under the BREADS Child Safety Net initiative, Don Bosco PYaR, Kalaburagi, in a joint operation with the Labour Department, District Child Labour Project, Railway Police (RPF & GRP), Railway Station Manager and CHILDLINE, rescued eight child labourers from the Kalaburagi railway station. The rescued children were barefoot and in torn clothes. […]