Bangalore Rural Educational and Development Society (BREADS)

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. […]

From Bricks to Books

Per the 2020 estimates of the International Labour Organisation, 160 million children in the age group of 5-17 years were engaged in child labour globally, projected to reach 168.9 million in 2022, largely impacted by the COVID pandemic. The situation in India is not likely to be different though there are no recent official statistics […]

Daan Utsav 2024 at Volvo Group India 

BREADS was honoured to be invited for the second time by Volvo Group India to participate in Daan Utsav 2024; a wonderful initiative to promote community involvement in fostering  positive social change. As part of Daan Utsav, the Volvo CSR team organised several impactful activities during October, including blood donation drives, photography campaigns, food stall […]