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Project Description
Bonded labor, although illegal, is still a current problem in Southern India. Many children are forced into slave work because of the desperate economic situation of their parents, and are unable throughout their lives to become independent. The government has succeeded in releasing 800 bonded laborers. These laborers needed an economic rehabilitation project, which CST now provides voluntarily. The District Adidravida Welfare Officer looks after the project, while CST unionizes the people into Self-Help Groups and helps them become self-sustainable and self-employable. Ten Self-Help Groups have been formed with 200 members in total. CST would like to make a credit union for all 800 released bonded laborers to help them make an economic and professional future for themselves.
" Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness." --Ray Lyman Wilbur