Program areas at Kscf-Us
The Foundation is dedicated to eradicating child labor and child exploitation by educating and mobilizing The public, engaging The private sector to prioritize children in their business models, building capacity of partners on The ground and advocating for The protection of children in national and international policies.2014 nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi's four decades of experience and proven track record rescuing and rehabilitating child laborers to prioritizing children in national and international policy to building public and corporate awareness-uniquely positions him to expand and build upon his previous work globally through The foundation.all children must live freely with dignity and have The fundamental right to be safe, healthy and educated in order to realize their potential. The Foundation works with grassroots, local and national organizations working to free and rehabilitate child laborers and victims of child trafficking, slavery and sexual abuse, who work in partnership with The authorities to deliver survivors' rights to health, education and justice. The Foundation also brings together passionate actors for The rights of children everywhere to share their knowledge, experience and influence and achieve innovative and impactful policy change at every level.with The global estimates on child labor released in 2021, The Foundation's work in 2022 continued to focus on The increase of child labor, especially in africa. As a result of meetings with policymakers to educate them on The issue of child labor, The g7 made its first ever commitment to tackle child labor.in The run up to The 5th global conference on The elimination of child labor, held in south africa, The Foundation raised awareness among decision-makers. At The global conference, The Foundation ensured an unprecedented level of access for survivors of child labor to participate in The international decision-making platforms.in september, The Foundation's laureates and leaders for children initiative hosted an event alongside The united nations general assembly in ny, which brought together youth activists and former child laborers along with nobel peace laureates and leaders on child protection to speak with policymakers on The injustices faced by children in africa in terms of access to education, malnutrition and child labor. The Foundation focuses on engaging children and youth to become global citizens that have a sense of responsibility for The right of all children to be free, safe, healthy, and educated. In 2022, The 100 million campaign youth leaders raised awareness about The shocking increase in child labor across sub saharan africa, highlighted stories of youth survivor advocates and organized actions on The ground across african countries. The us 100 million campaign engaged young people in The us through The creation of social media toolkits highlighting The issue of child labor and child trafficking.in addition to The policy and mobilization work already mentioned, kscf us funded programs on The ground in india focused on The rescue of more than 5,600 children across india and rehabilitation of child laborers. The Foundation collaborated on The replication and scaling of The child friendly village model, which brings village development through The lens of Children's rights to villages in india. Our work protected more than 46,000 children on a daily basis.kscf us also launched a program to deliver legal justice for thousands of child survivors in eight indian states. As part of this work, The Foundation launched one of The largest grassroots campaigns to end child marriage in india, led by more than 76,000 women leaders in 7,500+ villages across 26 states and union territories reaching 19 million people on october 16, 2022.