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Ramappa Moogappa is 12 years and comes from
Nidumakanahalli, Dinnahalli, Masti, in the taluk of Malur in the State of
Karnataka in India.
He became a child pawn-slave (a bonded child laborer) when he was 12 years
old. His mother was working as a wage laborer to keep her family.
His father, who was a drunkard, borrowed 2,000 rupees for his sister’s
wedding from Narayanaswamy Gowda in Kadusonnehalli in Malur taluk. He
worked every day from 4 am in the morning until 11 pm at night. He had
to clean the house, take the cattle to pasture, water the fields, bath the
cattle and wash the tractor. He ran away from his master on three
occasions, but each time his master caught him, took him back to work and
beat him for running away.
Then Jeevika activists took him from his master’s house. Now he is
studying in 6th standard at the Jeevika residential bridging course and
learning computer skills and tailoring. He is getting 3 meals a day
and feels very happy. He is studying well. He wants to
become a police officer.
RAMAPPA MOOGAPPA IS ONE OF THE
CHILDREN YOU HAVE HELPED
We wish to thank all our members and supporters
who have worked so hard in the last 12 months in the fight against slavery
and child labor. We will profile six of these children. Three
from our program in northern India: Titakashwar Sada from slavery, Subhash
Kumar from pawn-slavery and Ajmer Ali Ansari from child labor; and three
from our program in southern India: Ramappa Moogappa from pawn-slavery, Ravi
(a slave since he was 8 years old) and Murugesha Rajappa, a bonded laborer.
WHAT OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS SAY
“Thank you for keeping in mind the needs of
our organisation continuously for a number of years now, sending us very
encouraging and appreciative letters and mobilising various financial
supports. Your support and well wishes will continue to strengthen and
nourish us in the difficult yet challenging and meaningful work of
eradicating bonded labor.”
— Jeevika/Vimukti Trust, Bangalore, India
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