34 Child Marriages Prevented in 2 Weeks: Joint Effort in Rajasthan Makes Significant Strides Against Child Marriage

Rajasthan— In a striking feat, the partnership between Shri Aasra Vikas Sansthan and the District Police Administration, which serves as a partner organization of the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, collaboratively averted 34 instances of child marriage in Chittorgarh district. The minors under dire risk were between the ages of 12 and 18, with their imminent matrimonial union being thwarted across various police jurisdictions in the region - all within the period of April 18 to April 29.

Given their consistent efforts to tackle the adverse practice, this notable accomplishment represents the largest collaborative action yet undertaken by the team to mitigate the implications of child marriage in the district. Their dedication in halting these detrimental practices has saved countless lives of impressionable children.

Along with the team of Shri Aasra Vikas Sansthan, Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, District Police Administration, Department of Child Rights, Childline Chittorgarh are constantly working together towards child rights issues and also preventing child marriages. With the collective efforts of these organizations, active steps are being taken to prevent child marriage in the district.

Speaking to The Mooknayak, Bhojraj Singh Padampura, the founder of Shri Aasra Vikas Sansthan, expressed concern about the harmful practice of child marriage and commended the recent collaborative action as a positive stride against it. He emphasized the importance of raising awareness among the masses and highlighted the efforts undertaken by his organization and the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation towards eradicating this menace.

Elaborating on the devastating implications of child marriage, Padampura highlighted that it is a serious infringement of fundamental human rights and values such as freedom, dignity, social morality, inclusiveness and equality. In line with the organization's resolve to tackle the issue and motivated to contribute to a child marriage-free country by 2030, he added that they are working relentlessly towards the complete elimination of child marriage from society.

On October 16th, 2022, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF) had launched the world’s largest ever grassroots campaign against Child Marriage. The campaign has been the result of the clarion call given by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Shri Kailash Satyarthi to the nation to initiate collective action against the social evil of child marriage. Shri Aasra Vikas Sansthan was also part of this campaign. The highlight of the launch of Child Marriage Free India campaign is the fact that the entire launch had been led by more than 76,377 grassroots women leaders across 7,588 villages representing 26 states of the country.