Child labour is increasing drastically in Africa and South Asia, particularly in Afghanistan – a country torn by war and poverty. The means of survival for the children is by giving up their freedom and childhood. Children are denied opportunities to fulfil their rights and denied access to education as they are working full time hours. The work is also dangerous...

Palwasha and Farman, orphaned siblings, were the sole breadwinners of their household until CWB located them and immediately enrolled them in our sponsorship program in May 2018. Despite being enrolled in school half way through the school year, both Palwasha and Farman worked extremely hard and set an example. Farman obtained the highest mark in...

This is the story of 10-year old, Shazia.  A precious child that has spent more than 12 hours of her day polishing shoes in the streets of Afghanistan as the breadwinner of her family that was living under poverty.  She had been away from school for one full year and was hoping for a miracle...