{"id":5602,"date":"2025-11-06T05:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aident.org\/?page_id=5602"},"modified":"2025-12-22T05:54:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T05:54:28","slug":"from-labour-to-learning-sanjays-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aident.org\/?page_id=5602","title":{"rendered":"From Labour to Learning: Sanjay\u2019s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5602\" class=\"elementor elementor-5602\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5e1b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be5e1b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7350321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7350321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Labour to Learning: Sanjay\u2019s Journey<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a818077 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a818077\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25359c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25359c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aident.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Stories-of-Change_From-Labour-to-Learning_-Sanjays--689x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5314\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec1f9a e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ec1f9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c80c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85c80c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>From Child Labour to Skilled Work<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanjay was just 11 when he started working in a factory in Panipat. Every morning, he would pass by a school but instead of going in, he spent his days in a dusty, noisy unit sorting threads, carrying heavy loads, or waiting for orders.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His family had come to Panipat from Bihar in search of work. His father was a carpenter and his mother worked at home.\u00a0 There wasn\u2019t enough money, so Sanjay had to help by working in the factory even though it was unsafe for children.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was during a field survey under the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) the Ministry of Labour and Employment that we first met Sanjay. But getting him to the centre wasn\u2019t easy. His family was worried about money. The factory owner didn\u2019t want to let go of a good worker. \u201cWhat will he do there for four hours?\u201d the owner had asked.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But we visited again. Sat with the family. Explained the programme. Eventually, the owner agreed to release Sanjay for a few hours every day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the Rehabilitation Centre for Destitute and Migrant Child Labour, Sanjay entered a new world. He was nervous at first. He had never held a pencil, never eaten at a table. With caring teachers, friendly classmates, and the chance to learn new things, he began to open up. He smiled more, asked questions in class, and joined in games. He especially enjoyed the skills sessions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With support from the program, Sanjay later joined a short-term vocational course. He was placed with Eureka Forbes as a junior technician. Today, he moves around the city doing service calls, carries his tool kit with pride, and earns enough to send money home.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He still visits his old centre sometimes. \u201cI go back to show the younger kids that they can do it too,\u201d he says, with a quiet smile.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Labour to Learning: Sanjay\u2019s Journey From Child Labour to Skilled Work Sanjay was just 11 when he started working in a factory in Panipat. 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