In recent years, India’s largest cities have seen a huge influx of families migrating from rural areas to find work in construction and other labor. The income migrant families earn is, however, barely enough to meet their children’s basic needs — much less afford the high cost of daycare or preschool. As a result, young children often stay with their parents while they work on construction sites or in other hazardous environments.
But in 2013, with the support of Holt sponsors and donors, our local partner in Bangalore, Vathsalya Charitable Trust (VCT), started a free child development center providing a safe place for children to go while their parents work during the day.
Read more about the migrant daycare program in Bangalore, India and how Holt sponsors and donors support children and strengthen families in vulnerable migrant communities.
