"I have been very strongly advocating that poverty must not be used as an excuse to continue child labour. It perpetuates poverty. If children are deprived of education, they remain poor."
- Kailash SatyarthiRenowned Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi has devoted his life to the cause of promoting universal access to education and putting an end to child labor. Born in 1954 in Rajasthan, India, Satyarthi witnessed firsthand how families are ensnared in exploitative situations by poverty, forcing children…