There are 400 million children in India.
35% of the population is living on under $1 a day.
One in every ten children is disabled in India.
1 out of every 6 girls does not live to see her 15th birthday.
Every sixth girl child's death is due to gender discrimination.
28% of girls are abused between the ages of 8 and 12.
There are approximately 2 million child commercial sex workers between the age of 5 and 15 years and about 3.3 million between 15 and 18 years.
To Diane & Mila and all the girls (and Alan) - I'm so proud of you, excited for you and wish I could be there! Play hard, kick butt and GOOD LUCK!
posted by Kim at 7:13 AM
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