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.

Friday, December 01, 2006

Martina & Rosy

Martina is the top student here at Agnel's with a 90.91% (an almost unheard of accomplishment - 40% is passing with 60% being high marks). Her favorite subject is math and she hates science and Hindi. Her favorite color is blue and she loves to sing. When she grows up she want to be an IAS officer (Indian Administrative Service).

Rosy is 10 years old and loves to sing. Her favorite subjects are computer and English and she hates Hindi! Her favorite colors are blue and red and she wants to be a singer when she grows up.

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