by Support CS | Mar 25, 2026 | Children Voice
Khushal’s Transformative Journey: From Shy Child to Bal Sena Leader and Aspiring Doctor Khushal, an only child from a lower-middle-class slum community in Bhavnagar, joined Bal Sena more than 10 years ago at the tender age of 7. Reserved and introverted, he rarely...
by Support CS | Mar 25, 2026 | Children Voice
Sonal’s Journey: From Child Labourer to National Advocate and Community Leader Sonal grew up in Mafat Nagar, an informal settlement in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, where children often had to grow up too fast. As the eldest child in a family with no steady income, Sonal began...
by Support CS | Mar 25, 2026 | Children Voice
Kaushik’s Journey with Balsena Early ChallengesKaushik, 17, grew up in Indiranagar Basti, Bhavnagar — a congested settlement with open sewage, alcoholism, gambling, and other social problems. His parents are daily wage labourers, and his father’s alcoholism left the...
by Support CS | Mar 25, 2026 | Children Voice
Reena — Charting Her Own Journey Right exposure at the right time can help children navigate through challenges and chart their own journey. Reena grew up in Karcheliyapara, the second-largest slum in the city. Her mother worked as a domestic worker and her father as...
by Support CS | Mar 25, 2026 | Children Voice
Daksha — Finding Her Voice Daksha grew up in Khedutvas, an informal settlement in Bhavnagar. Her father worked as a security guard and her mother as a peon and cleaner in a school. The youngest in the family, she studied in a Gujarati-medium government school. In her...
by Support CS | Mar 25, 2026 | Children Voice
Yashpal’s Journey: A Dream That Took Flight Yashpal’s parents moved to Bhavnagar from a small village, hoping to give their sons the opportunities they never had. At that time, Yashpal was far from the mature, focused young man he is today. In fact, like many...
