CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN REMOTE VILLAGES

John Geevarghese

Secretary, Light The Candle International Inc

How many of you are aware of the fact that human trafficking is a $32 billion annual industry. According to United Nations recent statistics ,more than 2.5 billion people around the world are ensnared into this evil industry. This is the modern day slavery. Majority of the victims are underprivileged children and women. Poor children are getting trafficked into beggar mafia hands, terrorist groups, maoist/naxal activities.  Women and girls are typically trafficked into the commercial sex industry. Some of the human trafficking is highly visible however majority is not visible and not easy to track down. No child wants to end their life in that society, they want to escape. However, physical needs(need for food, shelter, clothes or other family needs) give temptation to try the bait once or twice. When they realize the strongholds of it ,they are already trapped into this evil act and can't escape. Sooner or later they accept themselves as bad people and stay there because of mainly three reasons. 1) they can’t escape from the trap, 2) society will not accept them as good citizens anymore 3) their physical needs are met on a daily basis by their contractors wherever they are, fear of loosing this will discourage them from escaping.