Girls' Education and Slave Labor in India | FILMS BYKIDS

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Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
education girls women empowerment India South Asia slavery child labor tribes human rights filmmaking literacy Jayshree Janu Kharpade advocate empowerment labor Harohale family poverty
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Girls' Education and Slave Labor in India | FILMS BYKIDS

Learn about forced labor and the importance of girls' education in India in this video from FILMS BYKIDS: Fire in Our Hearts. The film introduces students to 16-year-old filmmaker Jayshree Janu Kharpade, an advocate for girls’ education. Jayshree worked with a BYkids film mentor to tell the story of her efforts to become educated and to empower her fellow tribal people.

Visit the FILMS BYKIDS website to see the full film and learn more about Jayshree.
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PBS Learning Media

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