Education

JVI partnered with local organizations and the government to conduct multiple training programs in March and April of 2022 for border patrol troops, known as Sashastra Seema Bal, stationed at the India/Nepal border.  Since the 1950s, people and goods have been allowed to move freely across the nearly 1,800-km India-Nepal border. Yet, this open border […]

According to the World Justice Project there are well over 250 million people suffering from extreme injustice due to complex factors such as corruption, social prejudice, extreme poverty,  gender discrimination, lack of education, and more. At JVI, we know just how integral access to justice is in changing oppressed communities for good. Without a fair

In 2021, JVI partner Freeset officially combined forces with two like minded organizations to form Joyya. Joyya produces handmade, eco-friendly, fair trade products through a just and robust business model that lifts up entire communities. JVI works closely with Joyya and other partners in Kolkata where there are a significant number of sex trafficking victims.

Duncan Hospital is another JVI lead partner, operating a JVI sponsored “Justice Hub” in Bihar along the Nepal border. Duncan Hospital is a unit of Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA). EHA is a fellowship of institutions and individuals that exists to transform communities through caring, with primary focus on the poor and marginalized, including fighting human

On March 16, 2022, JVI and partner EFICOR worked together with local authorities, including the Labor Department, Child Welfare Committee, and police, to rescue seven minor boys from child labor in a textile factory in Delhi. The boys, ages 7 – 15, had been working 12 hours a day with no pay.  One of the

On International Women’s Day, March 8, 2022 one of JVI’s justice hubs organized a training in Shivaji Nagar – one of the largest slums in Mumbai, India –  where 41 teenage girls were trained on their rights and legal processes.  The training started with a lesson on why we celebrate International Women’s Day. None of

Can you imagine the toll an 18-hour work shift takes on a child physically and mentally?  UNICEF estimates 12 per cent of children aged 5-14 years in South Asia are involved in child labor. This equates to 41 million children. Children should be free to attend school, socialize and work according to legal limits as

Tashi* lost his mother at a very young age. Though unable to recall much about her, he misses the love, care, and protection he enjoyed when she was alive. Tashi’s life wasn’t quite the same after she died. Tashi was taken to his uncle’s house by his father, who wasted all his earnings on alcohol

As a little girl, Preeti* enjoyed attending school. A bright student in her class, she had dreams of becoming an engineer. Unfortunately, due to the poor financial conditions of her family, at the age of 14, she was taken out of school. Her dreams of becoming an engineer seemed lost. The youngest of three siblings,

In October 2021, Justice Ventures International (JVI) and several of its local partners collaborated with District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) to carry out a large-scale human trafficking and legal rights awareness campaign across the state of Bihar, India. JVI and its partners closely coordinated with DLSAs in five districts – Madhepura, Purnea, Gaya, Motihari and