Learning materials for government school children
Notebooks and learning materials distributed to children at a government primary school in Kappagallu, Ballari, supported by AEIN.
READS KarnatakaREADS KarnatakaTrack record
In pursuit of our objectives, READS has implemented several development projects in collaboration with national and international donors and partner organisations — focused on improving the lives of children, women, and other disadvantaged communities, particularly Dalit and Devadasi communities.
| Project title | Years | Donor / partner | Beneficiaries | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Health: Care for Children and Women from Devadasi and Dalit Communities | 2004–2014 | TdH-NL | Devadasi women – 1,000; children – 1,124 | Completed |
| Mines to Safer Childhood through School | 2007–2015 | TdH, Germany | Mining-affected working children and women – 5,000; children – 5,000 | Completed |
| Shikshanavahini | 2006–2007 | SVYM, Mysore | School dropout children – 1,000 | Completed |
| CHILDLINE | 2012–2015 | Childline India Foundation, Mumbai | Children in difficult circumstances | Completed |
| SEDP Programme — Relief of the Poor | 2011–Present | NELINDCO | Devadasi and Dalit women | Ongoing |
| Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children | 2015–2016 | TdH-NL | Devadasi and Dalit adolescent girls | Completed |
| Campaign and Advocacy against Child Marriage and Gender Disparity | 2016–Present | AEIN, Luxembourg | Children and young girls | Ongoing |
Programmes in action
A glimpse of our ongoing work across Ballari and Koppal districts — from school outreach and skills training to district-level campaigns against child marriage, gender disparity and child abuse.
Notebooks and learning materials distributed to children at a government primary school in Kappagallu, Ballari, supported by AEIN.
A plantation ceremony marking a district-level workshop on campaign and advocacy against child marriage and gender disparity in North Karnataka.
Young girls and officials, including the police, mark a district-level convention on preventing child marriage, gender discrimination and child abuse.
A young participant is felicitated on stage as part of a district-level child-rights programme.
READS Ballari engages with judicial officers at the District Judiciary, Ballari, to strengthen child-protection response systems.
Young people take part in an interactive life-skills session as part of READS' ongoing community engagement.
Women and girls take part in a training for the Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme, held at FPAI, Ballari.
Judicial officers and police join READS Ballari in a tree-plantation campaign at the District Court premises, Ballari.
Adolescents and youth gather for a facilitated discussion session on rights and protection issues.
A rally is flagged off outside the District Court, Ballari, jointly with the District Legal Services Authority to mark World Human Rights Day.
A district-level awareness programme in Koppal on preventing child marriage and child abuse, supported by AEIN Luxembourg.
Students and children march through Ballari with placards on ending child marriage, child labour and gender discrimination, organised by READS Ballari and supported by AEIN Luxembourg.
District officials and judiciary members line up outdoors, each holding a rose, as they gather ahead of an International Human Rights Day programme in Ballari.
A group of international volunteers, alongside a local coordinator, sing together for residents gathered outside a village home near Ballari — children, women and elders standing around to watch and join in under a large tree.
Rows of school students in uniform walk along a highway in Koppal carrying placards in Kannada on preventing child marriage and gender discrimination, led by teachers and staff, as part of a district-level awareness march.
Officials and guests applaud on a decorated stage at a district-level Jatha programme in Koppal, with a bold "Stop Child Marriage" sign displayed behind them and banners from READS Ballari and AEIN lining the stage.
Women operate a leaf-plate pressing machine and pack finished, colourfully wrapped eco-friendly plates in a small home-based unit, with stacks of raw and finished plates filling the room — a livelihood and vocational skills initiative.
A group of women trainees pose with thumbs up behind a "Drive4fun — Driving Training Program for Women" banner in Ballari, a joint initiative with Drive4fun and AEIN to build women's independence and mobility skills.
Girls and young women hold a banner on "The Role of Panchayat in Prevention of Child Marriage" outside a village building, with a larger group of women and girls gathered behind them for the awareness event.
District officials and dignitaries stand in a line outdoors, each holding a rose, listening to an address ahead of a community rights programme in Ballari.
A classroom full of students in school uniform hold up colourful READS pamphlets above their heads, smiling, during an in-school awareness session on child rights and protection.
A large hall at the District Court in Ballari fills with officials, Forest Department staff, and community members — many seated, some standing at the back — attending a READS Ballari programme on children's protection.
Officials, police, and young participants take part in a plantation ceremony marking a state-level workshop in Ballari on the challenges and solutions in preventing child marriage and the Devadasi system, held over two days in December 2023.
A participant is felicitated with a bouquet on stage at an evening district-level programme on child marriage prevention, with judicial officers seated alongside.
An official addresses a gathering on stage, joined by a woman police officer and other dignitaries, at a joint awareness programme organised with Karnataka Police and the Department of Women and Child Development, supported by AEIN.
Two women exchange a rose on stage amid balloons and floral decorations, a small moment of appreciation at a READS Ballari community programme.
A large crowd of students and community members march through the streets holding placards against child marriage and child abuse, part of a district-level awareness Jatha organised by READS Ballari.
Sustained engagement
Through sustained community engagement and partnerships, READS continues to work towards a society where children and women — especially those from marginalised communities — can live with dignity, equality, safety, and opportunities for a better future.