Anganwadi worker stops child marriages in her village
Gopika Gadekar, an anganwadi worker in Maharashtra's Deulgaon Tad village, is working towards upholding the basic rights of children. As a part of the Village Child Protection Committee (VCPC), Gadekar deals with issues like child marriage and the dropping female literacy rate. The VCPC meets twice a month to resolve issues raised by the children through a dialogue box or ‘Samwaad Peti’.