KAILASH SATYARTHI
Founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan
BornJan 11, 1954 (MP)
MovementBachpan Bachao Andolan
Rescued100,000+ Children
Honor 1Nobel Peace Prize (2014)
Honor 2Harvard Humanitarian
Introduction
Kailash Satyarthi is a globally renowned Indian children's rights activist and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. For over four decades, he has been at the forefront of the global movement to eradicate child labor, slavery, and trafficking. Through
I refuse to accept that the world is so poor, when just one week of global military expenditure can bring all of our children to classrooms. I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom.
Key Milestones
1980
Gave up his engineering career to found Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA).
1998
Led the historic 80,000 km Global March Against Child Labor across 103 countries.
2014
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless struggle against child exploitation.
2017
Launched the '100 Million for 100 Million' global campaign for children's rights.
