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The problem CD Park Bengali Basti is a community where drug addicts and anti-social elements, etc. abound. Hence, children, especially girls, are often abused and eve-teased. As a result, many parents have taken their girls out of school and got them married at quite a young age. Child labour is also rampant, in addition to young children engaging in criminal acts. In the beginning, team meetings conducted by Save the Children were looked down upon by the parents in the community. But as they saw other children becoming more aware and responsible regarding their situations and conditions, many parents started to send their children to these meetings. – Dilisha, 14-year-old Child Protection Committee member The action girl, was one of the first to volunteer for the Committee, as she herself had suffered a When Save the Children started working in violation of her rights and did not want anyone Bengali Basti in February 2020, they formed else in her neighbourhood to go through a similar experience. a Child Protection Committee to combat the widespread negligence and lack of awareness As a result of her association with Save the on child rights. Dilisha, a young 14-year-old Children, Dilisha learned about the various child 50 Creating Resilience in Communities and Schools - Success Stories