Chapter 12

Financial Freedom for Children—Global

Founder of Childline India, ChildHelpline International, Aflatoun, and Child and Youth Finance International, Jeroo Billimoria has spent the last fifteen years working to eliminate the abuse of children. Starting with the physical abuse of street children then moving upstream to tackle the lack of financial literacy and access to financial opportunities, she helps guarantee the economic future of children around the world.

PLENTY OF CHILDREN STAY AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GO to school, and—by most culturally relevant standards—live an ordinary life. Some even help earn money to support their families. They are the lucky ones. They live at home and have some modicum of family life. But many ...

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