{"id":8852,"date":"2020-04-28T16:25:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T22:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/?p=8852"},"modified":"2020-07-07T14:36:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T20:36:57","slug":"avani-receives-global-fund-for-childrens-2020-juliette-gimon-courage-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/avani-receives-global-fund-for-childrens-2020-juliette-gimon-courage-award\/","title":{"rendered":"AVANI Receives Global Fund for Children\u2019s 2020 Juliette Gimon Courage Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Corinne Yank, GoPhil Communications Manager<\/em><\/p>\n

GoPhil partner AVANI Women & Child Rights in India was recently awarded Global Fund for Children\u2019s 2020 <\/span>Juliette Gimon Courage Award<\/span><\/a> alongside another child rights organization, Challenging Heights, based in Ghana. AVANI and Challenging Heights are based in different regions of the world, but are <\/span>both are led by courageous activists who survived being forced into child labor at just six years old<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

\u201cBoth Avani and Challenging Heights are led by survivors of forced child labor and modern slavery, who have dedicated their careers to protecting other young people from the same injustices.\u201d – <\/span><\/i>Global Fund for Children<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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