Jayshree Janu Kharpade of India was taken out of school at 7 years old so that she could raise her four younger brothers and contribute to her parents’ labor at a brick kiln site.
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Jayshree Janu Kharpade (age 16) is one of 80 million tribal people fighting for an education in India. Like most girls from rural India, Jayshree never expected to get an education.