I dream for a world which is free of child labour, a world in which every child goes to school. A world in which every child gets his rights.

Every single minute matters, every single child matters, every single childhood matters.

Elimination of child labour and access to education are like two sides of one coin. One cannot be achieved without the other.

There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.

For me, peace is a fundamental human right of every child; it is inevitable and divine.

I have been very strongly advocating that poverty must not be used as an excuse to continue child labour. It perpetuates poverty. If children are deprived of education, they remain poor.