Dalit Freedom Network Canada

The Dalits are the world’s largest group of enslaved people: 250 million men, women and children facing discrimination, segregation, and enforced poverty. The only way to end this history of slavery is by giving Dalit children access to education.

Dalit students enrolled at Good Shepherd Schools learn how to read and write, but even more importantly, their education allows them to dream of another life, a new destiny for Dalits!

By supporting the "What Will You Do For Freedom?" campaign, you can give Dalit ...

Join "Half the Sky Canada" tomorrow from 10am-5pm!

This event brings together organizations to raise awareness about how women around the world are turning oppression into opportunity. At the DFN booth you can pick up great Mother’s Day gifts made by Dalit Women and learn more about how DFN is bringing hope and dignity to Dalit Women

Find more information about the event here.

For a Dalit child, having access to education means being able to escape the cycle of  oppression, poverty, and discrimination generations of Dalits have been struggeling with.

The Good Shepherd Schools have been providing education to 24,000 Students. However, our schools are becoming so well-known that they are continually receiving enrolment applications. Several schools are at full capacity in their existing school building. Without immediate funding for additional classrooms, they will have to turn prospective students away. 

Each ...

A huge thanks goes out to the passionate people who have been fundraising for the "What Will You Do For Freedom?" campaign! Fundraisers Melanie, Adam, and Danielle have raised enough money to keep 8 Dalit children in school for another year. All together, they and other people like ...

"My name is Aruna. I am 12 years old. I have been a student for eight years now. I love going to school. My favourite subject is math, but I also enjoy playing Kabbadi (a popular Indian team game.)

My family is very poor. We own a small piece of land. All our money comes from what we grow on our land. Each month, the six of us have to get by on 3,000 Rupees (approx. USD 60). My grandparents live with us. They are both sick, but we don’t have enough money for the hospital.  

In two years I will graduate from school. I can hardly ...