- Freeing girls from forced labour: terre des hommes has freed more than 40,000 girls from the Sumangali system, advised them and accompanied them on their way to a secure future.

- Protection & psychological support: Girls who were able to escape from factories find protection and psychological support in their aid projects.

- Support for disadvantaged families: terre des hommes supports families who » Untouchables« and are very poor so that they too can send their children to school.

- Local partners provide information in villages and towns about the Sumangali system, inform workers about their rights and help in court To sue for compensation for the time as a slave.