The village councils run by children — and the roads, toilets and schools they're winning

In Chhattisgarh's villages, children are doing more than attending school — they're running it. Class 7 student Pawan Pando persuaded elders to move his unsafe school into the council hall; the children of Sihardand campaigned until a concrete road reached their village; Ritu, another young councillor, fought for girls' toilets at her school — and won. Caritas India's "Young Power" report documents these child-led "Bal Panchayat" councils turning small voices into concrete victories across rural India.