Highlights: Nadeem Alam was working as a child laborer in a brass factory and was rescued in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. During his time in Jamia Millia Islamia, he worked with various organizations working in the field of child labor and child development. He completed his masters in Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy from Dr. K.R. Narayanan center for Dalits and Minorities Studies. Nadeem is true to his inner voice and wants to go back to his locality to help thousands of others like him who are still involved in child labor activities. Nadeem is excited to develop his research skills and work with fellows from different cultures. Prior to AIF, Nadeem also completed two-year resident Gandhi Fellow program run by Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership at Udaipur Rajasthan.