Meet Ayaan Goyal: A 17-Year-Old Changemaker Championing Child Rights

Time of India

5 days ago

Ayaan Goyal
At just 17,
Ayaan Goyal
, a student of Modern School, Barakhamba Road, is already making waves as a powerful child rights advocate. As the founder of
Child Rights Matter
, Ayaan is taking bold steps to combat
child labour
and exploitation—through legal awareness, community outreach, and corporate accountability.
His industry guide on child labour ethics, endorsed by 11+ top companies across sectors and featuring a foreword by former Chief Justice
Mukul Mudgal
, is being recognized as a pioneering step in ethical corporate engagement.
On the ground, Ayaan has led impact-driven workshops across Delhi - Jor Bagh, Nizamuddin, Sunder Nagar - reaching over 500 individuals including domestic workers and underserved families. Through NGO partnerships with
CRY
,
Save the Children
, and
TCTF
, he's also raised ₹4 lakh+ in CSR funding to power awareness and action.
Ayaan's legal chops are just as impressive. He's interned with
Trilegal
and Supreme Court advocate
Prabhjit Jauhar
, contributing to research on juvenile justice. As a Volunteer Campaign Lead with CRY, he has spearheaded advocacy and fundraising drives - and was recently honoured with a Certificate of Appreciation by the
Mayor of Delhi
for his work.