The value of our work is truly measured by its impact on the children's lives
Getting support for Raji
17-year-old Raji was spotted by an official from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) wandering around the platform at Arakonnam railway station. She was clearly upset, anxious and wary of strangers…
Meet Her
The story of 4 boys
When outreach workers saw four 16-year-old boys at Villupuram Railway Station in Tamil Nadu they knew something was wrong. The children looked frightened and when the team approached they could see that one of them had a long scar…
Meet Them
Raqib’s rescue
6-year-old Raqib was found by our outreach team at Delhi Sarai Rohilla Railway Station in a desolate state. He looked visibly nervous and unhappy and at first he refused to communicate properly with the team…
Meet Him
What is at Stake?
India’s bustling railway stations are perfect for abusers looking to prey on lonely, desperate, vulnerable children. Constantly at risk of sexual abuse, exploitation and violence, many children resort to drugs and substance abuse to get through each day. With over 11 million children living on the streets in India, there is a lot at stake.
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The value of our work is truly measured by its impact on the children's lives
Our Commitment To Every Child
We are committed to reaching children before they are lost for good and making sure each and every one of them can reach their full potential. Our work is focused around the railway stations across India and we are transforming them into safe places for the vulnerable children that pass through them. We do this in several ways:
Our Commitment To Every Child
We are committed to reaching children before they are lost for good and making sure each and every one of them can reach their full potential. Our work is focused around the railway stations across India and we are transforming them into safe places for the vulnerable children that pass through them. We do this in several ways:
24-hour outreach teams at our child friendly station can identify and protect children arriving alone and at risk of exploitation, trafficking and abuse. Child Help Desks on the platforms give vulnerable children somewhere to go for advice, help and immediate crisis intervention.
Open shelters give children a safe place to stay and recover from trauma while we work with them to establish a long term positive outcome. We ensure that every child we come into contact with is given the best opportunity for recovery, rehabilitation and the chance to thrive.
Children avail medical services including help with substance abuse and addictions. Children are constructively engaged in non-formal education at our Open Shelters and we support families in enrolling the children back into schools.
We trace the families of the children we work with and reunite them with their children – offering them the support they need to stay safer and stronger together. If this is not an option we make sure they have a long term alternative care solution.
Through our engagement with every child we help them develop resilience, recover from trauma, take control of their lives and make the decisions that will enable them to reach their full potential in life.
Our Impact in Numbers
23966
Children protected at and around railway stations
22740
Children reunited with their families and safe
15734
Children and families reached through slum community work
569
Children referred to long-term care homes, or connected to and accessing shelter homes
42864
Railway stakeholders trained
298762
Railway passengers sensitized on child rights and protection
Our Partners
Our supporters over the years
