With the gradual opening up of the Indian Railway services, came various challenges. These new circumstances meant that we needed to adapt and reinvent strategies to ensure that work on the ground was timely, innovative and reached the last mile, especially vulnerable children and their…

On 7th January 2020, a young child, Abdul Sanad (name changed) was found wandering across platform 4 at the Ghaziabad railway station. Abdul had been searching for a way back to his home. Members of the RCI team noticed Abdul looking confused and desperately looking…

“Not all superheroes wear capes,” is a common sentiment across the world, acknowledging the real frontline heroes of the COVID19 crisis – medical staff, delivery service personnel, social workers, police officers and the like. In praise on these heroes on home ground, the Tamil Nadu…

The proud winners of the Pulitzer Prize 2020 are amongst India’s most talented photojournalists, recognized for their extraordinary work in the field of journalism. What these 5 photojournalists have in common besides the prize, has been to tell stories of children that often go untold,…

Help Found By A Coincidence Chand (name changed), a-10-year-old child was rescued at the Ghaziabad railway station on 6th November, 2019 by our outreach team. Out of sheer curiosity, he and his cousins had come down to the station to observe and understand how trains…

A Life Of Hardships Sumit (Name Changed) a 14-year-old boy was found by the Railway Children India (RCI) team members at the Delhi Sarai Rohilla Railway Station at around 8 PM on March 21, 2020. The child appeared to be very weak and was untidily…

Amongst the undervalued heroes of the current crisis are also our field team members. Never forgetting the organization’s mission to prevent children from slipping into a life on the streets, they have prioritized the rights and protection of children and worked relentlessly to understand their…

Life Of Neglect Divakar (name changed), a-14-year boy was found at Ghaziabad Railway station at platform No.2 at 7.00 PM on 13th November, 2019. Extremely sad and worried, he was looking for someone who would help him. Not having eaten in a while, Divakar was…