Anisha left her orphanage at 18 with nothing. Help her make sure no one else does

Anjali left her child care home in Kota at 18. No family. No savings. No documents. No plan.

For young people leaving institutional care in India, that is not an exception. That is the rule.

Nearly 30,000 to 50,000 young people age out of India's child care system every year. The law says they must leave at 18. What it does not give them is a person, a plan, or a place to go.

CLiC found Anjali. We walked alongside her through skilling, counselling, and every practical step and today she is employed, self-reliant, and building a life on her own terms.

Ganesh was 18 and a half when CLiC found him one set of clothes, no ID, nowhere to go. We gave him shelter, helped him get his Aadhaar, PAN, and Voter ID, enrolled him in a hotel management course, and helped him land his first job. He went from nothing to a career and a community because someone showed up.

This year, 200+ young people will leave care through CLiC's programme across Rajasthan and West Bengal.

Each care leaver will receive a Care Kit — the first thing they will own that is entirely theirs.

• Backpack - to carry it all
• Shoes - to walk in with dignity
• Smartphone - their connection to CLiC, jobs, and the world
• Hygiene Kit - essentials for the first month
• CLiC Guidebook  written by care leavers, for care leavers

Each kit costs Rs. 12,000.

CLiC is India's first care leaver-led organisation. Founded by Anisha Sharma and Girish Mehta both of whom left institutional care themselves.

Our helpline has answered 30,000+ calls from young people with no one else to turn to.

These young people don't lack potential. They lack one person in their corner on the hardest day of their life.

Fund a kit. Be that person.