Help Children Who Are Rescued At The Railway Station

A large number of children who are abandoned, abducted or have run away from their homes are stranded at railway stations where they are exposed to emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Many children get separated from their guardians while travelling and these children are vulnerable targets for human traffickers. Furthermore, they suffer from fear and deprivation and their situation is worsened by the lack of food and shelter.

The CHILDLINE help desk at railway stations is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Indian Railways and provides help for children in distress. In January 2019, My Choices Foundation was selected to run the 24-hour operational CHILDLINE help desk at Nampally Railway Station through our program Operation Red Alert. The help desk provides immediate attention to unaccompanied children found at Nampally Railway Station.

We have been allotted a prime space on platform number 4 which is 50 meters from the main entrance. It is a strategic location which gives us a bird's eye view of the entire station as well as being visible to all passengers passing through the station.

In addition to CHILDLINE services, we give a special Child Care Package to comfort and ease the distress of each rescued child. The Child Care Package is a bag that contains:

- a set of clothing

- a toothbrush

- toothpaste

- soap

- sanitary

- products for girls

- a toy (either a puzzle or a teddy bear)

- a packet of biscuits

- a book to read

- pencils

- a notebook

- a towel

- and a pair of slippers

These items are given to each child who is rescued from Nampally Railway Station before they are safely reunited with their families or placed in safe homes.

Since the inauguration of the help desk at Nampally Railway Station in January 2019, we have identified at least one missing child a day, and have thus far, been able to rescue over 60 children in total.

We designed this Child Care Package having seen the lack of basic facilities with children who are found at the railway station. Until we reunite them with their families or place them in safe homes, we aim to provide as much comfort and happiness as we possibly can.

When you donate to this project, you will help us purchase the materials to put together a Child Care Package that will provide comfort to each child in distress.