STREET CHILDREN

"Street children" are those children who work in the streets and markets selling or begging, and yet stay with their families, and homeless children who have run away or do not have contact with their families. Children run away sometimes due to violence, abuse, or extreme poverty at home.

According to 1991 India Census, their number was 18 million, though only 5 - 20 percent of them are truly homeless and do not have families. Today the number of street children could well be 36 million, given the growth in joblessness, urban migration, and the COVID pandemic.

Most of the street children do rag picking, vending, taking care of animals, assisting in shops, hotels, restaurants and domestic labor to survive. As a consequence they lack formal education of any kind. Due to the low and uncertain income, they suffer from poor health and malnourishment. Combined with the unhygienic conditions they live in, poor health and lack of access to medical care, they are subject to critical illnesses, which results in higher mortality rate.

How Ashmiyara Welfare Society helps Street Children?

Ashmiyara Welfare Society provide them with nutritious food, fooding and educational support.

• Eliminating Child Labour.
• Education and Enrollment.
• Providing Safe Shelter.