A fist full of fivers

Thanks to the tremendous support we received last Christmas we were able to reach thousands of street children.

Raising in excess of £25,000 we were able to help over 5,000 children in India. This is a real tribute to the generosity and understanding of our supporters.

2008 was the launch year for the appeal and we were all delighted with the result. But in 2009 we want to raise more fivers so we can help even more street children. These children need your help this Christmas so please donate now.

Raja’s Story

Raja’s mother died when he was very young. His father remarried, but after contracting tuberculosis, his property and land were sold to pay for treatment.

Nine year old Raja worked to make ends meet. At Asansol station, he earned money collecting plastic bottles and carrying bags.

Raja's Story

When his father died, Raja returned home, but his stepmother abandoned him. Bereaved and bewildered, he returned to Asansol.

Raja became used to street ways. Other children sniffed solvents, and convinced him to try it. The solvents blunted his grief, fear and loneliness, and he became addicted.

Raja was scared and reluctant to trust anyone. It took Railway Children outreach workers a while to persuade him to visit a shelter.

Today Raja is thirteen. He has given up substance abuse and takes his education very seriously. Now he dreams of owning a house and becoming a businessman.

Through the intervention of Railway Children, Raja has regained some pride and self-respect. Although he has no family to return to, he has friends, aspirations, hope, and the chance of a life without fear.

Secret Santa

It all adds up to
make a real
difference

  • £5 could provide a child with 3 good meals a day for 12 days in India.
  • £10 provides food, overnight clothing and toiletries for a runaway refuge in the UK.
  • £25 will keep a child in formal education in India for 6 weeks.
  • £50 could pay for a child to be reunited with their family.
  • £200 will fund an outreach worker to make contact with children when they arrive on a platform in India.
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