Nepal Earthquake

We started this page initially to just have all information in one place but then later we got contacted by people who were looking for their families and friends. We then dedicated ourselves to helping connect families. We would take the phone number and name from Nepalis based outside Nepal and then make calls to Nepal and find if families were safe and sound.

We did by asking our friends and families to make the call and calling ourselves through skype. As we managed to get a few calls through we started feeling very happy about it.

Later we got many families based abroad contact us asking information about missing friends and families and we started sharing the pictures citing Missing People.

The most satisfaction we got from the page was replying to individual messages and just giving a word of assurance to keep faith. In a way doing that helped us keep faith too. We felt happy that we were helping people, helping happiness in between chaos.

Since we all have some form of education in health, we also used this page to provide information on health at times of disaster and after. We will continue to do that. 

We have made so many friends and have formed a small community and we want to keep that momentum going to create a long-term difference.

Because of the very good response we've had on our page, we want to now look ahead and find a way to keep the community support for Nepal going. We hope to bring stories on the progress in Nepal as well as keep updating you about our efforts too.

Children's Story

Jonny is a charming 15 year old boy since Aug. 26 with us. He has Down syndrome and Hepatitis-B with speech difficulties. He loves dancing, choreographs his own steps, learns to copy immediately having seen any steps. He is the disco dancer of Snehalaya. His favorite passtime is eating and talking on imaginary mobile phone. He is hard working and keen to help his carer parents in looking after the children in the cottage  where he lives with them.









Vishu is a Smart, intelligent, 14 years old boy since Aug. 06 with us. He has C.P. with knee & ankle deformities. He has improved a lot over these years. Now he is mobile & participates in all class activities. He enjoys dancing ,He underwent an operation this year. Since then he is in control and doesn't have to wear nappies. 














 Sharma is a happy 10 year old little boy, came to us in Feb. 07. He is mentally challenged, epileptic with autism and speech disability. Toys do not interest him. Happiness to him is something he can tap on his teeth, a small stone is his favorite. He loves music to some extent but gets bored very soon. He prefers his own company rather. He is a happy member of family in family .

Support Indian Children Charity

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Charity Information / About Us

Who are we...?

Support Indian Children was set up by a group of like minded individuals, to help the children who live on the streets and in the slums of India. We started by visiting local slums and distributing health packs, but as we grow, we hope to extend that to fruit as well as providing small informal classes for the children to help promote education and participation. Our goal is to get children off the streets and into schools. We also understand the influence parents have on their children, and hope to provide counselling to them, in order to help them understand the importance of education and a good childhood worth remembering.

Health Care and Keeping Clean

Health care will always be a major part of the work we do. Street and Slum children often don't have access to running water, soap to wash themselves, toothpaste or brushes to clean their teeth and often leave wounds to fester due to the poor conditions in which they live and a lack of knowledge and support to gain the help they need. We aim to provide the basics of health care to promote a healthier childhood and will be here to advise, help and provide first aid and hospitalisation if required. At present we are providing basic health packs to around 500 children each month.

Scabies

Scabies is very common in street and slum children as it is very contagious and often spread by close skin to skin contact. It often spreads through family members and results in an itchy rash often starting between the fingers.

Impetigo

Impetigo is a common skin infection in children and is very contagious. It is a bacterial infection which is often spread to others through close contact or by sharing towels, sheets, clothing and toys.

Other Health Issues

As well as these common problems we also have to be ready to deal with children with Leprosy, Rabies, Malaria and Severe Burns all of which we have treated during our time in India. Thankfully with the help of government and private hospitals we can provide the children with the care they need.

How to help?

We would be delighted to receive financial donations that we can use towards purchasing medicine locally and paying for doctor/hospital bills. We would also be grateful for donations of toothbrushes, flannels, hand towels (no bigger than 1 meter long), nail brushes, toothpaste (50g or 100g size), toothbrushes, soap (125g to 150g size) which would help us give equal amounts to the children.

A Childhood Worth Remembering

We want to be able to give street and slum children a chance of a childhood worth remembering. We want them to study hard, but we also want to provide them with a safe and fun environment with access to toys and games which other children take for granted. We will continue with this hope that our work will not only be beneficial for the children; it will be fun, safe and become an extension of their family life.

Street Children in Agra and India

Who is a 'street child'?

There is no international agreement on the definition of ‘street children’, and the label of ‘street children’ is increasingly recognized by sociologists and anthropologists to be a socially constructed category that in reality does not form a clearly defined, homogeneous population or phenomenon.

UNICEF developed the earliest definitions and categories of street children:

Children of the street

(street-living children), who sleep in public spaces, without their families

Children on the street

(street-working children), who work on the streets during the day and return to their family home to sleep

Street-family children

who live with their family on the street .

How many are there?

Estimating numbers of ‘street children’ is fraught with difficulties. In 1989, UNICEF estimated 100 million children were growing up on urban streets around the world. 14 years later UNICEF reported: ‘The latest estimates put the numbers of these children as high as 100 million’. And even more recently: ‘The exact number of street children is impossible to quantify, but the figure almost certainly runs into tens of millions across the world. It is likely that the numbers are increasing’.

What about girls ?

In many cultures, there is much greater pressure for girls to stay at home than boys. Research shows that girls will put up with abuse at home for longer than boys but that once girls make the decision to leave home, the rupture is more permanent than for boys. Girls are also less visible on the streets as they are often forced or lured into brothels and prostitution.

What about their rights?

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) applies to all children under the age of 18, including children living and working on the street. Although street children’s rights are continually violated or overlooked, they are in ever greater need to have their rights realised. 
A street environment is an extremely dangerous place to be for any child, and probably no other environment contributes more to potential violations of the UNCRC than a childhood and youth spent outside the institutional framework of family, community and school.

What do governments do to help street children?

 The UNCRC sets out a framework for protection that emphasises the family and community as having the main responsibility of caring for children (Art. 5 and 18). The role of the state is to support and enable families and communities to fulfil this role. However, it is an unfortunate fact that in many cases families and communities are not able to be protective and nurturing. In these cases, as for children living on the streets, the state then takes on a greater responsibility to fill the gap (Art. 20: “A child temporarily or permanently deprived of his or her family environment shall be entitled to special protection and assistance provided by the State”).

Unfortunately, this is often not the case. Although many governments try to address the issue of street children there is a real lack of long-term, sustainable and holistic approaches implemented by governments. This is partly due to lack of resources and interest, or a failure to understand how to deal with the issue in a positive way which does not violate the rights of street children.

Help and educate Poor children in India

Welcome to the ' SUPPORT INDIAN CHARITY ' In India.Our mission is to help & provide basic education to Poor children need in India so they may have the opportunity to attend school,learn and give back to society .
"Slums are not problems; slums are approaches to solutions. Slums are indications that people have the ability and the willingness to solve their problems.



                                     What We Do ?

We believe that all children should have the opportunity to receive an education, regardless of their financial situation. In India, basic education is not free. Families need money to send their children to school. It costs approximately $350 U.S. dollars per year to support a child through elementary school education. This amount covers:

• Tuition
• Books
• School supplies
• School uniforms
• Basic Knowledge of Internet 

We want to provide this opportunity to those in need. Please help support a child's education by contacting us today.

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Donator of The Charity ( SUPPORT INDIAN CHILDREN CHARITY )

 Mr. Benjamin Woodward from Sydney (Australia ) . He Donate 50 Dollar on 24 jan 2014 to Run this Charity .He Understand the Problem of Slum Childrens . 



Email -  ben_mcflem@hotmail.com .

Ms. Gina Levin , Kerris Levin and His friends also donate Some money  for this Charity . They all are from United Kingdom . 


contact id  - kerris.levin.7@facebook.com  .

Mr. Stefan from Hannover , Germany . He Donate 50 Euro on 25 Jan 2014

Email  - ciberteufel1989@yahoo.de







 Ms. Harriet Phillip and Her friend  from Sydney, Australia . They Donate 50 Dollar on 29 jan 2014 . They are so Helpful people .

Contact id - https://www.facebook.com/harriet.philip.9/about 








Mr. Michael from Sydney , Australia . He Donate 50 Au Dollar on 25, jan 

Email - Michael7844@gmail.com









Mr. Victor from Gothenburg , Sweden . He Donate for this Charity 2000/ Rupees on 4 feb 2014 . 

Email - Victor_Larsson@live.se








First Donator from Rennes , France His Name is Thomas Foliot . He is Great Man . He is Understand problem of Support Indian Children Charity , He Donate Some Amount for this Charity too on 14 March 2014 . 

Email - thomasfoliot@hotmail.com







Mr. Stanley From London , U.K . He was Donate for this charity 20 $ on 19/5/2014 .We are very thank full to All Donators . Who Helping Slums Children's

Email - stanraymode@gmail.com 






Mr. Steffan From U.K , He Donate 50 Pound on 25/Aug / . He Went our School , He met with childrens and he found its a big Problem in Agra . He Stay their 2 weeks with Childrens . He Teach to Childrens and Some time he Cooks Food for Childrens . 


Email - Steffan154@hotmail.co.uk