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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

How We Help To The Childrens ?.

My Name is Yusuf , I Live in Agra . Me and My Some Other Friends Helping The children's . This is our Hobby to Helping Poor families . We all Run this Small Charity Org. Most of the Time We Spend With children's . We Love this N.G.O job , Children's They are Honest ( In the Form of The God ) .   We Found them in Slum Places like City Town .We Research all the Time , Mostly children's We Found  in Dhandupura Village Agra . In This Village Many Slums Families live . Children's  They Really want to go the School but lack of Money they not go to the Schools . This village is very old in Agra , More than 72% People Uneducated . Step by Step New Generation Child also living Poor Life , This study illustrates the trend found by most researchers: most children leave their families to live on the street because of family problems. Family problems include such things as death of a parent, alcoholism of father, strained relationships with stepparents, parent separation, abuse, and family violence.Additionally, street children usually come from female-headed households. We Advertising this Charity we need more people help to Run this charity please think about Children's Donate Something . 

We Need Your Help

   Volunteers  Helping The Children's  in Agra ,             

                              

 In India, the Slum dwellers are the most substantial but overlooked section of the society. At a sizable 26 percent of India's population; they represent the poorest of the urban poor. Different states have different meanings of the word slum. But a few characteristics are hard to escape. Minuscule living areas, a burgeoning population living below the poverty line, nil drinking water, and latrines shared among hundreds, a non-existent sewage system; the record is endless.

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A film like Slumdog Millionaire brought to the world's notice the condition of slums in India. The rich and affluent were so worried that India is being shown in bad light because we don't treat our slum children like it was portrayed in the movie. But the truth is what Danny Boyle showed the world.   

Children that come from the slums many of them are orphaned and live with relatives or one of the parents might have died or the father deserted the family and the woman struggling to make ends meet with her children. Jobs for women are hard to find - and a woman from a slum may get a job as a maid. She herself will most likely have no education that she can pass on her to her children - there is a lack of everything in the house she might have - the house will be one room-in a crowded neighborhood where mosquitoes can carry malaria from one dwelling to another.

Mission Statement

Support Indian Children is an organization which supports the disadvantaged children of India. Support is provided by means of giving clothing, food, shelter, education and most importantly, love.

Our objectives are to 

1. Improve the life of Children.

2. Provide education to children who would not usually be able to receive it .

3. Keep the children from being hungry.

4. Improve the living standards of the children and their families.

5. Ensure the children are provided with proactive and reactive medical treatment.

 

 

While 18 million children work on the streets of India , it is estimated that only 5-20 percent of them are truly homeless and disconnected from their families. Because the street children in India have unique vulnerabilities .

A street child in India is a child in India "for whom the street (in the widest sense of the word, including unoccupied dwellings, wasteland, etc.) has become his or her habitual abode and/or source of livelihood; and who is inadequately protected, supervised, or directed by responsible adults”
It is estimated that more than 400,000 street children in India exist. Mainly because of family conflict, they come to live on the streets and take on the full responsibilities of caring for themselves, including working to provide for and protecting themselves. Though street children do sometimes band together for greater security, they are often exploited by employers and the police.
Their many vulnerabilities require specific legislation and attention from the government and other organisations to improve their condition .
We Improve Life our Children's to Give Every Monday to satuarday Teaching Classes in Agra and Teach Good Communication Skills  to Children's  .

                     Help The Children's ,  Make Good Future of India.

                                            Save a Life ... 

                               

 

The street children in India choose to leave their families and homes for strategic reasons. Three hypotheses have been put forth in an attempt to explain their choices: urban poverty, aberrant families, and urbanization. Evidence can to some degree support all three of these hypotheses. In one study of 1,000 street children living in Agra conducted in 1901, 39.1 percent of street children said they left home because of problems and fights with family, 20.9 percent said they left because of family poverty, and 3.6 percent said that they wanted to see the city.
This study illustrates the trend found by most researchers: most children leave their families to live on the street because of family problems. Family problems include such things as death of a parent, alcoholism of father, strained relationships with stepparents, parent separation, abuse, and family violence.Additionally, street children usually come from female-headed households.
Most children who leave home to live on the streets come from slums or low cost housing, both which are areas of high illiteracy, drug use, and unemployment. Children usually transfer their lives to the streets through a gradual process; they may at first only stay on the street a night or two. Gradually they will spend more time away from home until they do not return.
Once on the streets, children sometimes find that their living conditions and physical and mental health is better than at home; however, this fact speaks to the poor conditions of their homes rather than good conditions in the street. Street conditions are far from child-friendly. Once they leave home, many street children move around often because of the fear that their relatives will find them and force them to return home.

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