We are running a childline(1098) project, it is basically a toll free number for children in need and care. During our interventions with children we find so many children who don't have home to live. They are residing on railway station, streets, bus stand etc. Our city also don't have any govt. supported orphanage. So these children at times reside at out office.
Aligarh with a population of 36 Lakh is among the biggest districts of uttar Pradesh. With 114 registered slums and 76 unregistered slums in the district the problems related to these is on rise. One of the basic problem is the child care and other child related services in the city and district as a whole. There is no orphanage, shelter home, adoption centre in the district which cater the need of the children and provide services for the protection and care of children.
With the opening of the shelter home in the city the children without parents, those residing on railway station and bus stand, street children and rag pickers without home and parents will get benifited.
The long term impact of the project will be many. As the children who reside on railway station, bus station, street children faces many type of exploitation as well as harrassment in all walks of life. Even there are children whose parents deny to get them back. All those children will get a space to make their life successful with the opening of orphaage with all the facilities of education, shelter, vocational training and support in medicine etc.
