By Heather Moore | Supporter Engagement Officer
When ten-year-old Kaafi* boarded a train in Bihar with a contact of the family, he thought he was on his way to a new school. Instead, on reaching Delhi, he was forced to work long hours in a shop for no pay.
After 10 months, tired, scared and missing his family, Kaafi ran away. But without money or a plan, he only got as far as Delhi’s busy Anand Vihar railway station.
Thankfully, he was spotted by police before he could come to serious harm and was placed in a childcare institution while our workers tried to trace his family.
It took four months of tireless work but, eventually, our team managed to located Kaafi’s family. His parents confirmed their son was meant to be going to Delhi to study. But, shortly after leaving home the phone number of Kaafi’s guardian had gone dead and his parents were left with no way to trace their son.
Kaafi’s parents had reported their son missing and spent what money they had trying to find him but, fourteen months on, they were beginning to lose hope. After being contacted by our team, the family were overjoyed to know their son was safe. They travelled to Delhi to meet with the Child Welfare Committee and Railway Children workers to be reunited with their son.
Thanks to your support, Kaafi is now back home, settled and happy.
*Names have been changed and models used to protect identities.
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