Rescuing railway children :: reuniting families from India's railway platforms /

<Strong>Rescuing Railway Children</strong> focuses on runaway children in India who have used trains to take them away from home, and who live on railway station platforms and in trains. It presents the issues and challenges of reaching out to these 'railway children', particul...

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Main Author: Harper, Malcolm, 1935-
Other Authors: Iyer, Lalitha
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2013.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:<Strong>Rescuing Railway Children</strong> focuses on runaway children in India who have used trains to take them away from home, and who live on railway station platforms and in trains. It presents the issues and challenges of reaching out to these 'railway children', particularly through the experiences of Sathi, an NGO based in Bangalore. This organisation has chosen to work with children on railway platforms across India with the intention of reuniting them with families wherever possible. <br /><br />The book deals with platform outreach and focuses on shelters close to the stations. The.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9788132117865
8132117867

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