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Kolkata
Kolkata is a heaving metropolis of some 15 million plus. People from every possible community gravitate towards the city and it is surrounded by some of the most economically disadvantaged areas in the sub-continent. The children in Future Hope come from many different backgrounds and almost every community. Most are forced onto the streets through a combination of economic hardship and broken homes. Many street children have withstood abuse at the hands of their parents or other adults.
During the day street children roam the streets earning a meager living and at night and in the early hours many can be found sleeping in the main railway stations of Kolkata - Howrah and Sealdah. Some street children, though destitute, remain with their families on the streets and so have some protection.
Many children sleep alone and vulnerable on the station platforms and surrounding areas. These children are our immediate concern for they are alone, noticeably thinner and more unkempt than the others. Many are ill, all are vulnerable and most are exposed to serious forms of exploitation. It is these children for whom Future Hope India was established. |
