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NAVSARJAN TRUST, SURAT
Director:- Fr. Isaac Rumao S J
Nr. R.T.O., Ring Road, Surat
PH: ( 0261) 2472226, 2475683
Fax:- ( 0261) 2461324
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Navsarjan Trust was established in 1986
VISION:- An egalitarian world of justice, peace
and prosperity
Goal :- To empower the marginalized people
Navsarjan Trust works in two sectors :
Rural and Urban
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Rural Sector
 Legal Awareness
 Paralegal Training for Grass Root Workers
 Grooming of Tribal Advocates
 Legal Guidance
Out of court Settlement
 People’s Organizations
Support to unorganized Labour
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Urban Sector (Slums)
 Women’s Associations
Self help groups
 Educational Programme
Pre-School ( Balwadis)
Tuition Classes
Tailoring Classes
Child labour rehabilitation
Street Children Programme
Rag-pickers Association
Youth Associations
Libraries for slum youth
Legal Aid
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“An Integrated Programme for Street Children”
Funded By
Alboan, Spain
Implemented By
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Who are these street Children ?
Definition:Street children are those who have occasional or no
contacts with their family.
They are found in the railway stations, bus-stands,
or in the streets
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Rahul Rajubhai Soni
Age 17 yrs
From Ratlam, M.P.
Mother died, Father married second time
Left home at the age of 7 due to neglect and violence
by Step – mother
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Pintu Ranajitbhai Vasava
Age 13 yrs
From Bharuch, Gujarat
Mother Committed suicide. Father was murdered.
therefore Orphaned.
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Rakesh Kishan Dagade
Age 7 yrs
From Palghr, Maharastra
Ran away from home at the age of 6. Because says
He was forced to attend school with torn uniform.
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Amit RamjankPrasad Bania
Age 12 yrs
From Delhi
Left home at the age of 9.
Says widowed mother was forcing him to work and
earn due to poverty at home.
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Santhosh Brigesh
Age 12 yrs
From UP
Ran away from home due to constant violence by
Drunken father.
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Raju Rajkumar
Age 14 yrs
From U.P.
Left home at the age of 8. Says his teacher was
beating him constantly.
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 So who is this street child ?
He is a VICTIM
Victim of unloving parents.
Victim of separated parents
Victim of parents marital infidelity
Victim of domestic violence
Victim of dire poverty
Victim of uncaring adults
Victim of our prejudices
He is an orphan
He is an unwanted child
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What happens to this child when he reaches
the railway platform ?
His peers bully him.
“Taporis” befriend him for sex.
They use him for drugs trafficking, liquor
procurement.
Sex workers use him to procure customers.
Coolies chase them away.
Police kick them
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Railway authorities throw them out.
Pass holders treat them harshly.
General public despises them.
Thus he faces an unkind world.
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 Railway station is a fertile ground for all vices.
The children learn all of them.
 These vices are:
1. Stealing
2. Cheating
3. Pick pocketing
4. Violent fights
5. Smoking
6. Pan masala
7. Whitening ink inhaling
8. Cough syrup drinking
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9. Use Ganja
10. Vicks, Nitrogel tablets eating
11. Gardo inhaling
12. Homo-sexuality
13. Prostitution
14. Trafficking in liquor
15. Trafficking in drug
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The circumstances that lead the children in to the hands
of anti-socials
a. Absence of security
b. Absence of place to sleep.
c. Absence of regular income
The “Tapories” provide the above, that is
Protection
Food
Easy income through liquor and drug trafficking
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NAVSARJAN INTERVENS IN THE LIFE OF
THESE CHILDREN
OUR EARLY EXPERIENCES
They ran away seeing us on the railway platform
Because
They thought we were Remand home staff come to
take them back.
Wearing dirty cloths they were shy to meet us.
No Fixed time to meet the children.
They were free only when trains did not arrive.
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They lived on the platform and in the trains
They stole from each other.
They fought and cut each other with blade.
They neglected their safety
They had no fear of accidents .
They had no sense of health or hygiene
But in illness they help each other.
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The police were Hostile to the children and to us.
Even railway staff did not understand us..
Taporis resented our presence.
The children mistrust everybody
Even after being six months with them they lie about
their past, parents, address.
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Our efforts at rapport building .
We visited the children regularly on the platform.
We took them for picnics.
We organized out-door and indoor games for them.
We celebrated national and religious festivals with them.
We invited railway and police authorities to preside
over these functions.
Thus we befriended the authorities.
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We conducted painting sessions on the platform.
Seeing us working with the children the pass holders
are less negative toward the children
The police became less harsh.
They even began co operative with us
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NAVSARJAN provides them a Drop-In-Center
Facilities and services at the Drop-In-Center
Bathing and washing
Boxes to keep belongings
Place for rest
T.V., Indoor and out-door games.
Health check ups
Literacy and moral science lessons
“Bachat” Bank
Etc etc……
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Our Learning
The children value their freedom more them anything else.
So refuse regular study, institutionalization.
They have very poor self-image.
They lack self-confidence.
They experience the world as hostile
Hence they are rough and with out feeling.
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They have not experienced family love and warmth.
Some of them see no light at the end of the tunnel.
“ who will give us jobs”, “who will give us wives”.
They have dreams but are helpless to realize them.
They want to be loved and accepted. They dream of
normal life.
They long to be in the family
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They long for mothers, sisters love
Job placement difficult due to stigma of being
street child.
No child can be totally trusted even by us.
Only love and understanding can win them over.
We experience frustration working with out tangible
results.
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India has ratified the convention on the rights of
child on December 1992
All children have the rights to
Survival
Development
Protection
Participation
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Thank You
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