Railway Children

+44 (0)1270 757596

Registered Charity No: 1058991

Company Limited by
Guarantee No. 3265496

About Railway Children

The idea behind Railway Children began in 1993 when David Maidment, Chairman of Railway Children (former Controller of Safety Policy with British Rail), was on a business trip in Mumbai. David was deeply moved by the many street children he saw at the main railway terminal, and was haunted by the image of a 7 year old girl beating herself to elicit sympathy and money. On his return he researched all organisations working to help street children and saw a gap in the market, no one was focussing on early intervention. In 1995 Railway Children was launched, to stop the abuse of children living alone and at risk on the streets, through early intervention.

Our activities

Railway Children works with over 40 partner organisations with 117 projects worldwide across Africa, Asia, South America and Europe. Last year we helped over 24,000 street children and for the first time ever spent over £1 million on street children projects.

For further information about Railway Children's strategy please contact our Chief Executive, Terina Keene: Terina.keene@railwaychildren.org.uk