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Despite working two jobs, his father struggled to support his family.
As the Railway Children India (RCI) team began to work with Kaami’s family, they helped them understand the importance of education in creating a brighter, more sustainable future for everyone.
They helped Kaami gain the necessary documentation he needed to enrol in school, and gave him a school bag containing everything he needed to get an education and thrive in classes.
With this new start, Kaami stopped begging and now visits RCI’s Children’s Activity Centre to complete his homework and study after school. His attitude and behaviour have improved and his family, especially his mother, is delighted with his progress and the positive changes he has made.
As the only UK voices on the Children and Young People’s Global Taskforce for Care Reform, Railway Children Youth Ambassadors Corey and Elliot brought their lived experience to parliament!
Bringing Escape Rooms, youth voices and safeguarding action to the first ever UK Rail conference.
Railway Children and Govia Thameslink Railway partner to raise awareness of young people’s mental health across the rail network.
Learn about safeguarding and how it relates to child protection on transport networks.
No child wants to survive on the streets. And, through understanding and empowerment, together, we can ensure no child has to.
Julia, 24, grew up as a boy but knew, early on, that the gender she’d been born into was not who she was. Here, she talks to Youth Platform about her journey, and what she wishes she’d know as a ten-year-old boy.
*Name changed and models used to protect the child’s identity.
