With your help we’ve been able to reach and protect thousands of vulnerable children in East Africa, India and the UK. Together we’ve changed their lives and given them a future worth looking forward to. These are just some of their stories.
Jess was referred to us after British Transport Police officers were concerned for her welfare, as she was seen with gangs involved in criminal activity.
Jess' story
Vinay was just 13 when he ran away from home. He lost his mum at the age of seven and has faced a traumatic life ever since.
Vinay's story
Yusef lived on the streets alone when he was just 14, at risk of exploitation, but after meeting our street workers in Mwanza he has changed his life around.
Yusef's story
When Miriam was 9 she suffered terrible abuse at the hands of her own father. We helped her recover from the trauma and get justice for what happened.
Miriam' story
Maddie was diagnosed with autism aged 13 and struggled to understand people and make friendships, was self-harming and even tried to take her own life.
Maddie's story
12-year-old Rohit accidentally boarded a train in India and couldn't find his way home. We found him alone and at risk on a railway platform.
Rohit's story
Ramu, 14, ran away from home in anger after fighting with his brother. We found him wandering around at Ghaziabad station alone in the evening.
Ramu's story
We met nine-year-old Elias when we found him on the streets of Dar es Salaam – he had run away from home as his mother, Nia, couldn’t support her family.
Elias' story
Freya, 14, was trying to get a train to Glasgow to meet a 'boy' she’d met online but had been stopped when someone in the ticket office started asking questions.
Freya's story
Neil was keen to find escape from his traumatic life. He started spending more and more time away from home and got involved with gangs of older children.
Neil's story
When she was 10 the householders ‘gave’ Jyoti to a relative in Delhi, where lived in a constant state of fear and loneliness.
Jyoti's story
When Nubia was just 10 her mother made the agonising decision to sell her daughter as a household servant, after the family suffered extreme poverty.
Nubia's story