Meet the children
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.
Ade was just 11 years old when British Transport Police found him alone on a train. He was in extreme danger, but being a huge fan of railways only saw the fun he was having, not the risks he was taking.
Ade's story >
Isha, 13, was forced to marry a man in her village who was 41, after her family were desperate for money. Her husband was controlling and abusive. Eventually she decided she couldn’t take it anymore and ran away.
Isha's story >
Dotto has led an extremely difficult and traumatic life since he left his family home at the age of 17. He became part of a dangerous gang and joined them in doing whatever they needed to to survive on the streets.
Jamal's story >
Jamal lived at home with his parents in a violent and difficult family situation. When things got too much, he ran away at just 11 years old.
Jamal's story >
When her mum suffered with poor mental health, Abbie had to keep the family going. She struggled to cope and never had time to just enjoy being a child.
Abbie's story >
Satish was 14 years old when one of our outreach workers found him wandering around the station at Trichy (Tiruchirappalli, India).
Satish's story >
Janhvee was 16 when we found her alone at Villupurum station.
Her mum had died, her dad had re-married and her family life was chaotic and sometimes tense.
Janhvee's story >
Shukrani lost her father when she was just five leaving her mother struggling to provide for the family. Desperate and hungry she took to the streets at 14.
Shukrani's story >
Lily was 14 when she was referred to us by British Transport Police. She was on their top ten list of missing people and had been reported to them seven times.
Lily's 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 >
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 >
(Names and identities have been changed and models are used to protect children’s privacy)