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Chowpatty
Beach is known to the people of the street in Mumbai as it is an area
where one can find, food, work and a variety of illegal activity
including drugs, gambling and prostitution. Our location
at Charni Road serves as a day resource center where we can combat the
negative effects of Chowpatty Beach and encourage and motivate the
children.
At the day center, kids
come for food, change into school uniforms to attend school, get help
with schoolwork, do Yoga, play sports, learn English and much
more. There is also a non-formal education program developed to
help those kids that cannot, for a variety of reasons, attend a formal
school. The curriculum is designed to teach these children to read and
write in Hindi, learn basic Math and some English with just a few hours
of participation during the week.
Balwadi
facilities are available for mothers/siblings who want to leave their
children in a safe environment while they work on the street.
Older children are encouraged to start on vocational training courses and references are given for job applications.
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