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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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