Rescuing railway children : reuniting families from India's railway platforms /

<Strong>Rescuing Railway Children</strong> focuses on runaway children in India who have used trains to take them away from home, and who live on railway station platforms and in trains. It presents the issues and challenges of reaching out to these 'railway children', particul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harper, Malcolm, 1935-
Otros Autores: Iyer, Lalitha
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2013.
Temas:
Child welfare > India.
Social work with children > India.
Runaway children > India.
Railroad stations > India.
Service social aux enfants > Inde.
Enfants fugueurs > Inde.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Child welfare.
Railroad stations.
Runaway children.
Social work with children.
India.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:<Strong>Rescuing Railway Children</strong> focuses on runaway children in India who have used trains to take them away from home, and who live on railway station platforms and in trains. It presents the issues and challenges of reaching out to these 'railway children', particularly through the experiences of Sathi, an NGO based in Bangalore. This organisation has chosen to work with children on railway platforms across India with the intention of reuniting them with families wherever possible. <br /><br />The book deals with platform outreach and focuses on shelters close to the stations. The.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9788132117865
8132117867

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