street kids

While customers dine on one side, kids from the local Juggi-Jhopris line up expectantly at another side, knowing that their lunch is assured at ‘Aunty’s stall’. #HeroesOfHumanity

Moitrayee’s journey to transform these kids began four years ago when she joined Kolkata-based NGO Maha Jiban.

Today, Sakshi is a social entrepreneur and co-founder of Bucket List, a city-based NGO that has impacted the lives of more than 2000 kids in the last three years.

In a tripartite initiative, in association with Ernakulam district panchayat and a partner NGO, the department will be establishing the first ‘Tejomaya’ home by June next year.

"In a matter of ten days, we have over 700 crowdsourced umbrellas and Rs 40,000 in cash to arrange for more. "

Naman Munot has successfully educated over 500 children in slums and underneath flyovers in South Delhi, to protect themselves from asthma, bronchitis or lung damage due to the degrading air quality by gifting them all free air pollution masks.

Prince Tiwari, a chartered accountant from Mumbai, could have easily landed a plum job in a multinational company. He chose instead to educate and empower underprivileged kids who lived under a flyover. Here's his inspiring story.

The Aasraa trust was started in 2009 under a bridge in Dehradun, as a small facility to teach the children of slum dwellers.

Many street children in India do not even know the date on which they were born. But one man in Delhi had an idea as to how their birthdays could be celebrated. And he’s inspired over 2,000 more people to do the same. This is his story of spreading joy, smiles, and birthday cakes.

His name is Bijender and he works as a security guard at an ATM. But what Bijender does after the sun goes down and the lights come on in his neighbourhood will inspire you today.