TY - BOOK ID - 77930251 TI - Rescuing railway children AU - Harper, Malcolm AU - Iyer, Lalitha PY - 2013 SN - 8132116615 8132117867 9788132117865 9788132111610 8132111613 8132118111 PB - New Delhi DB - UniCat KW - Child welfare KW - Social work with children KW - Runaway children KW - Railroad stations KW - Children, Runaway KW - Homeless children KW - Children UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77930251 AB - Rescuing Railway Children 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. The book deals with platform outreach and focuses on shelters close to the stations. The reuniting process is examine ER -