Giving street children a future
Street Children have fallen through society’s cracks. I-India is a ladder for them to climb up.
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Giving street children a future
I-India is a Jaipur-based NGO working to create opportunities, dignity and a better future for children, adolescents, women and underserved communities. Established in 1993 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, I-India began its journey by reaching out to children living and working on the streets. Over the years, this work has grown into an integrated community-based approach covering education, healthcare, nutrition, child rights and protection, vocational skills, adolescent empowerment and rural development. Our programmes are rooted in the belief that lasting change comes when children and families receive not just one service, but a combination of education, healthcare, protection, opportunities and community support.
How can we help
Abuse
Many street children flee homes due to physical or sexual abuse. Life on the streets often exposes them to further exploitation and trauma. I-India provides protection, counselling, and a caring environment where children can heal and rebuild confidence.
Child Labour
Many street children are forced to work from a very young age to survive. Rag-picking, street vending, and other labour deny them education. I-India runs formal schools and vocational programs to give these children learning opportunities and skills.
Health
Street children often suffer from malnutrition, illness, and poor hygiene. Living in unsafe conditions exposes them to diseases without proper medical care. I-India provides nutrition, healthcare, hygiene education, and awareness programs.
Gender Discrimination
Girls in many communities face discrimination in health, education, and opportunities. Early marriage and social pressures often limit their future. I-India supports girls through education, safe spaces, and programs that promote equality and empowerment.
Homelessness
Many children live on the streets due to poverty, migration, or family separation. Without shelter they face hunger, illness, and exploitation. I-India provides safe space, education, healthcare support, and programs to help rebuild their lives.
Poverty
Poverty forces many children to work instead of attending school. Without education their future opportunities remain limited. I-India helps break this cycle through education, vocational training, and programs that support children and their families.
Our Key Programs
Free Formal Education Program
I-India operates three registered and affiliated schools across urban and rural Jaipur district: Shwetaark Pathshala, Prem Pathshala Bhankrota, and Prem Pathshala Jhag. More than 1,100 children from slum, street-connected and economically disadvantaged communities receive free formal education from qualified teachers. The schools also provide day care, IT education, sports, yoga, art & craft and other extracurricular activities supporting children’s holistic development.
Healthcare Program
Through trained nursing staff, doctors and visiting medical consultants, I-India provides regular mobile healthcare outreach across 25 urban slum and street locations and 17 remote rural settlements in the Jaipur region. It also operates a six-bed health centre with a pathological laboratory in Jhag village, providing on-the-spot medical care, free medicines, diagnostic services, health awareness, referrals and support for institutional healthcare.
Skill Development Program
Through Ladli and Public Space Lab, I-India conducts training workshops and open-house sessions for adolescents, youth and women, covering financial literacy, legal awareness, communication, technology, life skills and active citizenship. It also offers practical vocational training in jewellery design, block printing, computer/IT, beauty/wellness, strengthening employability, confidence, financial independence and livelihoods in disadvantaged communities.
Nutrition Program
Under its Annapurna Project, I-India provides a fresh, warm and nutritious meal every day to children enrolled across its schools, centres and other project locations. The programme also supports families living in slums and economically disadvantaged communities by distributing dry-ration kits according to their needs, particularly during emergencies and periods when additional food support is required to strengthen household food security.
Rural Development Program
I-India’s work extends beyond Jaipur city to rural communities, including the Jhag village cluster in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Its rural programmes integrate education, healthcare, nutrition, skills development, family sponsorship, awareness and community engagement, enabling children and families to access essential services closer to home. This integrated approach responds to local needs while strengthening community participation, resilience and long-term capacity.
Promotion of Child Rights
Since 1993, I-India has worked to promote and protect children’s rights. After providing institutional care through Children’s Homes for more than two decades, the organisation now focuses on strengthening family- and community-based support systems. It continues to assist vulnerable children and families through counselling, mentoring, education support, protection services, referrals and other need-based interventions.
Support Uphand to Change Lives
We are deeply grateful for your interest in supporting I-India and our work with street, slum, rural and disadvantaged children and communities. Every contribution helps us provide education, healthcare, protection, skills and opportunities to those who need them most. We also welcome corporate and CSR funding, employee giving and donations in kind.
Become A Volunteer
Share your time, skills and experience to support I-India’s projects in education, healthcare, child protection, vocational training and community development.
Send Us Donations
Your support enables us to operate schools, conduct health programmes, provide meals, learning materials, improve facilities and create safe and nurturing spaces where vulnerable children can learn, develop confidence and work towards a better future.
