Foundation for Rebuilding Childhood

Protecting the Rights of Migrant Children

In recent years, the city of Noida has rapidly industrialized, attracting migrant workers. Migrant families and children (especially those without documents) are often denied education, public services, social protection, and healthcare. Acquiring documentation is difficult and is often too expensive for migrant families to manage on their limited means. As a result, these children are excluded from the basic services they need to be safe, healthy, and educated.

Social and Development Research and Action Group (SADRAG) provides a lifeline to migrant children in Noida, including child laborers and children living on the streets. Through its Ugta Suraj program, SADRAG runs five learning and support centers across the city, serving migrant children who have either dropped out of or never attended school. Through an academic curriculum and extracurricular activities, SADRAG helps children to build a variety of skills and prepare for formal school.

Using a community approach, SADRAG succeeds in enrolling children in local government schools by providing organizational endorsements to overcome the lack of legal documentation. Once the children transition to formal schools, Ugta Suraj’s centers provide academic support to ensure that the children stay on track.

SADRAG recently renovated a government primary and middle school in Noida and installed a safe drinking water station, which provided 600 children with potable water and a safe school environment.

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