Press Release

SOS India joins hands with Delhi Metro to ensure safe childhood
for abandoned children

"No child should grow up alone”, campaign officially begins with Delhi Metro from
September 11

September 11, 2018, New Delhi: SOS Children’s Villages of India (SOS India) has joined
hands with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for its ‘No child should grow up alone’
campaign, which aims to create awareness among public about the importance of a
family-like environment for parentless and abandoned children.

India is home to 20 million children who do not receive adequate parental care. This
campaign is aimed at reaching out to 1500 to 2000 daily Delhi Metro commuters for
generating awareness and a sense of responsibility, so that parentless children are
taken care of and grow up to be proud, confident and productive citizens of India. The
campaign will run across three earmarked Delhi Metro stations, viz, Rajiv Chowk,
Kashmere Gate and Janakpuri West.

Ms. Anuja Bansal, Secretary General, SOS India, said,“We, at SOS India, are focused to
provide a safe and caring family to all children, so that no Rahul or Ria spend sleepless
nights alone on streets and no Sunil is left hungry. ‘No Child should grow up alone’
campaign is a step to ensure that over 26,000 parentless and abandoned children under
the care of SOS Children’s Villages of India get complete support till they are skilled to be
job-ready and independent.”

While expressing deep concern and desire to provide parentless and abandoned
children a safe environment to grow, Ms. Bansal added, “Let’s focus on their today and
collectively will we construct their tomorrow.”

With 54 years of committed care and service to parentless and abandoned children, SOS
India is one of the largest self-implementing NGOs with a pan-India presence. It
provides care to over 26,000 parentless and abandoned children across 32 villages in
22 states of India.

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A loving home for every child

About SOS Children’s Villages of India:

Established in 1964, SOS India is a non-government, non-profit, voluntary childcare

organisation. It has since been involved in providing parentless and abandoned children
a ‘family-like’ environment which includes a loving mother, brothers and sisters, a
loving home and a community. The aim of the SOS India is to build families for
thesechildren so that they grow up with love, respect and security. SOS India is a well-
known credible organisation and the first child care NGO to get a CRISIL accreditation in
India for strong delivery capability and high financial proficiency. In March 2016, SOS
India was also certified by TRACE, the world’s leading anti-bribery standard-setting
organisation, which demonstrates a commitment to commercial transparency.

SOS India has been working tirelessly to ensure that parentless and abandoned children
do not grow up alone and their lives are transformed by its specialised long-term care
programmeor preventive short-term care programme.

Nelson Mandela once mentioned: "Safety and security don't just happen; they are the
result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most
vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."

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