One can only begin to imagine the heart-breaking brutality of life on the streets for a young child in India. Every day brings a life-and-death struggle for food; every night a life-and-death struggle for safety and survival.
From our experiences and the fact that nearly 60% of the entire population in India has no birth registration, the real numbers are probably much higher, and a greater number of people are living in impoverished conditions. Although it is difficult to get an exact number of street children due to their mobility, it is estimated that 18 million children live on the streets in India.