The+Rail+Children

Ruchika is an organization dedicated to educating some of the poorest children in India, known as the railway children. It was founded in 1985 by Inderjit Khurana, with the motto, "If a child cannot come to the school, then the school must come to the child." From ruchika.org:

"The Ruchika Social Service Organization is dedicated toadvancing the opportunities of under-privileged children through education.RSSO, targets mostly street children, child laborers, and children ofimpoverished families living in the slums of Bhubaneswar, Orissa. It providesbasic literacy, non-formal education, vocational training, nutrition, medicaltreatment, & emergency assistance to over 4,000 children and theirfamilies."

A video from a PBS television documentary about Mrs. Khurana is available on the Videos page.