Day Four

This morning we had a fascinating experience. We went on a guided trip organised by the Salaam Baalak Trust. http://www.salaambaalaktrust.com/. This charity was set up after the success of the film Slumdog Millionaire to help the many street children of Delhi. The charity estimates that about 4 or 5 new runaway children arrive in Delhi every day on the trains. These children are then forced to live a terrible life on the street, begging and stealing to survive. The trust helps the children by offering them a place to stay, medical help and education. Many of the children go on to have successful lives. We were guided on our walk by a former street child who showed us where the street children would have to live as well as the shelters that the trust runs. We were very lucky to meet some of the children in one of the shelters.

In the afternoon we worked with our Afghan colleagues at the British Council offices again. We had lots of fun uploading photos and writing comments to each other.