K A L K I

Shelter for Vulnarable Children

Kalki’s shelter program aims to provide overnight shelter and protection for children most at risk. Many of these children have been neglected or abused by their parents or do not have families at all and spend the night alone.


	"We provide children most at risk with overnight shelter. The children are able to make friends and develop a sense of stability and normality, which until then they will have lacked."

At our centre, we provide children most at risk with temporary overnight shelter. Here they have access to all the basic facilities (food, water, sanitation, clothing, medical care, counselling and drug rehabilitation), they attend educational programs and are involved in daily activities, from sports and play, to helping with household chores. The children are able to
make friends and develop a sense of stability and normality, which they have lacked.

Since the centre is not a long-term residential institution, Kalki starts building a plan for the future of each child from the moment they are admitted.

For children between 5 and 12, often the best 'exit strategy' is to access boarding schools (either run by the government or other organisations) once they have adjusted to a more structured life. Social workers ensure long-term follow up of children placed in such centres.

Children who have been abandoned will be placed in orphanages or other long-term institutions, in alliance with local authorities and/or the Child Welfare Committee. Again, we ensure regular follow-up monitoring.

In other cases, the best solution is still the reintroduction to their families once temporary problems or crises have been solved with the help of our outreach team.