Salaam Baalak Trust works to restore neglected and street children to childhood by providing shelter, education, healthcare, counseling, skills training, and family reunification. It operates shelters, outreach centers, a helpline, and volunteer programs in Delhi. The Trust focuses on education, health, mental health, vocational skills, recreation, and empowering children to succeed through opportunities in film, art, sports, and careers. Many children who were once served by the Trust have gone on to successful careers and continue giving back through mentoring current children.

1. Salaam Baalak Trust
Making dreams come true

2. For children with no home,
life is a fast train to nowhere.
Salaam Baalak Trust works to restore them to the
world of childhood and take them from a lonely dead
end to bonding, learning and the joy of a better life.
Salaam Baalak Trust
Since its inception in 1988, after the
success of Mira Nair’s film ‘Salaam
Bombay’, Delhi-based Salaam Baalak Trust
has been dedicated to the care and
protection of neglected, street children,
regardless of caste, creed or religion.

3. Reaching out.....beyond boundaries....
• Nine contact points (for identification,
outreach and day care activities)
•Five 24 hour shelter homes (boys-3, girls-2)
•Child Line (24x7 emergency helpline-1098)
•City Walk Programme guided by former street children to share
their experiences weaved around the by lanes of Delhi. (The
programme was conceptualized and initiated by a volunteer from UK-
John Thompson)
•Volunteers Programme- national and international volunteers help
SBT children in various ways

4. SBT's Major Focus Areas:
•Safe and secure shelter and nutrition
•Education (NFE, formal schooling, special education, distance
education, higher education and professional education)
•Health support -regular checkups, treatment, vaccination etc.
•Mental health support, counselling & life skills education
• Skill development and vocational education
• Sports & Recreation and co curricular activities like theatre, music,
dance, painting, photography etc.
• HIV/ AIDS prevention- awareness and support programme
•Job placements and rehabilitation
•Repatriation and restoration to the families
•Sensitization and advocacy on child rights

5. SBT could embrace a record
number of 4527 children this year
• •

6. Programmes
The Education programme aims at
• Bringing children into schools as far
as possible.
•It works at helping children develop
into informed, capable and
responsible citizens
SBT employs various methods of
education- formal and non-formal

7. Programmes
Health
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Regular medical check-ups are arranged
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Primary health services and vaccinations are provided at each of
the Trust’s homes
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A regular OPD is run through Health Post at GRP.
The trust focuses on
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Drug De-Addiction and
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HIV Care, Support and Prevention program
Mental Health
• A strong mental health programme focuses on the emotional health
of children
• SBT staff is trained to improve their counselling skills, enabling
them to identify cases through trained counsellors, expert
psychologists and psychiatrist.

8. Programmes
Children are guided according to their
capabilities into vocational training and Job
Placement

9. Annual play
•It is a high point every year, around 1500 children and
adults attend the annual play

10. An Annual excursion during
the summer break is
organized every year to a
tourist destination.
This enables
children to:
• Learn about their
environment and
• Participate in
sports, art and
drama
competitions

11. Award Project
The Duke of Edinburgh Award Programme,
normally for private institutes, was introduced to
SBT (first time to any NGO) in 1999 and is
called the “Salaam Award program”. This award
was introduced in other NGOs in 2004. Now its
called the “Special Award program”.
Three levels of the award: bronze, silver and
gold are given. The curriculum includes Social
service, mental skills and Physical Activities.
SBT has so far received 61 Gold, 65 Silver and
178 Bronze medals.

12. • Faizal acted in the film “ Road – the Movie”
• with Abhay Deol.
•Kapil and Pankaj became theatre director of SBT, Pankaj
directed the annual play of SBT in 2010
•Sunil completed his post graduation and is working with
Teamwork films, an international events management
Company.
Some success stories…

13. • Noormani acted in the films “The
Warrior” and “Company”. He has
worked on the script of the
upcoming Movie “Sudra-the
untouchable” in which he is the
Action Director too.
• Shahadutt has been selected for
the Business Management in United
States with scholarship from US
Embassy.
• Amit and Vijay Manjunath are
currently doing Engineering from
Veltech University, Chennai

14. • Saleem performed lead
role in the film “Little
Terrorist”- the film was
nominated for the Oscar
Awards in 2006
• Ashok Pandit is doing his
Hotel Management from
Guwahati
• Shamshool received
training as a puppeteer
and is now placed at
Meditech, earning more
than70,000 INR per month

15. •Vicky, a trained photographer was selected to
photograph the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.
He has also been invited to received an award from
the Duke of Edinburg Award project in UK from Prince
HRH The Earl of Wessex KG KCVO
•Haran trained in photography at SBT, is a successful
free lance photography professional
•Ramesh trained in designing jute products and now
exports his products to various countries. He also
supports a small group of street children through NGO
Lakshya- Badte Kadam
•Sonia successfully completed her internship in Fashion
Designing with one of India’s premier designer, Ritu
Kumar

16. • Manju completed
her six month
training in House
Keeping at Taj
Palace Hotel and is
working with Surya
Crown Plaza, New
Delhi
• Brijesh got a
scholarship to
pursue a Diploma in
Tourism in USA.

17. •Pawan, Samim, Kumari, Viraj & Raju are working with
Ishara Puppetry Group under the guidance of famous
puppeteer Padmashree Dadi Padamji.
•Avinash, who dreamt of becoming Chou dancer- has
performed and taught this dance in many countries of
the world
•Childline succeeded in rescuing a domestic labor and
restoring her back to her family in Jharkhand.
•Santosh, Shravan, Durgesh, Pramod, Amarjeet,
Resham, & Pooja Lakshmi were part of the SBT family
who have chosen to work with SBT itself and are our
best ambassadors on the street

18. SPORTS achievement
this year…
•Children participated in the Commonwealth
Games organized by Butterflies where SBT
boys won 4 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze
awards among 23 teams
• One boy has been selected by Sastri
Football Club, to play for them
•One boy has been selected to represent
Delhi in the Ball Badminton game
•Two boys selected for Super Seven

19. • Cricket match
organized between
SBT boys and
people from Scandia
International from
UK where SBT boys
won the match
• Children
participated in
Concern India
Foundation Sports
day at Sri Ram
School where SBT
won 3 gold and 1
silver medal

20. City Walk

City Walk is a guided walk through the
by lanes around New Delhi railway
station conducted by former street
children who share their personal
experiences.

The walk is popular with school children,
corporate, students and tourists from all
over the world.

Visit and help spread the word about
City Walk with your friends and
colleagues.

21. Continued…
• 150 volunteers
and interns from
14 different
countries worked
with us and
about two- third
of them were
foreigners.

22. A walk to remember…..
Contact 9873130383 /
9910099348 for bookings.

23. Childline….
• launched in 1998, is a national
telephone helpline supported by the
Ministry of Women & Child
Development to support children in
distress
• Whether you are a concerned adult or a
child, you can dial 1098; the toll free
number to access our services.

24. Continued…
• The service provides
immediate assistance to
callers, including medical
assistance and emotional
counseling, and aims to
restore the child to their
families.

25. Awards for Salaam Baalak Trust
• Making A Difference Award from CHILDREN’S
HOPE, New York in 2002
• Delhi State Award for the best work done in the
Field of Child Welfare in 2003
• “Chirayushya Samman” (Award for Elderly people
who spent their whole life in Social Service) an award
co-organized by the National Institute of Social
Defense (NISD) and ANUGRAHA conferred by Smt.
Meira Kumar, Hon’ble Minister for Social Justice &
Empowerment in recognition of work done by SBT in
2004
• UNAIDS Civil Society Award in recognition of
outstanding commitment and support to the national
fight against HIV and AIDS on the occasion of World
Aids Day 2006

26. Whatever
SALAAM BAALAK TRUST
can do-
it will be a fraction of what all
children deserve.
Please help us to do more....
www.salaambaalaktrust.com
Thank you