Nagpur is the largest and fastest growing city in central India, with  a current population of about 2.5 million. It is the second capital of Maharashtra state. People from every community in the country can be found here. As an urban centre it is attracted a steady stream of migrant from the surrounding region and from distant places. A significant number of these are children. An independent survey report estimated the number of street children in Nagpur itself as 1 lac, some of them are abanded children; some are orphans; some are semi-orphans while others left home due to various regions.

The CNI-SSI has been working with children at various levels and in various places. The work with street children and child labourers began in a small way in the year 2004. But with the support and fecilitation of CNI Ministry to Children from Oct 2006 the work is boosted up. The main emphasis while working with these children is to restore 'childhood' to these children and to address the human rights of the street children and child labourers in various ways.

NIGHT SHELTER: A night shelter is an absolute necessity, particularly for the children who have no contact with families and spend night in dreadful circumstances. Facility to have a wash, one time meal and safe place to sleep became inevitable.  Therefore this night shelter will accommodates at least 30 children at the CNI-SSI campus itself.

The volunteers when visit the contact points identify the children in need who have no shelter.  Mostly these children run away from their families and stay on street.  Such children are brought to Night shelter in the evening.  The volunteers are imparting moral and value education through story telling, exercises, and games. Counseling is done, as most of the street children are addicted to ghutka, tobacco drinking whitener, and alcohol. Followed by which they are provided with meal.  In the morning they again leave for their work. 1 caretaker and cook is appointed.  Caretaker maintains profile of each child.  At present 20-25 street children stay at night shelter

CONTACT POINTS: We have identified the strategic points where the concentration of street & working children is highest. A live contact is maintained with street children to identify their needs, the problems, which need to be addressed.

3 Child Educators are presently appointed on full time basis. One Street Educator takes care of 2 contact points. Each contact point covers minimum 25 –30 children. The regular contact is maintained with total  hundred and fifty children through 6 contact points. The Street Educators visit the contact points every day.. 

'De-drug/Alcohol Addictions': The workshops on 'De-drug/Alcohol Addictions' for the street children. This is a project of South Asia Council for Community & Children in Crisis. The CNI-SSI conducted these workshops in various cities in North India as the organiser and facilitator. The street children and child labourers out of their innocence, and un-monitored, indisciplined life become addicted to dangerous drugs and substances. It would not be an exaggeration to say that 80% of their earnings go into this. We have conducted 7 such workshops during this financial year in various cities in North India. The counseling and rehabilitation process would go on during the workshops. Creating awareness on healthy habits and a general health check-ups are an inevitable features of the workshops