Mobile Toy Library

The Mobile Toy Library, a project of Ruchika Social Services Organization is a colorful bus full of toys and educational material that drives to slums of Bhubaneswar, India and stops where the children can come and play with the toys. The Mobile Toy Library also has a librarian who travels with the bus and works with the children. 0 million children in India are forced to live and work on the streets. Many children work to help support their families, while others are orphans. These children scrape by doing many varied menial jobs such as sweeping, selling newspapers, running errands, or shining shoes. With funds already so tight, most of these children cannot afford to go to school. Slums across India are filled with children looking for food and work. Homelessness and street life have extremely detrimental effects on children. Their unstable lifestyles, poor living conditions, and lack of medical care make children more likely to have chronic illnesses such as respiratory or ear infections and HIV/AIDS