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Rohit in better health

Rohit

Even as a young boy, Rohit was addicted to cigarettes, a habit he supported by selling scrap metal when he should have been studying in school. Desperate, he joined Butterflies’…

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Sagar

Sagar recently represented India at the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child session of September 2021. The confident youth who testified on the importance of government funding mental…

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Prachi

Prachi, a smart 15-years old who lives with her mother and two siblings in Sadar Bazar, Old Delhi first joined Butterflies in 2017. What attracted her was the Child Health…

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Babu

13-year old Babu has been coming to Butterflies’ Haathi Park contact point near his public school for several years. Grinning, he can hardly wait to tell you how his 7th…

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Hope After Loss: Anjali

Anjali

Anjali may come a family of extrovert performers but when India went into lockdown and they lost their livelihood, she became even more shy and withdrawn. Then she joined Butterflies’…

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Syed Shahnawaz (standing in green shirt), facilitating a General Body Meeting

Syed

Living with a single mother struggling to make ends meet, Syed Shahnawaz was drawn to Butterflies’ Children’s Development Khazana (CDK) by a peer who crowed that he earned enough interest on…

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Why the Butterflies NGO Philosophy Excites Us

We believe that street children and working youth have unbridled potential to contribute to the Indian economy. That is why Butterflies USA proudly serves as a resource base for Butterflies NGO, Delhi’s leading child rights organization.

  • Butterflies’ non-institutional, participatory, rights-based ethos builds confident leaders whose collective actions benefit their families and the larger community
  • Butterflies’ award-winning approach to empowering children via innovative children’s cooperatives makes vulnerable youth self-reliant

Want to see how Butterflies’ children bolster their future in the world’s largest democracy, India?  Explore the programs we proudly support.

Butterflies NGO’s Programs

Child Protection

Butterflies NGO’s continuum of services rescues and restores kids in crisis. Its community outreach sensitizes stakeholders to forestall future child abuse.

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Children’s Cooperatives

Cooperatives are award-winning structures that encourage the full participation of its child members who practice democratic decision-making.

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Culinary School

Disadvantaged youth train for hospitality sector careers while completing their high school education. Trainees practice life skills such as decision-making and negotiation.

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Alliances, Research & Advocacy

Butterflies forms alliances with grassroots NGOs to share best practices and research and advocate for policy that enforces children’s rights.

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Butterflies NGO's Reach

1,200 Children

Annually, Butterflies interacts with 1,200 street children and their families at 8 open-air contact points across Delhi. Through innovative cooperatives, children get the resources they need to thrive.

43,000 Members

In 2021, 43,000 children in 14 Indian states and 7 Asian countries enrolled in the Children’s Development Khazana (CDK). CDK is a financial management program that teaches disadvantaged and working youth to save their money.

88,000 Futures

Over its 30+ year history, Butterflies’ cooperatives have shaped the future of 88,000 children in Delhi alone. With your support, we can help even more children realize their potential.

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