Lets help build respect for street children until their street identity is replaced with confidence,
dignity and independence

Officially it is estimated that 400,000 children live on the streets of India. In reality, these numbers are much higher, over 10 million. Most of these children become victims of sexual abuse, violence or child trafficking. Over 80,000 children go missing each year, and children as young as 10 resort to drugs, substance abuse and prostitution just to get through each day.

In 2003, Action Aid India forwarded a grant to a small charitable organisation called Jamghat to design a play about life on the streets.
Fourteen street children came together with theatre artists Amit Sinha and Lokesh Jain and their lives were changed forever. The play was performed in front of Prince Charles and was such a success that it travelled all over India and abroad for the next 3 months. The experience nurtured a great level of self-confidence and a feeling of capability in the children.

Despite the lack of funds, Amit Sinha, the founder of Jamghat, found a home where they all lived together and continued to spread the awareness through theatre. The named themselves JAMGHAT - ‘a lively gathering‘. From this unplanned beginning, Jamghat has grown into the holistic organisation it is today. The provide education, vocational training, counselling, health care, theatre opportunities and emotional support to street children.

At Showstopper London, we pledge to support the Jamghat charity through our one-for-one initiative

We aim to provide hope, happiness and above all, a safe haven to the thousands of children in need of it. For every order placed, Showstopper London will sponsor a school uniform for a child in need, and give back in our own small way.