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Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Rainbow Homes Program
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The Rainbow Program is an Indo-Dutch initiative of the Centre for Equity Studies in Delhi, the Loreto Education Society in Kolkata and the Partnership Foundation, a volunteer organsation in the Netherlands. It is the brainchild of Sister M. Cyril Mooney, an internationally-recognized educational innovator and the 2007 winner of the Padma Shri Award, the Government of India's fourth-highest civilian honor. On a visit to her home for street girls, Mr. Ferd van Koolwijk, a visiting Dutch businessman was inspired by her model. Seeking to develop a sustainable solution for the issue of street children, he perceived the scalability of the model if replicated in a cost-effective manner. And thus, the Rainbow Program came into being in February 2002. At present after 10 years in the field, there are 30 Rainbow Homes* (RH) housing 2521 girls across Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad, Anantapur Bangalore, Chennai and Patna. The Rainbow network comprises 23 partner organisations, with over 300 committed members working for homeless street girls, who are most vulnerable and at risk to various forms of abuse and exploitation. The Homes revolve around the premise of "family as primary caretaker" to minimize the harm of long-term institutional care. The facilities provide comprehensive care to every girl child till such time she is ready to leave the home as a confident young lady to lead an independent life.