Located in the north-western state of Gujarat, Bhuj has one of the many rapidly growing economies in India. Back in 2001, the city of Bhuj was struck by one of the most terrifying earthquakes on January 26th, and devastated the whole town. The estimated count of the people who died went up to 20,000; it resulted in leaving many children parentless. Since then, Bhuj has been able to recover greatly with the help of its neighbouring cities but there is still a large portion of people who continue to live under urban poverty. Children here live at a great risk of losing parental care. The number of families who have not been able to recover from their loss after the “death quake” is massive. People live in poor conditions with sanitation levels at its bare minimum. Children do not have access to education and their parents often find it difficult to meet even the basic needs of their family.
