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Rapid­fire Kidz Foun­da­tion Pres­i­dent Kevin Rati­ram is call­ing for ur­gent na­tion­al sup­port to help mi­grant chil­dren ac­cess ed­u­ca­tion, trans­porta­tion, and emo­tion­al care—warn­ing that with­out ear­ly in­ter­ven­tion, the coun­try could face deep­er so­cial chal­lenges in the fu­ture.

Speak­ing dur­ing the Foun­da­tion’s Christ­mas treat at Rochard Dou­glas Pres­by­ter­ian Pri­ma­ry School in Bar­rack­pore on Wednes­day, Rati­ram said many mi­grant chil­dren still strug­gle to at­tend class­es at learn­ing cen­tres be­cause their fam­i­lies can­not af­ford trans­porta­tion.

“Ear­li­er this year, we as­sist­ed with ren­o­vat­ing a build­ing for a mi­grant learn­ing cen­tre in San Fer­nan­do,” he said. “But one of the biggest chal­lenges is sim­ply get­ting these chil­dren to school. Some fam­i­lies just can­not af­ford dai­ly trans­port, and that means many of these kids stay home.”