“CENTER FOR ALLEVIATION OF CHILD LABOUR ”

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Introduction
•Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives them of
their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is
mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. In villages, it is a
common sight to see children of poor families working in fields or elsewhere to
contribute to the family income. Such children are deprived of opportunities of
education and are also prone to health risks.
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pushes them into exploitative situations. The side-effects of working at a young age
are: risks of contracting occupational diseases like skin diseases, diseases of the
lungs, weak eyesight, TB etc.; vulnerability to sexual exploitation at the workplace;
deprived of education. They grow up unable to avail development opportunities and
end up as unskilled workers for the rest of their lives.

Child Labour
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•As far as India is concerned, the issue is a vicious one as children in India have
historically been helping parents at their farms and other primitive activities. Another
concept that needs explanation is the concept of bonded labour which is one of the
most common forms of exploitation. Bonded labour means the children are forced to
work as employees in lieu of payment of debt by the parents due to exorbitant rates
of repayment of interest.
•Also associated with the concept of bonded labour is the concept of urban child
labour in India wherein the labourers are the street children who spend most of their
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UNICEF has categorized child work into three categories:
1. Within the family- Children are engaged in domestic household tasks without pay.
2. Within the family but outside the home- Example- agricultural labourers, domestic maids, migrant labourers etc.
3. Outside the family- Example- commercial shops in restaurants and jobs, prostitution etc.

TYPES OF CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA

Child labors in India could be mainly classified into two categories of industrial, domestic and bonded child labors.
Below we will go through the details of the mentioned Indian sectors employing children as labors along with the
demographics.

1. Industrial Child Labour

Industrial sector in India is the largest employer of children below the
legal age of 18. Approximately, over 10 Million children between the
age group of 5 to 14 years are working in informal or small industries,
including around 4.5 Million girls. Small enterprises like garment
industry, brick kiln, agriculture, fireworks industries, diamond
industries etc, constitute some of the largest employer of children.
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Sometimes such industries operate from homes, making it difficult for
the authorities to take appropriate actions. Unorganized sector in India is one of the largest employers of children
and the most visible too. Children could be easily spotted, working in road side dhabas and eateries, tea shops or
grocery stores. The owners of such small businesses prefer children as they are easy to handle and easy to fire .

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2. Domestic Child Labour
• Domestic child labors constitute 10% of the total child labors in India. They include both boys and girls
domestically employed by wealthy families to look after their everyday chorus. Such children have no option but
to serve the needs of other families in an age when they should be attending school and playing with friends.
Poverty is the main factor behind children being employed as domestic help. Usually the parents give their consent
in hope of money and a stable shelter for their children.
• The statics reveal a grim picture – nearly 20% of all the domestic workers
employed are below the age of 14 years and the figures include mainly girls.
These children are employed as live in servants, doing daily chorus of the
family like – washing, cooking, looking after pets or younger children and
other works.

3. Bonded Child Labour

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• Bonded child labour means as a child who is employed forcibly to pay off a child-labour/
debt of his parents or a guardian. Though the numbers of bonded child labors
have considerably declined in recent past due strict government supervision and
laws banning it, it is silently followed in isolated and remote places.

• Children residing in villages and employed in agriculture industry are more

prone to this type of labor. Poor farmers owing large debts to money lenders,
often get into an agreement to engage their siblings as labors to wealthy money
lenders.
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CAUSES OF RISING INSTANCES OF CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA

• Over population, illiteracy, poverty, debt trap are

some of the common causes which are instrumental
in this issue.

• Overburdened, debt-trapped parents fail to

understand the importance of a normal childhood
under the pressures of their own troubles and thus it
leads to the poor emotional and mental balance of a
child’s brain which is not prepared to undertake
rigorous field or domestic tasks.

• National and Multinational companies also recruit

children in garment industries for more work and
less pay which is absolutely unethical.

• According to UNICEF children are employed

because they can be easily exploited. By
considering various causes of child labour, we can
make a strategy to curb or eliminate child labour in
India.

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Causes of Child Labour in India
Lack of educational resources
• Illiterate parents do not realize the
need for a proper physical , emotional
and cognitive development of a child .
The curse of poverty
• Sometimes poverty forces
CAUSES
parents to send their children to
hazardous jobs .
Over population
• Since , India is over populated country .
Due to limited resources and more mouths
to feed , children are employed in various
forms of work .
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Orphans
• Children born out of wedlock , children with no
parents and relatives , often do not find anyone
to support them . Thus they are forced to work
for their own living .
Poor governance
• Lack of convergence of action and
low budgets on poverty alleviation
education .
Urbanization
• Movement of people from rural areas
to big cities.
 IN INDIA , THERE ARE 10.1 MILLION WORKING CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGE OF 5-
14 (CENSUS,2011)
As per Census 2011, the total child population in India in the age group (5-14) years is 259.6 million. Of these,
10.1 million (3.9% of total child population) are working, either as ‘main worker’ or as ‘marginal worker’. In
addition, more than 42.7 million children in India are out of
school.

• However, the good news is that the incidence of child labour

has decreased in India by 2.6 million between 2001 and 2011.
However, the decline was more visible in rural areas, while the
number of child workers has increased in urban areas,
indicating the growing demand for child workers in menial
jobs. Child labour has different ramifications in both rural and
urban India.

Year Percentage of working children (5-14) Total number of working children

(5-14) (in millions)

Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Total

2001 5.9 2.1 5.0 11.4 1.3 12.7

2011 4.3 2.9 3.9 8.1 2.0 10.1

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 Distribution of working children by type of work in 2011

Area of work Percentage Numbers (in millions)

Cultivators 26.0 2.63
Agricultural labourers 32.9 3.33
Household industry workers 5.2 0.52
Other workers 35.8 3.62

States with high incidences of child labour

Together, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh constitute nearly 55% of
total working children in India.

States Percentage Numbers (In million)

Uttar Pradesh 21.5 2.18
Bihar 10.7 1.09
Rajasthan 8.4 0.85
Maharashtra 7.2 0.73
Madhya Pradesh 6.9 0.70

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National legislations and ILO conventions
The enactment of the Child Labour Amendment (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 2016 and The Right to
Education Act 2009 have paved the way for ratification of ILO’s two core conventions : -
• Convention No 138 stipulates that the minimum age at which children can start work should not be below the
age of compulsory schooling and in any case not less than 15 years; with a possible exception for developing
countries.
• Convention No. 182 prohibits hazardous work which is likely to jeopardize children’s physical, mental or moral
health. It aims at immediate elimination of the worst forms of child labour for children below 18 years.
Global facts and figures
• The global figure of child labourers stands at 168 million (2012).

• Asia and the Pacific still has the largest numbers

of child labourers (almost 78 million or 9.3% of
child population), but Sub- Saharan Africa
continues to be the region with the highest
incidence of child labour (59 million, over 21%).

• Globally, agriculture remains by far the most

prominent sector where child labourers can be found
(98 million), but the problems are not negligible in
services (54 million) and industry (12 million).
• This is found to be the case mostly in the
informal economy.
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 Various Laws against Child Labour

• The Constitution of India, 1949, as amended in 2002 states that India shall provide free and compulsory education
to all children of the age of six to fourteen years (article 21a). Article 41 directs India, within its economic capacity
and development, to endeavour to secure the right to education. Article 23 forbids trafficking in persons and forced
labour (including the system of bonded labour). Article 24 forbids the employment of children below 14 years of
age in factories or hazardous employment. Any failure on the part of India to identify, release and rehabilitate
bonded workers suitably would be considered a violation of Article 21, protection of life and personal liberty.

• The Child Labour Prohibition Act and Regulation Act, 1986 expressly forbids the employment of children (persons
who have not completed their
fourteenth year of age) in certain listed
occupations and processes, such as carpet
weaving, which are deemed hazardous.

• In 1992, India was the first country to

join .The International Programme on the
Elimination of Child Labour, a global
programme launched by theInternational
Labour Organization a year before.
India has also signed and ratified the
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Solutions to end violence against children
 Psychology
• Is the science dealing with human nature , function and phenomenon of his soul in the main . CHILD
PSYCHOLOGY is the science that deals with the mental power or interaction between the conscious and
subconscious element in a child .
• Early childhood is a period of emotional age which also have incredible fantasy, wonder, and play . They learnt the
world as a forum for imagination and drama that is they reinvent the world, try on new roles, and struggle to play
their parts in harmony . The children rapidly develop their language and communication skills . Their physical
movement is much influenced by the functions of the features that they get in contact including furniture and toys in
the indoors , and plants and animals in the outdoors . Their responses to the environments are immediate and
inseparable .
Some of the major contexts that we need to consider in our analysis of child psychology include:
• The Social Context: Relationships with peers and adults have an effect on how children think, learn and develop.
Families, schools and peer groups all make up an important part of the social context.
• The Cultural Context: The culture a child lives in contributes a set of values, customs, shared assumptions and
ways of living that influence development throughout the lifespan. Culture may play a role in how children relate to
their parents, the type of education they receive and the type of childcare that is provided.
• The Socioeconomic Context: Social class can also play a major role in child development. Socioeconomic status
(often abbreviated as SES), is based upon a number of different factors including how much education people have,
how much money they earn, the job they hold and where they live. Children raised in households with a high
socioeconomic status tend to have greater access to opportunities, while those from households with lower
socioeconomic status may have less access to such things as health care, quality nutrition, and education. Such
factors can have a major impact on child psychology.
• Remember, all three of these contexts are constantly interacting. While a child may have fewer opportunities due to
a low socioeconomic status, enriching social relationships and strong cultural ties may help correct this imbalance .
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Stages of psychosocial development

Older adult
Middle age adult Integrity vs
Young adult Despair
Generativity vs
Teenager
Stagnation
Grade-schooler
Intimacy vs
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Isolation
Toddler
Identity vs
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Autonomy vs
Shame & doubt
Trust vs
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Psychology and Architecture
• Spaces for children’s must be designed to ensure safety . Form, shape, color and
function are the parameters applied in designing and articulating the spaces inside and
outside the architecture .
• The design of children spaces must conform to their physical , cognitive and social
functioning and development.
• Physical development is the patterns of bodily growth and maturation of children
interacting with the surroundings , indoor and outdoor spaces and their features .
• The cognitive development examines the systematic changes in childrens reasoning,
concepts , memory ,and language .
• Social development explores the changes in children’s feelings, ways of coping and
relationships with peers.
• Positive emotions to a place of play permit a multitude of affective opportunities for
engagement ,discovery, creativity, revelation .
• The spaces should be designed , finished and furnished to encourage children to be
engaged in a safe and comfortable environment.
• The space should include a variety of open spaces along with smaller more intimate
spaces.
• The space should be designed to be flexible and support a variety of activities such as
quite and active play ,creative play, resting, and eating .
• The finishes, colors, layouts, furnishings need to be carefully considered to support
these various activities .
• The design should encourage children to both explore the room, engage in different
activities while providing the clues and the design elements that allow other activities
to occur simultaneously .
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 Child labour going through:

• While the effects of physical abuse, mental abuse and confinement have been studied among economically and
socially privileged children, and linked to mental illnesses, people working in the field say that the problem gets
worse for children from Dalit-Bahujan and other marginalised communities.

• Sexual abuse is more active in areas of child labour than it is talked about. Due to impairment in cognitive skills
from the beginning, it’s rare for children to report it when they grow into adolescence. It later shows up in the
form of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, of which the signs
are too blurry, but with a thorough understanding, they are not very hard to
approach.

• Trafficking is often wrongly looked upon as something separate from forced

labour but they are interconnected. Across the country, children are
disappearing off the streets at an alarming rate. Among the rescued children,
trauma has been a majorly associated mental health issue.

• “Many of them, of course, suffer from severe trauma, PTSD, anxiety, trust
issues etc. Some of them even begin to have self-harming tendencies like
cutting one’s wrist, losing interest in life, addiction to various substances and
even violent outbursts,”

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List of charitable projects and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in India .
NAME CATEGORY DATE OF HEADQUATER FOUNDER
FOUNDATION

Akshaya patra • Children 2000 Bangalore Bhaktivedanta

foundation swami prabhupada
Butterflies India • Children 1989 New delhi Rita panicker
• Human rights
Child in need • Children 1974 Kolkata Samir chaudhuri
institute • Education
Child rights and • Children 1979 Mumbai Rippan Kapoor
you (CRY) • Human rights
Childline India • Children 1996 Mumbai Jeroo billimoria
• Human rights
Evidyaloka • Children 2011 Bangalore Satish
• Human rights vishwanthan
Venkataraman
sriraman
 NAME CATEGORY YEAR OF HEADQUATER FOUNDER
FOUNDATION
Katha • Children 1988 Chennai Geeta
• Education Dharmarajan
Maher • Children 1997 Pune Lucy kurien
• women
Meer foundation • Women 2013 Mumbai Shah rukh khan
empowerment
• children
Narayan seva • Children 1985 Udaipur Kailash ji agrawal
sansthan • Disabled
Pathway India • Chidren 1975 Mumbai A.D.S.N. Prasad
• Disabled
• Education
Pratham • Children 1994 Mumbai Madhav Chavan
• Education farida lambay
Prayas • Children 1988 Delhi Amod kanth
• Trafficking
Prerana • Children 1986 Mumbai Pravin Patkar
• Trafficking Priti patkar
SOS “Save Our Souls”

• We are an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation working for the holistic development of
parentless children, women and children belonging to vulnerable families. Founded in 1949 in Austria, SOS
Children's Villages began its operations in India in 1964. For over 50 years, we have reached out to over 25,000
children through our 32 SOS Children's Villages and 32 community projects in India.

• SOS Children's Villages of India was established in 1964 at Faridabad near Delhi. SOS India has worked with
children, communities, disaster struck and disaster prone areas, giving hope to weary communities and families.
SOS India is the largest operation within the SOS International Federation of 134 countries .

• At SOS Children’s Villages of India, we are committed to the welfare of parentless and abandoned children and to
strengthening families and communities as a preventive measure in the fight against abandonment and social
neglect.

The organisation’s work is based on the following four pillars:

The Mother: Every child has a caring parent .
Brothers and Sisters: Every child has family ties and he or she grows up with a sense of responsibility and a spirit of
sharing
The House: A place where the child feels secure and has a sense of belonging .
The Village: A community that surrounds the child so that every child has familial roots .

One of the most unique features of SOS Children's Villages is the home-like environment and the long-term support
given to every child under our care up to the age of 24.

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 • SOS PROGRAMMES
FAMILY BASED CARE (FBC):

• A curative programme of SOS Children’s Villages of India that reaches out to over 6500 girls and boys in 32
Children’s Villages across India.

• Each Village has 12-15 Family Homes, with every home consisting of 10 children on an average along with an
SOS Mother. Holistic development including education, nutrition, health and psychological development is taken
care of till the time children are settled in their lives.

FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAMME (FSP):

• FSP is a preventive community intervention programme that covers over 17000 children at 32 locations
across India. Designed to prevent children from losing parental care or from being abandoned, this
programme runs in slums & rural areas, within a 30 km radius of an SOS Children’s Village. The
beneficiaries of this program are children of the most vulnerable lot i.e. children of widows, single
women, and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. Spanning 3 to 5 years, the programme aims to enable
families to move out of the vicious cycle of poverty towards greater dignity and self-reliance by ensuring
education of children and income generating capacity development of the care givers.
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• What makes SOS families so unique in the world of alternative care is the long-term relationship every child
develops with his or her SOS Brothers and Sisters and the SOS Mother. Additionally, together with partners from
the community, the organisation provides health care and education to children and families, if these services are not
readily available. SOS Children’s Villages of India also operates kindergartens, day-care centres, schools and
vocational training centres and also runs medical centres with an emphasis on specialised child care and women
empowerment.
• Finally, through advocacy, we aim to improve the overall framework conditions for children who have been
rendered orphaned or who are at the risk of losing parental care. We work in the spirit of the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child and we promote these rights through our flagship programmes. Successful
advocacy based on our experience as a practitioner brings about changes in policies and practices that weaken
children’s rights leads to sustainable changes to improve the situation for children and families everywhere .

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Case-study -1
Hyderabad is the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the most
densely populated cities in India and is also the hub for
pharmaceuticals and IT industries. The growth in the city has been
tremendous over the last few years, but along with that, an increase
in the poverty level and illiteracy rate has also been witnessed.
People are found living in poorly constructed slums where minimal
hygiene is maintained. A large number of children here are found to
be malnourished, who also don’t have access to any education
facility. In addition, communicable and skin diseases are also
prominent in the city.
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE HYDERABAD
•SOS Children’s Village in Hyderabad was established in the year 2003. It is one of the top NGOs in Hyderabad. Our aim was
to help children who were neglected or abandoned by their families due to their inability to meet the needs of their children,
and the ones who had lost their parents to death at a very young age. At SOS India, children are nurtured by a loving mother
and have a family to call their own. At present, the total number of children under our care in Hyderabad is 138.
SOS YOUTH
•Our Youth Home is at a distance of 10 km from the SOS Children's Village. At present, there are 73 youth boys in total staying
at our facility in Hyderabad. While many are pursuing their bachelor degree course, the rest are preparing to get their first job.
•In addition, the year 2016 was completely focused on improving the academic performance of children, which lead to 100%
results in the 10th and 12th Board Examination. Besides academics, our youth is also motivated to excel in life with the help of
workshops conducted at our premises. Brain storming sessions are done, where children are helped to realize their passion and
best potential.
•SOS Mothers also visit the Youth Homes and stay connected to their children. Celebration of all birthdays and festivals is done
together, where quality time is spent by the mother and the child. The youth too can visit their SOS Village every once in a
while and spend time with their younger siblings. All arrangements are made in order to make sure that the bond between
members of the family remains secure.

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 HOW TO REACH
The SOS Children’s Village is at a distance of 26.1 km from the Nampally Railway Station, Hyderabad
It is 32.6 km away from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad .

FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAMME

• The Family Strengthening Programme was initiated in
order to help families who could not sustain on their
own. Our NGO in Hyderabad not only provides these
families financial aid, but also helps in their skill
development to help them become capable enough to
survive on their own. At present, our FSP Project in
Hyderabad supports 294 beneficiaries in total.
• Awareness Programmes are organized for families to
educate them about various social issues like gender
inequality, child abuse, importance of hygiene practices
etc. Orientation sessions are also held to impart
knowledge about best livelihood methods and
parenting skill.

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Case-study -2
Located in the south-east of India, Bengaluru is located in Karnataka. The IT sector in the city has seen tremendous
growth over the last few years and has become a hub for the same. A lot of economic growth has been seen in the city,
where development of industries is seen to be rapidly rising. Bengaluru is a city that has attracted a large number of
people from rural areas who come here in search of better opportunities. It is due to this that Bengaluru is the third
most populous country in India. It is because of this increase in the population that this urban city has also seen a rise
in its poverty rate.

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE BENGALURU

The SOS Village in Bengaluru was established in 1990. Our work in Bengaluru
revolves around supporting local children and families. The total number of
children under our care at present is 167. These children reside in 16 Family
Homes, where they are nurtured by fourteen SOS mothers, four mothers Trainees
and one Aunt. All the children at SOSCV India are enrolled in formal schools and
even attend college for their higher education.

All festivals of National and International importance are celebrated with great
enthusiasm at SOS India. This helps inculcate in children the value of
togetherness in a family. Apart from this, various activities are also organized
often for mothers and children to have their own bonding time. In addition,
regular medical camps are also organized to keep a check on the health of
children.

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SOS YOUTH
At present, the total number of youth in the Youth House is 100. While the majority of our young boys are pursuing
their education in schools, the rest are enrolled in reputed colleges for their bachelor degree courses. Special training is
also provided to children for various Vocational courses. SOS India is one of the most known NGOs in Bengaluru for
education of children from the weaker sections of society. organizes a number of seminars and workshops for children
and other members of the village in order to educate them about key social issues like child labour, gender equality,
importance of hygiene, female foeticide etc.
FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAMME
The Family Strengthening Programme in Bengaluru was initiated in the year 2003. The purpose of starting this scheme
was to empower families who could not sustain themselves on their own and needed support. SOS India under this
programme provides such families with financial aid, and also works towards their socio-economic development by
working towards developing their skill. This helps people realize their highest potential. At present, there are 476
beneficiaries unedr the FSP. Once a family becomes self- sufficient, it exits the programme and is replaced by a new
family.
Another major part of our Family Strengthening Programme is Self-Help Groups (SHGs). Almost all families become
part of a SHG, where people from the same socio-economic background come together to solve problems of each other
through mutual help.
HOW TO REACH
SOS Children’s Village Bengaluru is at a distance of 15.7 kms from the Bengaluru City Junction Railway Station
It is 62.4 kms away from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
OUR FOUNDER

Internationally acclaimed child rights activist and first India-born Nobel Peace Laureate, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, has
been at the forefront of several global movements to end child slavery and exploitation since 1980. Leaving behind
a career as an Electrical Engineer, he walked the untraveled path and founded ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ (Save
the Childhood Movement) to rescue children and their
families from the shackles of slavery paving the way for their
reintegration into mainstream society. Under his aegis, the
movement till date has rescued over 88,000 children from the
scourge of bondage, trafficking and exploitative labour in India.
His unique intervention ‘Child-Friendly Villages’ keeps 60,000
children away from child labour every day. The model ensures
that 50,000 children are retained in schools, and that 30,000 girls
are kept away from child marriage. His unrelenting efforts of 40
years to free children from exploitation contributed to the decline
in the global number of child labourers from 246 million to 152
million. In 2014, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his
fight against the exploitation of children and young people and
their right to education. His unstinted efforts continue to play a
pivotal role across the globe, catalyzing change. He envisions a
world where youth unleashes its truest potential as the agent of
positive social transformation in the best interest of children.

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BAL MITRA GRAM - THE CHILD-FRIENDLY VILLAGE

• Our flagship programme, Bal Mitra Gram (BMG) or Child-Friendly Villages, is a social movement geared toward
creating an empowered ecosystem in villages where the rights of children are protected. A BMG is a village where
every aspect is child-friendly by empowering their communities.

• Children participate in the decision-making process through Bal Panchayats (Children's Council) which are a
powerful platform of leadership in action. Children also participate actively in the Gram Panchayats (Village
Councils) on decisions that affect them.

BAL MITRA MANDAL (CHILD-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES)

• Inspired by Bal Mitra Gram, BMM aims to implement the same concept in
urban communities where children are actively engaged in various programs and
sessions which help them in building leadership skills and empowering them to
advocate for their own rights. BMM, in association with organizations like Each
One, Teach One and American Embassy School, provides quality academic support
to children through remedial classes to mainstream them into the formal education
system.

THE INSTITUTE

• We work to strengthen the generation and use of research-driven evidence for creating a child-friendly world.

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RESEARCH
• The Institute aims to bridge gaps in child protection through research generation. By examining challenges faced
by children, it seeks to find solutions for effective child protection.The Institute focuses on:
• Guiding the Foundation's actions in its programmes on the ground for measurable impact.
• Building a movement of thought leaders by collaborating with leading universities, research institutes, civil
societies, government, corporations and others.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES :
• Protect children from slavery, abuse, neglect and exploitation through awareness, empowerment and
support.
• Empower the urban poor family to fulfill their parental care role towards their children.
• Provide educational support to child laborers motivating them to withdraw from work, reunite with the
family and join school.
• Discourage the practice of child labor.
• Sensitize and mobilize community to protect and promote child rights.
• Provide service of rescue, relief and care support to the abused child such as child domestic labor
exploitation and child sexual abuse
• Provide school education scholarship to the needy children particulalry urban poor children.
• Provide training to school teachers, parents, students and school management committee on child rights
responsive school.
• Run a safe transitional home for the children rescued from slavery and sexual abuse with an aim of
family reintegration.
• Run school for quality education to marginalized and neglected children including urban poor children.
• Enable duty bearers such as government officials, parents to meet their obligation towards the children
through training and other capacity building measures.
• Enable the policy, directives and law on child rights to function through advocacy and capacity building
initiatives.
• Run skill development program along with micro credit, and seed money services for the marginalized
youth and women for their economic status upliftment.