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Year 2014-15
Our vision
CHETNA aspires to achieve a child-friendly society where every child attains
Rights to Survival, Protection, Development and Participation.
Our Mission
Addressing the depravity of street and working children through association,
consultation and collaborative effort.
Taking impetus from its previous work Chetna this year articulated
and highlighted issues of street and working children at the
international level as well. We participated at The World Congress
on Juvenile Justice System. Chetna was able to present its
experience of working with local policing systems vis-à-vis street
and working children. The presentation also included how its work
on sensitization and working with local governments and juvenile
justice system led to greater impact.
The great endeavors and work done by Chetna will not only be
useful for individual lives that touches via its programs, but will also
From Director’s Desk
The CSR bill, which passed the Parliament in 2013, has begun to
affect the work of NGOs. It came to us as a significant help this
year. As the CHETNA’s cost-effective strategies are well-suited to
the provisions of the CSR Act, I hope that our work with street
children will continue to attract corporate organizations in the
same manner. The year 2014 also proved crucial in converging
the focus of all the stakeholders on the issues faced by children.
Our collective effort led the NCPCR dedicate the whole year for
street children.
3323 children benefited from the The 11Talent Shows that were
life-skill workshops organized for organised this year drew participation
SWC of around 476 SWC.
Helped 1180 children get their Adhar Leadership skills of 151SWC were
Cards made through 13 UID camps. enhanced through the CHETNA’s
unique residential workshop
(conducted 5 workshops)
71 SWC appeared in the final OBE Through various media channels more
examination. Out of them 57 were than 10,000 children were reached to
declared successful. aware them about child rights.
Realizing Rights
exposed to serious kinds of risks, trafficking During the winter of this year woollen
and abuses. clothes were distributed to 700
children.
With support from Plan India, the project 4000 stickers and 40 display-boards
started in 2006. It seeks that the children with emergency contact numbers
and Dos and Don’ts for the
living or working on railway platforms are awareness of police and others were
ensured their child rights, and provided pasted at 4 railway stations.
opportunities to grow and develop. Effort is
11 stakeholders meetings around
made to guard them from getting abused ICPS and SOPs were organized
where 264 participants attended
and trafficked.
CHILDLINE at AGRA
CHILDLINE in Agra is established to provide
assistance to all the children who are in need of
care and protection in the city. The service is
provided through a toll-free 24-hour emergency Snapshots of CHILDLINE, AGRA (2014-2015)
phone service (1098). It aims to respond not only to The Childline Agra handled a total of 414
emergency needs but also to link them to various cases (boys-277, girls-137) this year.
services established for their long-term care and
This year 43 children were restored back to
rehabilitation. CHILDLINE has been designed to act their families.
as a crucial link between children in need of care
It helped 142 children placed in Shelter
and protection and the available facilities. This Homes.
one-point contact is meant to facilitate instant
access to support, advice, and active intervention.
19 children were rescued from abuse and
provided emotional guidance to 15
This year the Childline, Agra handled 414 cases. children.
Partner and Plan-India. The project aims to bring This year 448 substance using
down the harmful practice of substance abuse children (boys – 390, girls -58) in
the age-group of 7-18 years
among street and working children (SWC). With its were assisted through the
project’s 2 Harm Reduction
two centres, one in Nizamuddin and another in Centres.
Mathura, it primarily targets the children who live
75 children participated in the 3
and/or work at the railway stations and consume Residential workshops organized
for their leadership development
substances. During the three-year’s journey of the
and to help them reduce the
practice of substance abuse.
SUCCESS STORIES
project, over 900 children have been assisted
through its two centres, helping them either get Assessment and profiling of 62
children were done by a team
rid of substance consumption or at least minimize
of doctors from Escort Fortis;
the hazards by reducing their intake. whereas 40 children received
therapy from clinical
psychologists.
This year the project conducted assessment and
profiling of 62 children by a team of doctors from 9 youths received vocational
training at GMR foundation; 5 of
Escort Fortis. 40 other children also received them got jobs.
counselling therapy from clinical psychologists. 4 children reached to class 10th.
Board of Trustees
“I am with CHETNA for more than 10 years
now. I began my journey here as a street
Ms. Dr. Vikas Goswami-Chairperson
Head Good and Green at Godrej Industries coordinator, and, thereafter, have constantly
Limited. Unique blend of academic, policy and moved up to work in various capacities: AP,
implementation experience (15+) in CSR space.
PC, HR Coordinator. It gives me immense
. Well-known social entrepreneur.
Ms. Bharti Sharma-Member pleasure that I work for the most
An eminent scholar, policy maker and marginalized section of our society”.
social worker.
Ms. Usha, HR Coordinator
Mr. Ved Prakash-Member
An engineering and management
“I feel proud to be part of CHETNA which has
professional, having vast experience successfully been able to bring positive
of industrial sector. change into many lives of street and working
children.
Mr. Jaideep Singh Bhisht-Treasurer As an organization, it has provided me
ample opportunity to experiment, learn and
A founder member of CHETNA. Works
grow.”
as a development officer at LIC,
Dehradun.
Ms. Rilakynti Kharwanlang, Project
Mr. Sanjay Gupta-Managing Trustee
Coordinator- Realizing Rights
A devoted social Engineer with
experience of 18 years in development
sector
CHETNA Financials
As a Citizen
Have you ever given heed to the condition of children selling books at traffic
lights, begging at temples and tourist attractions, cleaning the floor of train
coaches or picking rags? These children are one of the most deprived
sections of our society as they suffer from extreme forms of homelessness and
destitution. As a citizen, you can do a number of things to alleviate their
sufferings. Most importantly, developing awareness about their life and
sharing the same with others. You can even connect the needy children with
the NGOs and govt-managed institutions working for their welfare. If you
want to do more and become part of a systematized effort, you can always
do better by volunteering at CHETNA.
As an NGO or Individual
If you are looking for an opportunity to work with children in need of care and
protection, then CHETNA can be a place of your choice.
PARTNER WITH US
CHETNA has acquired wonderful experience of working with various national
and international donor and corporate organizations. In partner with them, it
has developed and implemented several projects for the marginalized street
and working children. To find out more about on the nature of our
engagement, please write to us at: info@chetnango.com