COME PROTECT THE VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN INDIA
LET’S BUILD A SAFE AND SECURE NATION FOR CHILDREN, TOGETHER
Darsh Foundation Trust (also known as Save the Children) is a known champion of child protection in India. Over the years, Darsh Foundation Trust has implemented a number of projects tackling different forms of abuse of children: child trafficking, child marriage, child labour, sexual abuse, online abuse and exploitation. Our work in this area revolves around prevention and timely response, focusing on developing robust community led child protection systems, strengthening them at the community and building agency of children to protect them from all form of abuse and exploitation.Darsh Foundation Trust has a proven track record in India of both delivering and influencing key guidelines for effective implementation of the programmes and the legislation on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (2012), Juvenile Justice Act and amendment of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, the Prohibition of Child Marriage act (2006) and the enhancement of child protection services to safeguard vulnerable children.
INITIATIVES FOR CHILD PROTECTION IN INDIA BY BAL RAKSHA BHARAT
Our Vision: End all forms of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation of Children in India
SYSTEM STRENGTHENING
Engage with government duty bearers at all levels to provide hand-holding, technical support, capacity building, and tools to deliver on their mandate of protecting children.
VIOLENCE FREE CHILDHOOD
Work with partners and key stakeholders to end discrimination, violence, and abuse, and promote inclusive, gender-equal, positive parenting.
PSYCHO SOCIAL WELLBEING
Promote the psycho-social and mental health of children and families, enabling support systems in trauma, exclusion, and disaster contexts.
ELIMINATE HARMFUL LABOUR
Engage with business houses, hold accountable, and promote mechanisms to prevent, respond to, and rehabilitate children engaged in harmful labour.
1.1 Coverage
30,250 children were protected from various forms of harm in 2024–25
KEY CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES
Bal Raksha Bharat’s core areas of work under Child Protection in India include interventions around Children in Street Situations, Community-led Child Protection System Strengthening, workforce development through a competency-based training at the local and sub-national levels, ending abuse and exploitation of children, promoting gender equality, child protection in emergencies, promoting psychosocial well-being through mental health and psychosocial support, online safety of children, and capacity building of stakeholders and promoting child-friendly guidelines for protection of children from all forms of abuse and exploitation.