Social Mobilization Program to create a supportive environment for Promotion of Alternative Community Based Child Care in Jharkhand

Objectives: To further positive changes in Jharkhand's child care and protection landscape

The Family-based Care (FBC) initiative in Jharkhand has made significant strides in promoting alternative childcare models, as mandated by the Juvenile Justice Act and the Integrated Child Protection Scheme. Covering 35 rural villages and 9 urban slum wards, the project focused on kinship care, foster care, sponsorship, and independent living. Our key achievements to date include educational continuity during COVID-19, preventing child marriages through counseling, linking families to welfare schemes, enhancing team skills, and boosting child participation.

Keeping in account of the phase-out process we aim to sustain the success of the FBC initiative by providing income-generation support to caregivers, combating child marriage through community empowerment, fostering child-centered learning environments, and initiating systematic aftercare and deinstitutionalization in partnership with the District Child Protection Unit.

The project's holistic approach has not only transformed children's lives but also empowered communities, making it a model for collaborative, child-centric interventions. Reflecting on these accomplishments, the initiative remains committed to furthering positive change in Jharkhand's child care and protection landscape.

Theme: Child Rights & Protection

Partner Agency: Kinderpostzels

Direct/Indirect Beneficiaries: 120+

Location: Ramgarh & Hazaribagh

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Year: 2023- Ongoing