We support young children to reach their full potential!
We focus on the four pillars of our foundation through a dedicated and close collaboration with our established partners and ongoing efforts in leveraging our local and international network.
We Rescue
We build strong alliances with local NGO’s and organizations that are well imbedded within their communities targeting freeing children from illegal work.
We Educate
We are active in funding and running local schools with the objective of providing free quality education.
We Care
After we rescue children, we provide food, clothing and access to education.
We Consult
We consult our NGO partners to operate effectively, efficiently, and in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
We Build Schools
We build and run small-scale schools for underprivileged children and women.
We Strengthen
We empower underprivileged children and women with education and jobs.
What we care for
New life for children, in a new land
India has made great strides in improving access to quality education, increasing elementary school enrollment and reducing the number of out-of-school children.
These achievements have been bolstered by key laws, policies and programmes such as the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act (2009), the National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy (2013).
However, challenges do remain, due to lack of infrastructure, shortage of teachers, allotment of funds and high dropout rates.
Education is a tool that empowers individuals in all aspects of their lives. It widens their knowledge, skills and vision of the world. It also helps in inculcating moral and ethical values. There is no doubt that the development of a country depends on the quality of its educational system.
With the steadfast belief that education is critical for the empowerment of children, The Children Foundation is active in funding and running local schools in various areas with the objective of providing free and quality education to the underprivileged children of India.
A new future for exploited children
Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood and interferes with their ability to attend regular school by harming them mentally, physically, socially and morally.
India, sadly, is home to the largest number of child labourers in the world, with over 10 million children working illegally. These children often start carrying out hazardous work at a very early age while their bodies and minds are still developing.
The conditions in which children work are completely unregulated, including a very low wage. Children can also be exposed to working with dangerous machinery or in unsafe industries like mining, construction and manufacturing. Some forms of labor expose children to dangerous materials that can shorten their lifespan.
The Children Foundation is building strong alliances with local NGO’s and organizations well imbedded within their communities, targeting freeing children from illegal work and giving them access to an education and a brighter future.
We also denounce offending factories to the authorities and take legal action against factory owners to bring justice and deter further employment of child labourers.
After the rescue, we provide medical care and we stay close to the children, having them integrated into our learning centers to give them a chance to a brighter future.
Bringing dreams within reach for children
India has a very high volume of child trafficking. According to the National Crime Records, as many as one child disappears every eight minutes. A child victim of trafficking is any person under 18 who is recruited, transported, transferred, harboured or received for the purpose of exploitation, either within or outside a country.
In some cases, children are taken from their homes to be bought and sold in the market. In other cases, children are tricked into the hands of traffickers by being presented an opportunity for a job, when in reality, they become enslaved. In India, there are many children trafficked for various reasons such as labor, begging, and sexual exploitation.
Female children are often trafficked for marriage, sex-work, criminal activity, adoption and organ trade, whereas male children are trafficked mainly for labour and exploited as beggars. Sometimes, trafficked children are also recruited into armed groups or for criminal activity.
In addition to reporting on cases of trafficking, The Children Foundation draws the attention from the right officials and works in tandem with local organizations.
We focus on creating strong alliances with local organizations and networks that are making a real impact where it is needed the most. These groups are often embedded in and have built a trust within their communities. We also work closely with the families of victims in providing legal support in making sure they receive justice from the appropriate authorities.
No organization has the global footprint or resources to defeat slavery alone.
Alliances and anti-slavery networks are integral to slavery prevention and sustaining local resilience.
Recycling for the young individuals
Children who are less privileged often do not get access to necessary clothes, stationary and other children items. We collect still wearable clothes and other stuff, recycle it and make it usable for such kids.
“Someone’s Landing; Someone’s Gold.”