By Heather Ferreira | Evaluation, Research & Grants Advisor
Intorduction
Not for Sale, Rescuing Victims of Human Trafficking is a Project of Rescue Foundation. This is implemented at our Protection Home in Delhi. It provide protection to children and few adult women who are rescued from abusive homes, streets, runaway kids, and young girls who have been sold, abused by either parents or relatives.
Over the past years we have seen a steady flow of young girls, children, adult women or mothers with kids being rescued and sent for shelter and protection to our Home. Most of them stay for longer periods till the respective Child Welfare Committees orders release. Few are referred for a night shelter or a short stay by the Local Police or Child Welfare Committees
During the Rehabilitation Rescue Foundation provides food, clothing, shelter and conducts several awarenees sensitization programs along with Vocational Training such as Tailoring, Art & Craft, Yoga, Dance, Sports.
All children and young adults who are eligible for formal schools are sent to school with lady escorts others are provided informal education at the Home.
Each child is monitored for Health, Hygiene and awareness of self is done regularly. Children who require medical assitance are taken to local hospitals and treated.
Sessions are conducted on Legal Rights of the Children on periodic bases.
The Home is Licenced under the Indian Govt Acts for Child Care Institution Act. Thus there are regular meetings and visits of the Child Welfare Committees, the District Child Protection Units in the vicinity.
Data for the Reporting Period
Rescue Data
Rescue Operations Conducted 14
No of Major Girls Rescued 10
No of Minor Girls Rescued 80
No of Minor Boys Rescued from Child Labour 13
Admissions
Major 7
Minor 37
Children 0
Discharge/Released/Handed Over to Families
Major 9
Minor 39
Children Discharged 0
Monthly Average Cared For
Major 6
Minor 57
Children 2
Women/Children Cared for in Night Stay 20
Health Monitored
Girls treated at Hospitals 68
Girls treated at the Home 65
Preganant Girls Cared for 2
Live Births 2
Children Vacinated 2
Girls Living withTB Cared for 1
Girls with Mental Illness Cared for 1
Individual Counsellling received by 187 Girls
Vocational Training
No of Girls in Tailoring 125
No of Girls in Beautician 125
No of Girls in Yoga & Zumba 163
No of Girls engaged in Sports & Games 170
No of Girls engaged in Product Making & Art & Craft 170
Education
Girls in Formal School 25
Girls preparing for 10th Grade 9
Girls Preparing for 12 Grade 4
Girls attending NIOS, (National Institite of Open School) 11
Coachind Class Conducted for School Children 17
Monthly Average of Girls attending Non Formal Education at the Home 63
Awareness
Sessions are regularly conducted on Health, Legal Rights, Meditation, Sexual & Mental Health for the the Children during the reporting period
Visits by Parents
The Home encourgaes and supports parents to visit them once a month. Family counselling and building relationships is done during these visits. The children are also allowed to call their parents or family members over the phone incase of any emergencies or just to communicate.
Few of the children also visit their families during festivals
Conclusion
We are grateful for our donors who enable us to bring these changes in the lives of these children.
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