1. family and parenting
2. children

CONTENTS
CALL STATISTICS
MONTH-WISE CALLS
CATEGORIES OF CALLS
Weekly Meetings & Issues
Awareness programmes
Outreach
Methodology of Awareness
Open House Programs
Strategies
CITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING C A B
NICP WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP ON PEDOPHILIA
RESEARCH
Foster care Prospects.
Standard Norm of Child Care Institutions.
SAFE SCHOOL CAMPAIGN
Some sample Case Studies
The 24x7 helpline for children has performed the following activities besides its natural action of
24 hour EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
CALL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 2010-11
Types of calls
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
March
total
I. Interventions
Medical help
12
14
24
18
11
7
11
16
7
13
11
16
160
Shelter
4
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
5
5
1
4
34
Repatriation
9
13
17
35
13
10
23
20
22
23
25
30
240
Rescue
2
8
0
12
4
6
4
9
0
1
1
0
47
Death-related
0
0
0
Sponsorship
52
36
63
1
49
61
57
74
33
20
15
20
481
II. Missing
children
Child lost
17
19
20
49
19
16
20
18
18
20
18
16
250
Parents asking 4
help
1
III. Emotional
support and
Guidance
IV. Information
7
11
8
4
6
3
2
2
5
6
7
65
2
2
2
5
4
6
5
5
4
3
3
42
Info & referrals 66
to services
290
Information
about
CHILDLINE &
volunteers
V. Unclassified
95
112
162
125
119
125
111
150
143
135
152
1495
279
275
267
260
260
265
283
286
266
239
264
3234
2
2
0
VI. Others
Did not Find
(DNF)/did not
respond
Crank/fun/
abusive
Chat calls
86
96
107
106
95
95
121
85
107
89
106
101
1194
31
34
30
42
34
26
47
35
25
27
331
Wrong
44
58
51
48
47
49
39
46
38
45
44
55
564
Silent
28
37
45
44
39
45
37
46
65
40
45
52
523
Blank
36
35
38
45
44
44
44
45
57
39
36
82
545
Follow up calls
166
98
91
81
120
74
100
98
84
131
89
100
1232
Phone-testing
calls
Administrative
47
50
40
48
71
83
81
75
90
98
94
94
871
130
111
104
110
105
88
107
106
128
86
107
107
1289
Personal
22
1016
Total
45
30
32
40
48
40
30
48
30
27
45
437
1005
1063
1105
1084
1060
1118
1096
1192
1093
1027
1177
13036
MONTH-WISE CALLS DURING 2010-11
1250
1200
1150
1100
Series1
1050
1000
950
900
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
CATEGORIES OF CALLS
Repatriation240
Medical help 160
Shelter 34
Rescue 47
Death-related- 0
1
2
3
4
Weekly Meetings held with team members:
Issues discussed:
Number of Meetings- 25 meetings
a) Standard operating minimum norm training to team
b) Observation of care-protection in shelters
c) Crisis management in 24X7 help centre
d) Mental health ergonomics in work
e) Counselling dynamics in 0 to 18 age group and several categories.
f) Networking
g) Record keeping, Computerisation, managing hard copies.
h) Casework, Family visit, case work, Fund support.
i) Children of special need, Training- workshop
j) CHILDNET feeds,
k) CWC production, CWC order of execution, Spl Training.
l) Care – protection to children in contact with law.
m) Open-shelter under ICPS
n) Support agencies and network.
o) Travel and communication in emergency,
p) Food and nutritional support for rescued children anytime
q) Legal issues and management,
r) Tracing and tracking run away children and police.
s) Protocols for girl child rescue and rehabilitation.
t) Minimum Standard norm to work within childline,
u) Sexual Harassment Redress Committee,
3. Awareness programmes conducted: 30 nos.
Details:
CHILDLINE BRAND awareness strategies
a. In the event of day’s celebration CHILDLINE takes advantage of the ongoing
programs run under Govt banner.
b. Children’s day, Teacher’s day, Mothers day, World Aids day, international Aids
Week, Day for world disabilities come under such brand promotion strategy.
c. To promote child participation CHILDLINE organises programs on issues such as
Global warming, Climate Change etc. Children as well as parents are invited to
participate specific competitions and award ceremonies.
d. Some scion staff of childline use to intervene other civil societies like Red Cross,
Rotary, Lions club members in their council meetings with representation of
cases of rescue done by childline.
e. During car festival the team procures volunteers from communities across the
district. The child clubs and balika mandals also involve them in the 10 day
rathjatra in Puri. Awareness is a part of annual work-plan but the team
determines strategies keeping in view of the level of audience from time to time.
During festivals the audience is volatile where childline team uses Hand-outs,
Leaf-lets, Posters. If the audience are children’s group or young masses the
team introduces several group exercises, awareness programs through street
plays, one acts, puppet show proved effective.
f. The Childline team keeps in mind that components like Brand Promotion, current
social issues, Legislation, Govt role on child protection, provisions of social
support available in the state and centre should brought to people. Presentation
for awareness covers all aspects and the audience from all walks of the society
are benefited.
g. Calls for Thematic Painting on ecosystem, climate change, Global warming,
Puppet module awareness, Awareness during Cultural days and Festivals like
Chandan Jatra, Champak Dwadashi, Rath Jatra etc gives wider scopes to cover
masses, Awareness on HIV/AIDS, Sun stroke prevention awareness, diseases
control, hand wash are other aspects of contribution of childline team that gives
a lot of visibility of such service providers in the community.
h. Awareness in the shelter homes, children’s homes, awareness of shelter
superintendents and house mothers on Emotional support to the Orphan children
in shelter homes are another aspect of childline awareness strategy. Childline
team hits the most neglected and gray areas of the system to make attitude and
room for the neglected children.
i. Physical geography of Puri city is an important factor for brand promotion and to
conduct awareness in regular intervals. An average 30, 000 tourists use to visit
the city every day. The golden triangle of tourism and tribal tour operations use to
start from this city, many international conferences of different groups, agencies
and political parties takes place in this city. It need to intervene community from
time to time and update their knowledge and perception.
j. Community awareness on disease control, hygiene, sanitation, HIV/AIDS,
Paedophilia, Child sex Abuse, education, child labour, legislations, antiTrafficking measures and promotion of child clubs took place from time to time.
k. Awareness among tourist and pilgrims took place with specific strategies during
the year.
l. Days celebrated with childline awareness.
m. Awareness with important stakeholders like CWC, SJPU, Police,
n. We have documented our efforts of awareness that covers awareness on
legislation on children, celebrated days like mother’s day, world tourism day,
Gandhi Jayanti, World Mental Health day, World Food day, World Hand Washing
Day etc.
o. As awareness is a part of capacity building process of the stakeholders of
children we have initiated some inputs on legislations relating to children during
our awareness drive. Child clubs and Balika Mandals are the main hubs of our
resources of awareness. Chairperson of SCPCR was invited to inaugurate
workshop on child sexual abuse, voyeurism and paedophilia.
4. a) Grass roots level outreach with children and concerned adults :
Target Group
PCO owners
No.
contacted
72times
Communication of free call & test
Railway station
Bus stops
91times
121times
Search, rescue, awareness
-do-
Shelter children
51times
Sponsorships,
follow-ups
191times
59times
Awareness and follow ups
Awareness, Rescue
13times
27times
81times
40times
Awareness, competitions
Open houses, outreach
12times
29times
93times
50times
21times
71times
Rescue, followup, Awareness
Rescue, consultancy,
Awareness drive
Awareness
14times
30times
17 times
16times
Cinema halls
Parks
Tourist places
Religious
places
Schools
Slums
Others
Hospitals
Police Outposts
PRI systems
Market Places
Nature of outreach
Awareness
and
Number
of
programmes
3
NICPS+5
CRC=8 Prog.
09 open house
21
participations
11
open
houses
b) Methods used for awareness:
Distribution of Handouts, Sticking Posters at Strategic Places
FGD
Puppet Shows, Street Plays
Games, Group Exercises, Competitions,
Stories of childline action.
Visiting Schools, Presenting Childline action in other groups.
Conducting Social audit whenever the audience needed.
5) Number of Open house programmes held: 21 Nos.
Issues and problems mentioned by the children during open house:
a) Loss of play ground due to builder agencies encroach free lands.
b) Park is converted to a marriage mandap by Municipality
c) Beach remains crowded and dirty hence local children do not have space.
d) Casual diseases treatment is not covered.
e) Safe toilets in slums are absent
f) Absence of teachers in school.
g) Uniform and books are not available on time.
h) Schools are used as community shelter during coastal depression.
i) Police and para-military camps in school during Rath Jatra.
j) Health out-reach absent in the remote places
k) Patients are still victimized by quacks.
l) Threat of evacuation from slum settlements by Govt./Rly Nootification.
e) Hqs Hospital is callous for ailing children.
f) Teachers are not aware of CRC know how.
g) Relief funds of MLA, MP, CM is not accessible in children’s emergency.
6) Details, if any, of innovations in CHILDLINE:
After all the process should not hectic, stereotyped or disgusting to any of the member
of the team. It need innovating strategies in action to feel the team comfortable. On the
other hand acceptance of such action be there. In the crux of repeated process it needs
renewal of the strategy to do the same thing in a different way. Innovation is open to all
the members of the team if it is accepted then the team practises the process
unanimously. Some of the innovations were documented and reported from time to
time, some important innovations are given below.
a) Reading skill of children assessed through a competition on 14th Nov Children’s
Day.
b) Senior citizen were involved in Rakhya Bandhan in childline se dosti week
program.
c) Child-club members were associated in the out reach programs.
d) Girl children associated in volunteering in Rath Jatra.
e) Micro level sponsorships for education promotion added in the out reach.
f) Child club member children became member for SSA teachers in their ToT on
CRC.
g) Members of allied system tried to conduct open house after getting feedback
from Childline team.
h) Delegation of children to CRC assessment and research work.
i) Action support extended to fellow child working agencies.
j) Periodic art contests introduces in open house on thematic issues.
k) Child caller were invited to join Sunday’s childline to get direct experience.
l) Out reach conducted through random greeting card to community members.
CITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING C A B
Chaired by Dist Collector and Magistrate, Puri Sri Fakira Charana Satpathy. I A .S.
Convened by: Director CHILDLINE Sri Debasis Rath.
a) CAB Meetings: 2 CAB meetings (enclosed)
Details of Issues discussed during the above meetings:
1st CAB meeting Dt- 10/02/11. Time: 04.00 P.M.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Functioning of the board to protect children in need.
Violence against children, missing children.
Status of Child Labour Cases.
Possibilities of free Medical support to children in need.
Provision of RTE 2009.
Accessibility of 1098.
Children in need of care and protection and role of CWC.
What is the need of a C A B.
Chaired by Dist Collector and Magistrate, Puri Sri Fakira Charana Satpathy. I A .S.
Convened by: Director CHILDLINE Sri Debasis Rath.
2nd CAB meeting Dt-9/04/2011
Time: 05.00 P.M. Venue: YOUTH HOSTEL CONFRENCE HALL
Problems
Desired Solution
Sl. Items for discussion
No
1. Traffic and
1. Missing child to be
1
Missing Child Rescue
Numbers of
restored at same booth
Mechanism and
Info Booth
in peak time.
Communication during
2. More trouble
2. Police Platoons to be
for child abuse
informed not to beat
Ratha Yatra 2011.
2
Connectivity of Toll-free
1098.
3
Spreading Awareness on
CRC & Toll Free No:
1098 through wall
painting in schools,
Hospitals & Police
stations.
Present status of rescued
children presently
restored in shelter homes
under CWC order.
Any other issues of
4
5
by (deputed
police)
1. Private telecom
Companies do not share
1098 as free phone.
MEMBER
Stakeholders
Superintendent Of
Police, and Dist
Collector, Puri
and injure migrant
children.
1. To
incorporate/engineer
1098 as toll free number
within their system.
District Telecom
Engineer
1. 1098 is forgotten soon.
Children must know the
usage of this number and
the police as well.
1. a small budget is available to
paint the information, but
permission from the concerned
members are needed soon.
Superintendent of
Police, CDMO,
DPC of SSA, Puri.
1. Children are just sent to
institutions but final order
for restoration is delayed.
1. To illustrate protection
mechanism case-wise and close
all such files soon to avoid
further legal action from civil
society members.
Chairperson Child
Welfare
Committee, Puri.
1.
Abandoned
1.
Care providers to be
With permission
CHILD PROTECTION.
Sale of abandoned babies
Sr. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
babies are
reportedly
transacted in
Hospitals.
Decisions taken
DET issued circular to pvt. Telecom
agencies to incorporate 1098.
Collector to issue letter to D.I. Schools to
paint 1098
CWC to submit report of action taken on
restored children in shelter homes.on 10th
June
Hospitals will be covered with 1098
information
Spl. Restoration initiatives during Rath jatra.
vigilant to check
trafficking.
from CHAIR.
(CDMO)
Decisions implemented
5 test calls from pvt. Telecom
agencies received at CHILDLINE
To be implemented
After review of action document of
CWC.
Letter to be issued
On June 10th, in Admn meeting for
rath Jatra.
NICP WORKSHOP
1ST WORKSHOP
Issue / Thrust areas:
Trafficking, Abuse, Protection System, ICPS
Allied System for which NICP was conducted:
Police, Medical, Legal, Education,
Resource Persons:
1. Dr Trilochan Baral. Ex-CDMO & Member CWC)
2. Ms Lalita Bhengra. State Resource Person RTE 2009,
Objectives of the Program:
Capacity Building of the Allied Systems.
Indicators of Output:
50 personnel from different allied systems were given capacity
building training. Sensitisation of some stakeholders were done
on the issues. Discussion on some important legislation was done
to materialise child protection mechanism of the nation.
nd
2
workshop
Issue
ICPSE
/ Thrust areas:
RTE-2009,
Trafficking,
Abuse,
Protection
System,
Allied System for which NICP was conducted:
Resource Persons:
1. Mahabir R.N. Sahoo. (advocate, Member SJPU.
2. Sri Bijay Kumar Panda. (BRCC)
Objectives of the Program:
Create understanding on child rights and capacity building of
the participants.
Indicators of Output: 50 personnel from different allied system
were trained. Questions of critical areas of legal intervention
were solved.
3RD WORKSHOP
Issue / Thrust areas: Child Abuse,Child
Trafficking,Protection System, ICPS
labor,
RTE
2009,
Allied System for which NICP was conducted: Police, Medical,
Legal and Education.
Resource Persons:
1. Bipin Bihari Dalai.
(advocate)
2. Siba Narayan Sahoo. Advocate, Odisha High Court.
Objectives of the Program:
Capacity Building Involvement & Awareness of the parents on the
child protection Mechanism.
Indicators of Output: 50 stakeholders of children are trained on
Justice system. Important legislations were discussed. 25
questions from participants answered. Community to protect
child-rights formed.
WORKSHOP ON PEDOPHILIA
The workshop on CHILD PROTECTION With Special Emphasis On Protection from (Voyeurism
Pedophilia And Sexual Abuse) was inaugurated by the honourable Chairperson of the State
Commission on Protection of Childrights Smt. Saraswati Hembrum.
Goal of the workshop
The pilot project will be initiated in the Puri dist by inviting the main
stakeholders of the Juvenile justice system, Service providers of Children in
need. Output and recommendations of the work shop will be referred to the
department of W & CD for furtherance and replication of the activity in other
vulnerable areas of Trafficking, and CSA.
Objectives of the workshop
•
•
•
•
•
•
To identify problems and areas where CSA is perpetrated.
To make the stakeholders sensitized on the issue and to take
precautionary measures to check it as per existing legislation.
Identification of the Protections Mechanism existent in the society in
the form of legislations, protocols and international mandates.
Convergence of all Categories of Stakeholders in the duty keepers and
service providers those are deployed by Govt. in that area for child
protection.
Define Role and Responsibilities of the duty keepers and service
providers and the corporate body such as hotel industry responsible
for it.
Implicating a Minimum Standard Norm for Child care Institutions, for
Corporate body working in the community or with tourism etc.
Decisions taken
1. Formulate a local committee accompanying all the
stakeholders comprising of, CWC chairpersons, Members
of CWC, Protection Officers, Probation officers, CDPO,
MEMBERS SJPU, Members of JJB, Police officer not below
the rank of IIC, representative of DSW, DPC, SSA etc who
will look into the functioning of the child care institution
and the CHILDLINE director will remain as the convener of
the committee.
2. Child care institutions to report each of the entry and exit
of child inmates periodically to the dist protection
committee each month in its session.
3. Child Care Institutions are to report all entry and exit of
adult guests (both national and international) to
committee and appropriate authorities under Home Dept.
4. Implement a model standard norm in conformity with the
JJ Act and Rules.
5. Formulate a child Club within the shelter and each of the
ward councils under the ULB in tourism areas.
6. Regular reporting on Surrendered children to committee
and receive decision soon.
7. Honor the governing policies on orphanage Act, and other
legislation to manage shelter home properly by their local
committees..
8. Wall painting on minimum standard norm in each of the
shelter home front gate or reception. Mandatory
Information plaque in each oof the hotel reception on
child protection such as sharing of room with unrelated
children by customer and a plaque of emergency free
helpline number 1098 on their helpline dash board.
9. Every home runs for the children should comply with
registration under JJ Act and other legislation that applies.
Committee will recommend and supervise the minimum
standard norms of the shelter homes and industry.
10. Technical assistance to the committee will be provided
by the CHILDLINE agency or directly by CHILDLINE India
Foundation.
RESEARCH
Review on the situation of children engaged in begging in Puri
ABSTRACT
Child begging is seen all over India, Orissa is not an exception. Children and infants are induced
in begging even in Delhi Metro which is a strategy of the begging rackets but the protection
mechanism is not so robust to combat these scourges. The state lacks an anti-begging legislation
yet and begging becomes an indicator of the quality of national development index.
During field review the magnitude of begging and destitution of children could not assessed but
it gave a basic idea on the issue. Secondary information says that some adults use children in
begging who are not related to them. There are some nomads (non-pastoral) and wanderers who
now a day accepted begging as a resort of livelihood. They wander from place to place with
family for begging. It is estimated that in India there are 500 categories of Nomads who
constitute 80 million population. Some of those nomads are culturally connected with Jagannath
Puri. Due to their nomadic existence and poor condition they induce their children in begging
and they disappear after festival is over. In present security context police apprehends such
children when found in begging. Some of those kids are alleged to steal mobile phones etc.
Besides this category there are several other categories of children from economically backward
class who come from near by locality and continue begging. Adult male and female beggars who
have babies and toddlers they bring them to the hinterland of begging.
Another group is migrants in economic terms who settle down in the city for their livelihood.
Due to rural poverty people are immigrating towards city and towns. In Puri the immigrated
people thrive in 46 identified slums under Puri Municipality. Children of almost broken families
of such population sometimes rescued and restored by childline. In some cases they flee from
shelter and found out again in the same vocation same place. It happens to children with parental
problems like alcoholism, domestic violence, divorce, drug abuse, crime, absconding, death etc.
Orphan children and children of single parents are most vulnerable to begging. We believe that
they are regulated by some adult mentor who takes advantage of such children and their earning.
Police apprehends some of them for allegation of theft of articles like mobile pones, necklace
and money at crowded places. Our observation reveals that a street child at the age of 6/7 years
develops a sense of self esteem and quits begging and found with either wick-selling or pickpocketing. Restoration of such children remains unsuccessful as economic benefit and liberty is
subdued in institutional life. It needs multi-stakeholder intervention to eliminate them from the
vicious cycle of begging, stealing and drug paddling.
Our findings says that children with special needs such as MR, CP, Speech and hearing
disability among children are causes of missing of the child, abandonment of the child by parent,
abandonment by un-recognized institutions. They are procured and victimized by some invisible
nexus who promote child-begging in the city. Many children were restored in recognized
institutions or in a family, CHILDLINE archived those documents properly under prescribed
norms of CRC and Juvenile Justice Act. Sample of few cases are included in this small review to
acknowledge the administration and state parties who are concerned over the mater. This effort
could be more effective if the SSA, ULB System, Medical System, Police System, CHILDLINE,
CWC and Justice System can be coordinated as a City Advisory Board.
We underwent facts of stolen babies inducted in begging by traffickers. Begging in the running
trains ekes out huge income for them. The mentor collects all those income in exchange of a
meal and some doping products. We have included a sample document on a 7 year rescued child
who was taken away by a snake charmer couple (Matia-Kela) from Cuttack Malgodam area
when he was only 1 and half years old. The child however learnt begging in buses being
accompanied by other children of the Matia kela He was restored to his original parents by the
then CWC. To rescue such children it needs State’s will to promote an “anti begging legislation
targeting quick social protection to beggars”, similarly eliminating political overtone in
appointing stakeholders in Juvenile Justice System, ICPS such as CWC, JJB and SJPU units
under JJ Act 2005, Child Protection Officer and allied members in ICPS/DCPS. A child out of
school is either a child labor or a beggar’ SSA must have to ensure strategic planning to identify
such unfortunate children and ensure special projects for them else the expectation of the Govt
from SSA will be defeated.
To answer question like ‘why children prefer such places to beg” one does not have to go
through Industrial Location theory rather look into a pilgrim sentiment and perfunctory of
GIVING/DAAN. A part of pilgrim budget is kept for DAAN and DAKHINAA at pilgrimage. To
perform such act of giving a multilingual notice to be elevated specifying the place of his
contribution to avoid traffic problem there. The adult beggars in front of Jagannath Temple are
able to read minds of pilgrims. The IIC of Temple P.S stated that there are several complaints
filed by pilgrims who were victimized by beggars. They swarm around the pilgrim who intends
to pledge a DAAN, they attack pilgrims with their bowl or press affected limbs into their mouth
to terrorize them so as to snatch more money than decided by the donor. Mr Gyan Ranjan
Mahapatra, Inspector of Traffic Police stated in his key informant interview that some beggars
are creating hazard in Traffic operation. They are neither listening to police nor sticking to a
particular area of limit and ti is difficult to manage traffic. He stated that he will extend his full
support in the mission.
The note of observation of first and second day at temple site focusing child beggars says ‘there
are 50 children engaged in begging who are less than 8 years of age. Some of them are
accompanied by their parents and other siblings. Malati Das a woman with her son stated the
team that her elder son is admitted in father school, her husband drives rickshaw, she is able to
earn twice for the child as pilgrims become sentimental when seeing a toddler with her. She also
stated that the woman at the west corner has procured 4 children from local busti/slum she earns
four times than that of her. Two of the adult beggars revealed the fact how much they earn in a
day. one migrant beggar of Bihar domicile and a pseudo-saddhu beggar of Bengal revealed that
they earn minimum Rs 200/- and maximum Rs 800/- per head per day. They stated that women
using 2 or more children in it are earning twice.
We rediscovered Goura a child of 6 years who was restored in Utkal Balashram, Puri in the site
of lion’s gate with a bowl of NIRMALYA. We collected information soon to place the mater
before CWC as the child care institution is unable to restore the orphan-child. He was procured
by an adult paddler to represent his sales-counter of NIRMALYA. There are 60 adolescent girls
visible with bundles of weak who seem to be regulated by some adult members. In questioning
one of them by the lady CEO of Puri Municipality rest of them ran away into the crowd.
Parents are involved directly in begging and destitution, in one instance parents of two kids who
are aged within 8 years selling wick were refrained selling wicks. They apprehended that some
media activity might cause their exposure in T.V. as long as they are not sending children to
attend schools. We felt that a regular interaction under a planned project can change the situation
up to half in six months.
The police personnel (did not disclose name) who have been associated with temple for long
time stated that there are 200 children inside the temple who are engaged in pick pocketing. In
CHILDLINE document review we got 60 cases of police apprehension and their restoration did
not work. Fact reveals that some of them are trafficked from far away localities and slums of the
city by adult mentors who grab all income earned form pick pocketing. They only provide them
dress material, food and dope according to the worth of pick-pocketing. To reach out the adult
mafia a planned measure to betaken involving the police system so also the JJ system to be made
robust to handle such cases effectively, restoring those children in care and custody and to bring
them into main stream.
Similarly some able bodied persons engaged 24x7 in begging remain drunk always. Risks of
Child sexual abuse, drugs, trafficking in children can not be ignored within their association. We
smelt more of security risk as identity proof of such people is not yet created. That is also a
reason that most of them are out of social protection net of the government and begging is
persistent.
Complaints of child sexual abuse by beggars was documented in the recent past when leprosy
affected came to CHILDLINE CALL CENTRE to surrender her baby “babita not real name”
with Govt. She relinquished the baby for the same reason and consciously stated the team and
CWC members that she never wants same fate of the baby. However the baby was restored with
Basundhara under order of CWC Cuttack Dist.
The review is attached with some case material collected from archives of the agency which can
help the main stakeholders to formulate a strategy to eliminate children from begging and to
ensure their constitutional rights.
SAFE SCHOOL CAMPAIGN
Inauguration:
Dist campaign was inaugurated by two of the child representatives Sri Nakul Sabar and Ms
Beauty Uthhansingh along with the Member CWC Sri Tribikram Sahoo by lighting the sacred
wicks. Rest of the representatives assisted the chief guests during inauguration.
The dist campaign convener Sri Rath presented an abstract of the SAFE SCHOOL CAMPAIGN
as an inaugural note. He stated the sole purpose of this campaign to strengthen child protection in
the district. He invited all the presents to the discussion and requested their opinion on a
successful implementation of the RTE Act 2009. In the context of the workshop he wanted to
start up with a brief introduction of the delegate community. At the end of the introductory
session the organizing partners presented bucket to all the delegates at the dais. He also reiterated
the fact that the child protection mechanism should be well understood to the stakeholders as it
comprises a number of legislations connected to the Constitution of India and the CRC for which
a huge National model the ICPS is implemented at the national level. He welcomed the purpose
of protecting the fundamental right of the child. It is essential in the part of the Govt to monitor
the process at the grass root.
The Chief Guest Mr Tribikram Sahoo was requested to present his inaugural speech. As a
member of CWC he stated his responsibility to ensure protection to children in distress. Though
school is believed to be a safe place for children there are lapses in the governance of the schools
and still children face violence of several order. He expressed his resentment on the
mismanagement in schools where we need a strong policy and proper functioning of the
committees. The state should ensure permanent and trained teaching staff and infrastructure as a
basic and standard norm to ensure every child safety. Mr Sahoo extended his thanks to the
campaign committee for the innovation in their advocacy. With a view to ensure children a safe
school environment he sited examples of CHILDLINE and SCHOOL HELPLINE which are
functional in the state. He also presented some well known issues of CHILDLINE during his
tenure as a Dist. Social Welfare Officer in Puri. Till day there is only one rescue agency in the
district which often deals a number of unprotected children. He also illustrated the position of the
district which receives 20,000 tourists and pilgrims and the administration and police remain
busy in tourism issues. CHILDLINE works as a single lifeline for neglected children. He threw
light on Minimum Standard Norms of schools which the SSA tries to fulfill but advocacy has a
major role to play in it. It needs to sensitize the main stakeholders and to aware common public.
He emphasized to broaden the scope of services sector like CHILDLINE by institutionalizing it
in to all districts.
A group exercise was conducted by taking 5 groups of children and keeping adults members as
facilitators to assess the present situation, magnitude of violence and categories of such violence.
Children presented their observation and insight. They felt the level of openness which is absent
in the school premise as there is a power relationship between teachers and pupil. Their right to
speak remains defunct when they are within school and a communication gap persists. Some of
the parents stated their resentment on the activities of organizers of private schools as if they are
insulated to RTE Act 2009.
Mr Bipin Bihari Dalai. Advocate and activist in interactive education
Sri Dalai a scion advocates and activist is involved in literary activity, he owns 3 periodicals,
especially publishing a children’s magazine. He stated about his experience on the initiative of
interactive education. Interacting school children with a purpose to know the standard of
education was difficult once upon a time. Schools usually refused to permit him as they were not
sure of the model of the interaction with children. However some of the best known schools
allowed him to conduct his exercise and the real situation came to limelight. Some teachers have
recognized their fault as they never interact pupils. He assessed many students school wise and
appealed to the authority to change the system of learning.
Sri Dalai opined that there is lack of interest among teachers for many policy reasons to perform
better. Even though there are targets on achievement for school, the salary is a cause of deviation
in performance of teachers.
He expressed his resentment on some celebrated days like hand washing day, reading day in
schools which brings an idea that the fundamentals of education might be lost so that such
actions are enforced in to school system. Declaring reading day symbolizes that the quality of
reading is deteriorating and that is true.
Similarly some of the intelligentsia felt that the child is no more safe in the school in the face of
free and compulsory education for children from 6 to 14 years and a campaign is launched as
evidences of abuse are becoming regular media issues. Probably there a re lack of sufficient man
power to verify or govern the school system. So the general belief of man making industries is
shattered in the face of gross violation of child rights in school territory.
He sited examples of interactive education how it explores unlimited resource of minds of human
children. Mostly the relation and interaction has stopped between teachers and students and it
may be reasons of mass drop out and child labour.
It is a fact that reintegrating children in to school in their age appropriate class is a cumbersome
job for the government and organizations as well. It needs rethinking on school education and
implementation of the RTE by providing all infrastructural support and sponsorship to children
in need.
Ms Anjali Naik. MISSION SAKTI, Puri (Children with disabilities and schooling)
She expressed her hope that the RTE Act 2009 can integrate the 3% of children with special
needs. It requires adequate numbers of special teachers and convenience of the school campus
for the use of such groups of children. Capacity of the teachers to be built up to manage children
with disabilities she stated. To perceive the understanding of violence she conducted an opinion
survey on the good and bad days of a child in school. It revealed that 80% of the existing
participants faced violence of some order. Physical disparity among students also causes interpeer group violence which the teachers never recognize. But it is a major cause of drop out of
children. Now the legislation is in its place, so the civil society has to play a pivotal role to
enforce the same.
Mr. Mahavir R.N. Sahoo. Advocate (Implementation of the Juvenile Justice System and
ICPS in the face of RTE ACT.)
Sri Sahoo as a law trainer described the juvenile justice system and ICPS in nutshell. He then
shifted his focus on the model rules of the RTE Act. Where as he stated on the formation of a
school management committee, notice board of the school, school development plan, free and
compulsory education to children, capsule course for teachers, identification of children who
need special training, responsibilities of the government and local authorities in implementing
the act, sponsorship to the children with disabilities, governing the school to monitor abuses,
maintenance of records in school, admission policy, reimbursement of expenses, recognition of
schools, qualification of teachers and all other stakeholders like SCPCR involvement in the
issues pertain to child right violation. In the end of the academic session a group exercise was
initiated by the trainer.
Group Exercise: by Manoj Tripathy. (Ex-coordinator CHILDLINE)
He initiated a group exercise among the children where children represented violence faced by
them in schools. The situational analysis by children were represented through Flip charts and
drama prepared by children. Children explained their situation in their creative activities. Sri
Tripathy as a trainer stated that to mobilize protection mechanism some innovative skills are
needed. He expects, the primary stakeholders i.e. children should come up in groups to discuss
their problems through wall magazines, publications to attract the stakeholders. He sited example
of the school children’s helpline and childline which can serve them to the best extent.
Sri Sakti Mishra. Coordinator, CHILDLINE
SRI MISHRA added some case studies on violence in schools and how the helpline addressed
the same. He appealed the presents to communicate childline through the toll free number
whenever there is a violence perpetrated against a child. He stated that child protection is the
theme in the services delivery system in childline and it is the biggest network of the nation
where they are integrated into DCPS and ministry. Childline will facilitate the campaign during
its open house and out reach across the district.
Sri Bijay kumar Pradhan. Member Municipal Council, Puri Urban local body.
He won elections for 5 consecutive terms, as an innocent political worker people keep immense
confidence on him. He shared his views how the schools are operating under the Municipality
and their conditions. He appreciated the SSA role to find schools at least in safer d condition.
Children educated in private schools may face serious consequence as the governing councils are
engaged in collecting money only. It seems they are insulated to all sorts of pressure and they
capitalize power of parents who are in high positions and avail power to mobilize system easily.
As per the state rule on RTE act, the schools under private ownership must be governed properly.
He stated that some of his fellows are vigilant in this aspect and he will support initiative on
school governance from time to time.
Children’s Consultation: coordinated by Debasis Rath. Convener PACRC
From out of the plenary sessions it revealed that children are best judges and no less logical than
the adult civil society. They represented the issue and their need which is solely the intension of
the OACRC. They represented their demand with the posters read as;
1. My school must be close to my home and easy for me to reach.
2. My school must begin and close on time on regular basis.
3. My school building & classroom must be well made, well maintained & clean. The school should have
boundary wall, gate, drinking water and separate toilets for boys and girls.
4. I must not be beaten, ill-treated or subjected to discrimination or violence in my school.
5. A lady teacher must stay with girls and gent teacher with boys in Ashram schools or Residential
schools/hostels at night.
6. My teacher must not chew paan, smoke, drink or use mobile phone in school.
7. My school must not be used for any other purpose other than education – not as a shelter for armed
forces or during natural disasters.
8. My school must have first aid kit, health treatment facility and have a list of emergency numbers like
hospital, ambulance, police station, fire station, etc.
9. My school must provide facilities for all types of children with special needs – ramp at entrance, space
for wheel-chair in classroom, special aids and equipment, etc.
10. My school must provide facilities like textbooks, school uniform and bicycle on time and equally to all
students.
11. My school must give me the chance to express myself without fear and allow me to
participate in making it a better place.
Mr Sidharth Roy (representative, All India Radio)
Sri Roy documented versions of some resource persons and child representatives which was
transmitted next day through AIR, Puri Centre. he also stated that the centre will disseminate
campaign activities regularly.
Keeping in view of the expressions of children the convener stated that the agency will initiate a
contest of one-act plays on the concept OF RIGHT TO EDUCATION given by children. All the
representatives from different child-clubs are in process. A budget of Rs 6000/- and ancillary
services is instituted to stage and document the plays on safe school. The coordinator of childline
and two members of children’s club are delegated to facilitate the process.
Ms Lalita Bhengra stated about the genesis of the campaign.
She explained about the state campaign and its purpose. With regard to future of the state
campaign she gave some ideas to explore the entire district.
The workshop ended with a vote of thanks from the convener.
CHILDLINE SE DOSTI
A National movement for
A Friend in need of Care & Protect
Protection.
rotection.
th
On 8 of Nov 2010 we in CHILDLINE took the liberty to fasten the community in a bond of
friendship. The implementing members put forward the list of who’s who of the district stake
and the movement began by intrude into the Radio Station. A squadron of child volunteers
shouted before the audio recorder KYA AAP CHILDLINE SE DOSTI KAROGE? And their
mentor followed up with the theme of CHILDREN’S WEEK. But everything was preplanned
where as people enjoyed the drama.
Dosti campaign root chart was prepared by some children to reach out the district corners of
Chilka lake zone, Konark and Sakhi Gopal. Reaching out with message was completed in one
day where the campaign involved most of the child club members, children of shelter homes.
The district authority called upon a preparatory meeting for the pathan diwas on 14th where
childline oopined to initiate a reading competition to assess the education system here. In this
regard TIKITARA was associated with childline to share their expertise as they are
implementing the same since long. Utkal Balashram was plotted as pilot area to start with.
Childline organized Pathan Diwas on 12th in the Balashram. Good readers and participants were
felicitated with certificates.
On 13th the childline RAKHI was again prepared and the mobile team of DOSTI covered all the
stake holders in the juvenile justice system and the DCPS. On 14th the grand gala program was
organized with 200 children and some senior citizen. The DOSTI rakhi was fastened to all
delegates before opening up of a reading competition. Details of the dosti campaign of 14th is
described.
CHILDLINE SE DOSTI
Of late all the stakeholders in the Education Department realized the role of reading.
However the CHILDREN’S DAY was observed as reading day (PATHANA DIWASA). We in
Puri brought forward our allied members to observe the meaningful day along with
observing the last day of our CHILDREN’S WEEK. School children now are becoming
selective and depending on Key Books instead of text books, most of them use to ignore
reciting and reading their text for which punctuations, modulations, pronunciation and
understanding get distorted. Basically the Oriya children are loosing command and control
on Oriya language in the face of a multilingual education system.
In the wake of the children’s day it was seen that the education system tried to interpret
Pathan Diwas in several ways like distributing school dress, organizing festivals with
children or publicizing Sisu Diwas and Pathan Diwas by demonstrating and debating but no
where the theme of the celebration had been presented properly. We discussed theme with
a number of educationists but received a doubtful opinion on the approach of a paragraph
reading. But the experiment with 100 child readers revealed that there is need of strong
coordination in the sensory perceptual system while presenting a paragraph loudly before
audience. When a text is recited loudly and correctly, the part of memory also works
accordingly and the reader gets the text in to memory without extra effort.
The CHILDLINESE DOSTI CAMPAIGN unfolded an innovation on the eve of observing
children’s week. A group of senior citizen connected to academia and civil society
witnessed the entire process of competition and experiment with loud reading and its
impact on memory as well as understanding. All of them opined that this process should
continue across all the schools.
It was observed that, those who read the text well loudly they answered all the 20
questions correctly. The ratio of good and bad readers remains 3:2. It is true to child as well
as adult readers. The rest 40% of the bad readers though educated use to read the text
extemporized. We observed that they could not answer 30% of the questions on the text
message as a result of impulsive approach to reading.
The observers of the reading workshop viewed that reading loudly and reciting correctly
denominates the level of consciousness of the reader. Those readers who read something
that was not really written in the text were considered as bad readers. For example some
read college as jail, some prepared their own sentence but failed to complete the original
sentence given rather distorted the meaning of the sentence. The day long program was
appreciated by the district authorities in the SSA and the intelligentsia appealed the
coordinators of this program to conduct it across the education district. CHILDLINE Puri
got a citizenry felicitation for promoting READING and innovations on implementing child
rights.
Some eminent persons were also felicitated for their contribution in the field of child
development with a plaque of honor. Dr Kailash Tikayat Ray (ex Director Odia Bhasa
Pratisthan, Odisha. Dr Kartik Kumar Das. Principal Suraj Mal Saha College. Sri
Purnachandra Sahoo, BRCC, SSA. Dr Hemant Chotroy, eminent Childrens’ Writer, Sri
Batakrushna Ojha and Birendra Kumar Mohanty both Awardees of Odisha Sahitya
Academy, Smt Pratima Mishra, eminent Social Activist, Dr Babaji Mahapatra, Social Activist,
Sri Prana Krushna Mahapatra, President of Srikhetra Sisu Sahitys Sansada, Smt Kuntala
Kumari Mishra, Writer, Sri Siba Sundar Mishra, Retd, Head Master were among the
academic citizenry circle of the state and stakeholders of Orissa’s Cultural movement were
felicitated and joined CHILD LINE RAKHYA BANDHAN. Program of RAKHYA BANDHAN was
designed by Dr. Sukanti Nada, writer and Educationist, Sri Padmacharan Khuntia, Rtd, Head
Master and Eminent Advocate of Pleasure Education for children and Ms Kamana Kumari
Dei, BRCC under SSA.
A part of the program was solely operated by child representatives and ambassadors for
children, Sri Anil Dash, Sri Dilu Barik. They were in focus for their coordination,
participation and planning. Child readers were given participation certificate at the end of
the program.
The agencies like RUSH, TIKITARA and CHILDLINE were in convergence to observe
children’s day 2010, it was a preplanned projection where many a theme of child
development met together to cherish a dream of better future for our children. On the wake
of fundamental rights of the child the Child’s Right to Education should not be violated
that everyone realizes. But the focus of the program was to give emphasis on the role of the
parents, teachers and duty bearers towards consistency of child development in the state.
Its message holds them responsible to build capacity of the child through interactive
education as stated by Sri Bipin Bihari Dalai, editor TIKITARA.
Keeping in view of the output of reciting and reading by some of the educated adult
members the intelligentsia realized the benefits of recital and loud reading. Hence
appreciated the experiment and opined to build up capacity of teachers and trainers on
interactive education which can yield better results for teaching huge number of drop out
children while integrating them in age appropriate classes. The program ended with a vote
of thank by the Director.
Other Current Theme where children and public were associated.
Painting Competition on CLIMATE CHANGE,
Child Participation in the CWC Sessions.
Child Volunteering in the Festivals.
Internships of young people in the child care and Juvenile Justice institutions.
Multiplication of children’s initiatives through Balika Mandals and Child Clubs
Rational Involvement of Media in the CHILD PROTECTION issues
Advocacy of CHILDLINE actions in other Civil Society Groups.
SOME SAMPLE CASES
CASE STUDY -1
A girl child of 18(+/-) 2 name (Y)…Protocol………, Dist Puri was Produced before CWC by
her brother Kalia Bhoi and childline Puri on dated 27/03/09 with an appeal to provide her
shelter and medical assistance. Kalia Bhoi also has taken help from Childline (National
emergency telephone service for children) to facilitate the mater as they are unlettered
people.
On hearing at CWC member it transpired that (Y) was in an advance stage of pregnancybeyond-wedlock that created stigma in the community for which the family members
wanted to shift her to a safer place. In the best interest of child she was given shelter in
Vijaya Swadhar, Datta Tota Puri as per the order of the committee. The committee also
ratified to extend some advances medical help to (Y) in its last session on dated 15/04/09.
The committee also suggested shifting the child to a specialized shelter home like
Basundhara in consultation of the secretary of that agency. Kalia Bhoi, the guardian of the
child did not accept the suggestion to shift her to Basundhara as the family can not afford to
look after the child.
On dated 23/04/09, (y)i was taken to hospital for a check up where she was advised to get
immediate admission in the presence and order of a single CWC member when the child
was diagnosed that the fetus is dead. After medical investigation the ward doctor advised
to collect blood for transfusion immediately to raise the level of Haemoglobin from 8% to
above. None of her family members like Kalia Bhoi or her sister in law listen to it as they
were afraid of donating blood. Thanks to Mr Bhaskar Jyoti Sharma. IAS Chair of Red Cross
Society Puri that a unit of blood was donated free of cost and without exchange as per the
request of the CWC member vide his emergency letter dated 27/08/09.
On 28th April at about 11.55 childline received a letter from Vijaya Swadhar that the child is
absconded from the hospital bed though arrangement for her treatment was complete. The
resource team members were in search of the child along with shared information to the
police station. Member CWC also contacted the phone numbers given by the said Kalia Bhoi
but it was out of range or did not respond. The member CWC felt that the child might have
abducted by her own family members or relatives from the bed in the Dist. HQS. Hospital,
female ward. But she was in a very critical stage of her health like risk of septicemia. The
member also filed a FIR immediately to investigate the mater. In the next session on dated
09/05/09 the bench of CWC took action against the Swadhar Home, Dist HQS Hospital and
also required action statement from the police.
CASE STUDY -2
MISSING CHILD
LIPA SATPATHY 14 Yrs, Female (MENTALLY RETARDED)
D/o- DULAL Ku Satpathy
At- Sukinda, Po/Dist- Angul
•
Background of the child
Lipa is differently able since childhood. She is Mentally Retarded and now aged about 14
years. Her parents had been in touch with specialised agencies dealing MR children. But
during Rath Jatra he abandoned Lipa with a dinner plate and two empty bottles in a plastic
bag.
•
Distress situation/circumstances
Like other severe cases of MR children she could not perform any actions for survival. On
the event of snatching a bread from a shop and eating it in a atypical manner attracted
concerned people who brought her to childline. She had swelling in her feet, eyes were
swollen and red, infected with diarrhoea, nausea, and high fever. She was with a swarm of
flies for emitting putrid smell from her body.
•
Impact on Child
She was unable to express her agony for the Cerebral palsy but we could mark the level of
agony from her expression for her abandonment by parents. She was morbid and helpless.
•
Contact with CHILDLINE
The child was rescued by a media worker Mr Ranjit Mishra of Haldia Matha Lane,
Dolamandapsahi, Puri.
•
CHILDLINE intervention
The team observed her morbid condition for which they got her admitted in the DHH, Puri
after extending first aid, hygiene and observation. The Childline team started extending
medicinal and attendant support for 24 hours to the girl during her treatment in the DHH,
Puri from 28th to 30th June. In production of the case before CWC member, an order of
restoration was released but after stability of the patient. On 30th she was given escort and
transport to ASRA.
•
CHILDLINE impact
But she was detected with Mental Retardation and known to the shelter superintendent
since long. They kept her in shelter for just 3 days in order to honor the decision of member
CWC and to encourage action of CHILDLINE but THEY requested childline to shift her to
appropriate shelter home meant for MR children. As there is no such shelter in the Dist,
DSWO was intimated to arrange the same and a shelter for her interim management was
finalised.
After inquiring the parentage childline could uncover the story of abandonment of an
innocent girl child by the parent itself. A FIR is lodged against the parent in the
Kumbharpada P.S. and order from CWC is released to shift her from ASRA to PATITA
PABAN SEBA SANGHA in the mediation of the DSWO Puri.
CASE STUDY -3
• Background of the child
Sridevi came in news in daily Dharitri that Koonark P.S did not respond to her illegal
possession by a local couple. She was rescued from the reserve forest.
•
Distress situation/circumstances
She was rescued by a man who handed her to a couple who had 3 children before. Besides
the news report the police did not respond to it.
•
Impact on Child
Treatment, immunisation and protection to the baby was not done properly. She had
infections as she had to sleep on floor and out of community.
•
Contact with CHILDLINE
Childline pressed the news at CWC and got an order for inquiry.
•
CHILDLINE intervention.
An open house was organised at Konark to aware the local community on rescue of newborn. Inquiry was conducted by childline team before rescue.
•
CHILDLINE impact
CWC after perusal of report ordered the IIC to handover the baby to childline. The local
community also enforced the couple to surrender the baby. Media workers became active
to take note of the issue. The police extended their escorts to rescue the baby from the
couple.
The baby was sent to HQS hospital for check up, immunisation and treatment. Since the
order was comprehensive to restore her at placement agency ‘she was transferred
accordingly to CWC Cuttack for care protection and social reintegration.
CASE STUDY -4
•
Background of the child
Manoj aged 16 years (as per school Leaving Certificate) son of sri Manguli Nayak and smt
Nayana Nayak they are residents of Rebenanuagaon, Puri. Manoj completed his 10th
standard and shifted to Delhi where he worked as a daily labourer to sustain his poor
parents. He is the only son with three sisters. His father is a cycle mechanic and mother is a
house wife.
•
Distress situation/circumstances
Rebanuagaon police called upon Manguli Nayak to inform that his son Manoj allegedly
made a girl pregnant and the girl aged about 19 years now in an advanced stage of 8 month
of her pregnancy. After some days the child Manoj along with Manguli came to the police
station and when the matter was produced Manoj disclosed that he is no way involved in
this matter and the girl is related to his extended family. He also expressed that she is 3yrs
elder then that of his age. Then police suddenly put Manguli into lockup and forced Manoj
to take off all the clothes and started beating his father Manguli inside the P.S. Seeing the
distressed condition he agreed what the I.O. impressed him to do. The I.O. of police decided
to solemnize the marriage of both of them on dt 12/08/09 at Sri Sri AlarnathDev Niyoga
Committee on the presence of police.
•
Impact on Child
Manoj (according to school leaving certificate D.O.B. 03/08/1993) hence ageing 16yrs. Now
he stays with the girl who is a relative. And the mental condition of the child is
deteriorating.
•
Contact with CHILDLINE
Childiline first got the news from daily SAMBAD on 14/08/09. And on dt 18/08/09
Manguli Nayak contacted childline and told about the matter how they were forced to do so
by the police. The girl child also states that Manoj is not involved in this but the police and
family members of her has forced her to take the name of Manoj.
•
CHILDLINE intervention
It was found that the child is in very problematic condition and he needs help. The child
will be produced before the CWC. It came to notice that the girl child is ready to speak the
truth but there is no support she is under pressure. She is now staying in Manguli’s house
with Manoj after police enforced to conduct the marriage. A copy of SLC and the receipt of
marriage due at temple are already collected. This may be filed at H.C. Orissa as a gross
violation of Child Right.
•
CHILDLINE impact
CASE STUDY -5
• Background of the child
Sony aged about 14yrs daughter of Sriprasad Matho and Late Laxmi Matho belongs to a
migrant family who were engaged in rag picking and Sony is involved in begging and so her
other sister also. They sometimes reside in Puri railway station or near Jagannath temple.
• Distress situation/circumstances
Sony was rescued on Sep 23 by Vijyawada Childline who found her begging at the railway
platform and she was under the care and protection at Navjeevan Bal Bhawan , Vijayawada
till she was brought to Puri.
• Impact on Child
Sony belongs to a migrant family. She speaks both Oriya and Hindi and her state of mind is
normal.
• Contact with CHILDLINE
On dt 26/9/09 Vijayawada childline contacted Puri childline over phone to inform that a
child was found by them who belong to puri and please trace out the address. But as per
the address given by sony no such persons were found.
• CHILDLINE intervention
On dt 02/10/09 two of the team members of Vijayawada Childline along with sony came to
Puri childline for her restoration. But after arrival at the Puri Railway station the child Sony
couldn’t identify her parents over there. As said by Sony that she was taken to Vijayawada
by a girl who insisted that she can earn more money and the girl leftover sony in the
platform and went away.
• CHILDLINE impact
It is very difficult to restore the child who doesn’t belong to native place or any residential
connection of any relatives. The case was produced before CWC and as per the order she
was sheltered at Nilachal Nari Seva Samiti till her family members are traced out.
Information was given in local media channel so that it would be easy.
CASE STUDY-6
• Background of the child
Kanhu charan Das aged about 10 years son of Laxmidhar Das and Pramila Das are living
in the village Basara Patna, Jatani, Khurda. He is a very innocent child and has much
interest in earning and serving the family members and in the mean while he also has
interest to study.
• Distress situation/circumstances
He was wearing a yellow shirt and black pant which was torn and was suffering from
severe malnutrition symptoms and problem in his eye which might be due to jaundice.
• Impact on Child
The situation of family leads him to do such kind of hazardous work. When childline
team went to restorate the child at his home made the parents aware not to force the
child to do such activities and allow him to continue study rather earning but it was
worthless as he runs frequently.
• Contact with CHILDLINE
On dt 26/02/09 at about 12.50 PM a call was received from a concerned adult namely
Susant Ku Swain near police line temple who informed about missing of 10yr child.
• CHILDLINE intervention
After receiving the call the team immediately rushed to the spot but it was found that
the child Kanhu has been restorated by childline at his home before a couple of months
who was rescued in a morbid condition. And again he ran away from home and was
working in a restaurant. He had jaundice due to profuse work burden by the employer.
He was brought from the place to Childline office and he also stated that he is forced to
earn money as his father abused him. He has never attended school and the other
members of the family are engaged in certain works.
Kanhu requested that he doesn’t want to go home rather he want to study.
• CHILDLINE impact
The case was then produced before CWC and keeping the view of the child and as per
the order Kanhu was send to Utkal Balashram, the Govt shelter as repatriation of the
child to such careless parents doesn’t mean anything. Presently he is staying in the
shelter home. The concerned IIC Jatani is also intimated about the matter.
CASE STUDY-7
• Background of the child
Shakuntala aged about 18 yrs is a girl with moderate disabilities. She told her name as
Shakuntala Das D/o-Sanatan Das resident of Kundapur, Patamundai, Cuttack. And his
elder brother is Sarat Das who is married and they all live together.
• Distress situation/circumstances
The dirty clothes of the girl indicate that she might have been abandoned since long for
which she is habituated in street lives. Her health and personal hygiene is deteriorated.
• Impact on Child
She states that the elder brother of her told that we will go to Puri for your treatment
and after reaching at Puri he left her alone in the street and went away.
• Contact with CHILDLINE
On dated 28/01/09 Smt. Jyostnamayee Mishra aged about 35 years, resident of PHD
Colony, Qt. no 5 reported childline that she has kept a girl aged about 18 years. Smt
Mishra stated that no shelter home in this territory extended special care to such cases.
• CHILDLINE intervention
After reaching near the girl it was found that she responds to common questions
properly but lacks conscious behavior like other normal girls at the age. She also stated
that her elder brother abandoned her in Puri. She was no more interested to return to
his house as the family members used to torture her by locking her in a room, beating,
not giving food etc. She was able to perform all her daily activities of her own. If she
would be given proper care then she can also be cured.
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CHILDLINE impact
As per the order of CWC shakuntala was shifted to SWADHAR home in Gatirout Patna,
Cuttack for further care and treatment. The parents are knowingly living the girl
children to street in order to suffer. They should be aware about it.