ChildLine 1098 Bhadradri Kothagudem

Childline 1098 Bhadradri Kothagudem

In 1996, CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF) launched CHILDLINE, the country’s first toll-free Tele Helpline for street children in distress. As of March 2015 total of 36 million calls since inception have been serviced by CHILDLINE service and operates in 366 cities/districts in 34 states/UTs ASDSits network of over 700 partner organizations across India.

CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF) is the nodal agency of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development acting as the parent organization for setting up, managing, and monitoring the CHILDLINE 1098 service all over the country. CIF is the sole agency/body responsible for establishing the CHILDLINE service in the cities/districts of the country, monitoring service delivery and finance, training, research, and documentation, creating awareness, advocacy as well as resource generation for the service.

CHILDLINE 1098 service is a 24-hour free emergency phone outreach service for children in need of care and protection. CIF undertakes replication of CHILDLINE, networking and facilitation, training, research and documentation, and Communications and Strategic Initiatives both at the national and international level.

This is a project supported by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development and linking State Governments, NGOs, bilateral /multilateral agencies, and the corporate sector. CIF is responsible for the establishment of CHILDLINE centers across the country. CIF also functions as a national center for awareness, advocacy, and training on issues related to child protection.

CHILDLINE stands for a friendly ‘didi’ or a sympathetic ‘bhaiya’ who is always there for vulnerable children 24 hours of the day, 365 days of the year.

A phone number that spells hope for millions of children across India, CHILDLINE is India’s first 24-hour, free, emergency phone service for children in need of aid and assistance. Whether you are a concerned adult or a child, you can dial 1098, the toll-free number to access our services. We not only respond to the emergency needs of children but also link them to services for their long-term care and rehabilitation. We have, to date, reached out to over three million children across the nation through such calls.

CHILDLINE is a platform bringing together the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India, Department of Telecommunications, street and community youth, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, the corporate sector, and concerned individuals.

We work for the protection of the rights of all children in general. But our special focus is on all children in need of care and protection, especially the more vulnerable sections, which include:

• Street children and youth living alone on the streets.
• Child laborers working in the unorganized and organized sectors.
• Domestic help, especially girl domestics.
• Children affected by physical/sexual/emotional abuse in family, schools, or institutions.
• Children who need emotional support and guidance.
• Children of commercial sex workers
• Child victims of the flesh trade
• Victims of child trafficking
• Children abandoned by parents or guardians
• Missing children.
• Runaway children.
• Children who are victims of substance abuse
• Differently-abled children
• Children in conflict with the law
• Children in institutions
• Mentally challenged children
• HIV/ AIDS infected children
• Children affected by conflict and disaster
• Child political refugees
• Children whose families are in crises
• Child marriage
• Dropout children
• Beggar children

Vision 

A child – friendly nation that guarantees the rights and protection of all children. .

Objectives 

• To reach out to every child in need of care and protection by responding to emergencies in 1098.
• Awareness about CHILDLINE 1098 amongst every Indian child.
• To provide a platform of networking amongst organizations and to provide linkages to support systems that facilitate the rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection.
• To work together with the Allied Systems (Police, Health Care, Juvenile Justice, Transport, Legal, Education, Communication, Media, Political, and the Community) to create child-friendly systems.
• To advocate services for children that are inaccessible or nonexistent.
• To create a body of NGOs and Government organizations working within the national framework and policy for children.
• To be a nodal child protection agency in the country, providing child protection services to children in need of care and protection.
• To contribute and work towards strengthening and participating in a global movement that addresses issues related to child protection and ensures that children’s voices are heard.

The Activities are as followed

• Training programs
• Awareness programs
• School Awarenessprograms
• Community outreach programs
• Police Station outreach programs
• Self Help Groups outreach programs
• ANMs programs
• Primary Health Centre (PHC) Programs
• Bus stand outreach programs
• ICDS Programs
• Open House
• Training programs:

Conducted training program. Discussed CHILDLINE activities. CHILDLINE 1098 is a national 24- hour freephone emergency outreach. Service for children in need of care and protection and aims to link children to long term-services. Children in need of care and protection – up to the age of 18 years. Children in Need of Care and Protection in India.  Abandoned children, Orphans, destitute children, Missing children, Runaway children, street children, Child laborers working in the unorganized and organized sectors, Children affected by physical/sexual/emotional support and guidance, Child trafficking, Differently abled children, Children conflict with the law, Mentally challenged children, HIV/AIDS infected children, Children affected by conflict and disaster, Dropout children, Child marriages.

Explained about Prohibition of Child marriage act (PCMA) 2006.  A marriage is a cause for great celebration in India. Unfortunately, so is Child marriage is a violation of human rights and can result in bonded labor, enslavement, commercial sexual exploitation, and violence against its victims. Since they cannot abstain from sex or insist on condom use, child brides are often exposed to such serious health risks as premature pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections like HIV and AIDS.

Child marriage as a concept can be defined as the formal or an informal union between two individuals before attaining the age of eighteen years. This institution should be seen as an abuse of human rights since this is one form of forced marriage. As per the law in India, child marriage is one in which the girl is below the age of eighteen years and the boy is below the age of twenty-one year

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CHILDLINE 1098