Safe Surrender Awareness Program
Turning the tide: choosing safe surrender over abandonment As per Indian law, parents or guardians who are unwilling or unable to raise a child, can legally surrender a child for […]
She was forgotten for 10 years! Why India’s child protection system needs an auditing body
(The case discussed below is real but the child’s name has been changed for privacy.) Shailaja was 6 months old when she was found abandoned and brought into an adoption […]
Gradual abandonment: the reality of a child in a shelter
Sita* age 7 lived with her grandmother after her parents died. After her grandmother died, a distant relative “Nalini” approached the CWC to admit her to a CCI. The child […]
Interview with WAIC Caseworker Premalatha: “Let’s keep a smile forever on a child’s face”
Premalatha Gade, age 24, is from Bhadrachalam, Telangana. She completed her schooling in Bhadrachalam, then moved to Hyderabad for her higher studies where she completed a Masters in Social Work […]
From growing up in shelters to WAIC project manager; interview with Sanjay Shetty
Sanjay Shetty is a WAIC field worker from Navi Mumbai. He was himself raised in child shelters as an orphan child. His studies until high school were done through NGOs, […]
Adoption of children above 6 years of age
Many prospective adoptive parents hesitate to adopt children age 6+, who are at higher risk of languishing in shelters for a longer time. But, as many parents who already adopted […]
A day in the training of Anganwadi workers
[WAIC co-founder and director Meera Marthi shares her personal experience training Anganwadi workers in Telangana in early 2021. The training was about #SafeSurrender to help prevent child abandonment and ensure […]
Child shelters separated these siblings. Adoption reunited them.
[The cases discussed below are real. Children’s names and some details have been changed to protect their privacy. Written by WAIC co-founder, Smriti Gupta, and cross-posted from her personal blog.] […]
WAIC gets green light to implement tech prototype in Maharashtra
We are glad to share that, with the support and approval of the Commissionerate of Women and Child Development in Maharashtra, we have the go ahead to pilot our prototype […]
Naavya, an Economics and Finance student, talks about her WAIC internship
Hello! My name is Naavya and I’m a rising sophomore studying Economics and Finance at Flame University. And while the economy and a good financial future are important, the true […]