Tag: where are India’s children

(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 agency. The wheels of the child protection system moved a little, and a newspaper notification and police inquiry was done for her to check if… Continue reading BLOG POST: She was forgotten for 10 years! Why India’s child protection system needs an auditing body

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 was moved from one CCI to another on the basis that “Nalini” was her legal guardian. Now Sita is 15 years old. “Nalini” did not… Continue reading BLOG POST: Gradual abandonment: the reality of a child in a shelter

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 Osmania University. Premalatha was always interested in making change in society, and this is what drove her to engage in field work with WAIC.… Continue reading BLOG POST: Interview with WAIC Caseworker Premalatha: “Let’s keep a smile forever on a child’s face”