ORC India

Children are the future of any society and it is the responsibility of the society to protect them and ensure that they get the best footing in life. All children have the right to survive, to protection, to be safe, to belong, to be heard, to receive adequate care and to grow in a protective environment.

In the present world, children face a host of negative factors that influence them quite unknown to previous generations. Unfortunately, the safety net is fragile for many children. Without intervention, community support, and guidance they face daunting obstacles. Concern about an alarming rise of sense of insecurity, loss of purpose in life, major emotional and psychological problems, socially deviant behaviour and crime rate in children has been voiced from many corners recently. An urgent need for supplementing the existing systems with effective programs to support children at the time of emotional crises...