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Child Welfare and Action Foundation

The NGO is working to ensure that abandoned and orphaned children are accounted for and reach a positive outcome in the best interest of the child.

  • Silver Certified 2023
  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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About

  • Headquarters

    Pune, Maharashtra

  • Since

    2019

We call ourselves Where Are India’s Children (WAIC) and are registered as Child Welfare and Action Foundation. We are failing to protect the most v Read moreulnerable children in India. Children in Child Care Institutions (CCIs, aka shelters) range from 3.5 – 4 lakhs. The number of children in the legal adoption pool at any point is fewer than 2000. On the other hand, 30,000 couples and singles are registered and waiting to adopt. We are working for a child’s right to family. We aim to ensure that lakhs of abandoned and orphaned children in India are accounted for and reach a positive outcome in the child's best interest (including the legal adoption pool). To achieve this, we are focused on: 1) Creating innovative, sustainable, and scalable technology solutions. 2) Building public awareness about child protection mechanisms in India. 3) Doing research and groundwork to build and deploy the right technology solutions.

Demographies Served

Cause Area

Sector

Sub Sector

Programs

  • Tech Enabled Fieldwork- Maharashtra

    State

    Project associates visit every Child Care Institution in the district, and digitize the data of children who are staying in the CCI in our technology solution CLMS. Based on certain indicators, the rule engine in CLMS recommends children for adoption evaluation. Project associates prepare the documentation and present the identified children’s cases in front of the Child Welfare Committee. Based on the CWC orders, our project associates update the child’s record in our CLMS and work on the adoption process for the child including giving paper publication, following up for the final non-traceability report etc. Once the process timelines are complete, the CWC declares the child legally free for adoption. Thereafter our associates work with the linked specialised adoption agency to upload the child’s record on the CARINGS PORTAL so that child can be matched with a waiting parent. On an average it takes anywhere between 2-4 months for a child to be declared legally free for adoption.

Impact Metrics

  • Number of Children's Records Digitised

    Program Name

    Tech Enabled Fieldwork

    Year-wise Metrics

  • Number of Recommended Children for Adoption Evaluation (Cases Under Process)

    Program Name

    Tech Enabled Fieldwork

    Year-wise Metrics

  • Number of Children Declared Legal

    Program Name

    Tech Enabled Fieldwork

    Year-wise Metrics

Leadership Team

  • Meera Marthi

    CEO

  • Protima Sharma

    CHRO

  • Santhosh Kumar Keshetty

    Chief Program Officer

  • Sanjay Shetty

    Senior Project Manager

  • Ann Mary D' Cruz

    HR & Admin Executive

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    21-50

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAICC2550J

  • Registration ID

    U85300PN2019NPL185171

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    MH/2022/0304519

  • 12A

    AAICC2550JE20214

  • 80G

    AAICC2550J23PN01

  • FCRA

    Not Available

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00037176

Location

  • Headquarters

    Bungalow 19, Mulberry Gardens 1, , Magarpatta City,Maharashtra, India,, Pune, 411013

    Directions

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Section 8 (formerly Section 25)

Website

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses

  • 2022-23

    Income
    Rs.77,308,000
    Expenses
    Rs.45,101,000
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.1,163,606
    Program Expenses
    Rs.43,937,394
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