Children in India

‘Children in India Trust’  (Children) is a national network of inspired social development specialists, healthcare professionals, counsellors and fa Read moremily members of children with birth defects and development delays. ‘Children’ as an organisation is committed to ensure timely access to healthcare intervention & appropriate rehabilitation so that children irrespective of their social, financial and physical conditions have quality life, education opportunity, independent and productive future. Children work in close partnership with its sister organisation, CURE International India Trust (CIIT), which has over 11 years of experience working with every state government in jointly implementing one of the birth deformities (clubfoot) program. The national network of very committed staff of CIIT will work with the team of Children in implementing, monitoring and serving children with birth deformity and development delay. Children as an organisation is in the process of creating private – public partnership with each of the State governments in initiating a comprehensive program to collaborate with Dept. of Health &Family welfare, Dept. of Social Justice and Empowerment and Women & Child Dept. for early detection, timely treatment, community based rehabilitation and aftercare to integrate these children into the mainstream education system in India. Pilot clinics are established in Delhi and Uttarakhad and a pilot state level program is initiated in the state of Tamil Nadu.