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Abandoned in a garbage bag near a toilet at a Delhi Hospital. baby Disha was rescued by Palna, the adoption centre of Delhi Council for Child Welfare, in the middle of the lockdown. Now living at Palna, baby Disha is healthier and happier with the constant care and nourishment she receives. 

There are 75 children at Palna currently. And throughout the lockdown, their food, shelter, medication and various other requirements like special care for children with special needs have been taken care of.

Due to the strict adoption guidelines during the pandemic, many children have either not gone through the process of adoption or were waiting for adoptive parents who were unable to come to pick them up due to travel restrictions in the country. 

Infants often arrive in critical conditions like low birth weight, hypothermia, babies with trauma and congenital defects or intellectually disabled. Palna has a team of dedicated round-the-clock doctors, nurses and care-givers, and their medical crisis unit has all the necessary equipment to handle emergencies among infants and new-borns. Mortality in Palna today is negligible.

With your support, Palna can provide proper nutrition and healthcare facilities to these abandoned children. 

About Palna

Palna, the adoption centre of our NGO partner Delhi Council of Child Welfare, provides a loving home to abandoned children before they find adoptive parents. A palna means a cradle and they have one placed just outside the gates of the institute to allow a child to be placed in it by anyone, without the need of identifying themselves. As soon as a child is placed in the cradle, a siren is immediately activated, and a nurse comes to take the child in.

This is how they receive most of their children. Children also come to Palna through the police and through hospitals and clinics. Occasionally, families may come to the home to relinquish their child. Palna has placed more than 3000 abandoned children in loving families.

Contribute now: It takes INR 12.5 lakh to take care of the nutritional, medical and home care requirements of the 74 children that are currently at Palna. The target takes care of these costs for 3 months and also includes expenses incurred to setup and promote this fundraiser.

Hold their hands today so that they can have a bright and fulfilling future tomorrow. Give these abandoned children a fighting chance.