Indian council for child welfare in detail

1. Seminar On
INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CHILD WELFARE

2. INTRODUCTION
 Indian council for child welfare Founded in 1952.
 It is registered, secular, apolitical, nonprofit And a non
governmental organization.

3. OBJECTIVES
 To ensure for children their basic human right to survival,
physical, mental and social development and opportunities
to grow to their full potential.
 To work for the protection of children against neglect,
abuse and exploitation.
 To initiate, support or undertake any activity for
betterment of families and communities, which will
ultimately enhance the quality of life for children.

4.  To promote dissemination of knowledge and information.
 To educate public opinion on Child Welfare /
Development programmes on a scientific basis.
 To promote enactments of legislation relating to matters
concerning children and their welfare and to work
towards the implementation of the provisions of the
Acts.

5. FUNCTION
 Devoted to secure for Children those Opportunity and facilities Which will help
them to develop physically, mentally, morally, spiritually and society in health
and normal manner.
 Develop networks of state council and district Council all over country.
 Serving children in distress Who are orphans and destitute.
 A society for its children’s by giving 1st priority to their needs, rights, protection
there by ensuring opportunity for fullest development of innate of every child
leading to well being and happiness both.

6.  The Indian Council for Child Welfare is one of the pioneer
voluntary organizations providing early childhood care
through the crèche programme across the country for
over three decades.

7. OUR VISION
 A society which cares for its children by giving first
priority to their needs, rights and protection thereby
ensuring their capacity for self-help.

8. OUR METHODS
The current activities of the Council can be viewed as falling
in three broad categories:-
1. Direct Intervention
2. Social Intervention
3. Policy Intervention

9. RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME
 The programme was recast by the Government of India
in 2006 as the Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme for
Children of Working Mothers.
 At present, ICCW runs 5303 crèches across 31 States and
Union Territories in the country.Through this programme
ICCW covers tribal, rural and urban children across 449
districts.

10. SCHEME
 Provides day care services to children (0-6 years) of working
mothers.
 Holistic care for the physical, mental and emotional development
of these children, and delivers the following services:
 Every crèche cares for approximately 25 children.
 Each crèche is managed by a crèche worker and a helper.

11.  Supplementary nutrition.
 Immunization and health care facilities.
 Recreation.
 Non formal pre-education school for children.

12. ACTIVITIES
 Advocating Children's Rights.
 Crèches for children of working and ailing mothers.
 Training programmes for child care workers.
 Sponsorship for School.
 Education of under-privileged children.
 Projects for Street and Working children.
 Scrutiny of Adoption Cases.

13.  Rehabilitation of Abandoned Children.
 Institutional and day care services for differently abled children.
 Programmes for children in difficult circumstances.
 Programmes with special focus on the girl child.
Education Centre's and Support Services.
 National Integration Camps/ Adventure Camps.
 Honoring Children for Bravery.
 Honoring Child Artists.

14. OTHER PROGRAM
 Indira Gandhi holiday home
 Toy Bank
 Program for street child.

15. RIGHTS OF CHILDREN
The ten basic rights of the child are:
1. Right to develop in an atmosphere of affection and security and protection
against all forms of neglect, cruelty, exploitation and traffic.
2. Right to enjoy the benefits of social security, including nutrition, housing and
medical care.
3. Right to a name and nationality.
4.Right to free education.
5.Right to full opportunity for play and recreation.

16. 6.Right to special treatment, education and appropriate care, if handicapped.
7.Right to be among the first to receive protection and relief in times of
disaster.
8.Right to learn to be a useful member of society and to develop in a healthy
and normal manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity.
9. Right to be brought up in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship
among people, peace and universal brotherhood.
10. Right to enjoy these rights, regardless of race, color, sex, religion or social
origin.

17. AGENCIES
1 . National agencies
 Indian Red Cross Society.
 Indian council for child welfare.
 Bharat sewa samaj
 Kasturbha Gandhi memorial trust.

18. 2. International agencies
 World Health Organization. (WHO)
 United Nation Child Integrated Emergency Fund.
(UNICEF)
 World bank
 CARE

19. ROLE OF NURSE
Roles of pediatric nurse are:-
1. Primary care giver
2. Coordinator and collaborator
3. Advocate
4. Health educator
5. Consultant
6. Counselor

20. 7. Case Manager
8. Recreationist
9. Social worker and
10. Researcher

21. SUMMERY
 Introduction
 Objective
 Function
 Our vision
 Our method
 Rajiv Gandhi crèche scheme
 Activities
 Rights of children
 Agencies
 Role of nurse