India, a country known for its vast cultural diversity and deep-rooted family values, has always emphasized the importance of the family unit as a cornerstone of its social structure. However, within this framework, certain groups have often been marginalized or underrepresented, one of which is the single girl child. Traditionally, Indian society has been patriarchal,...

Child labor has long been a major issue in India, affecting millions of children throughout the country. These children are denied the fundamental rights to education, play, and a healthy upbringing. The fight against child labor is about more than just rescuing children from dangerous work; it is also about tackling the underlying causes and...

The digital age has given us unprecedented access to information and communication, but it has also presented major hazards like Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE). OCSE refers to any situation in which a person—usually a kid or a vulnerable adult—is pressured, manipulated, or lured into engaging in sexual behaviors online, frequently with the promise or...

National-Level Consultation Addressing the Issue of Drastic Increase in Online Sexual Exploitation of Children On August 22nd and 23rd, a National-Level Consultation was organised to address the issue of the drastic increase in online sexual exploitation of children through the project Step Up Against Sexual Exploitation of Children (SUFASEC). The two-day event was organised by...

Children of India is proud to announce that we have qualified for “Foundation Level- Guide Star India Bronze Certification”! Launched on September 23rd, 2010, Guide Star India is an initiative of Civil Society Information Services India. Guide Star India illuminates the work of 12,250+ not-for-profit organizations in India, improves their trust and transparency through its...

The Children of India Foundation (CIF) recently concluded a district-level Outcome Harvesting Workshop as part of the completion of our second year of initiatives under Project Children Good. The three-day Outcome Harvesting Festival was held from May 8th to 10th, 2024, at the Don Bosco Provincial House in Bangalore to capture and evaluate the outcomes...

In 2023, CyberTipline received a staggering 36,210,368 reports of suspected child sexual exploitation, highlighting the urgent need for robust measures to protect children online. At CIF, through the Down to Zero Stepping Up the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation of Children (DtZ SUFASEC) programme, we’re tackling this crisis head-on by training youth advocates and collaborating with...

On February 23, 2024, Children of India Foundation (CIF) organised the ‘Voices for Change: Child Advocacy Communication Workshop’ at Hotel Tara Tower, Koderma, Jharkhand. This workshop, aimed to train children from our Mica Project tv ineffectively communicating their issues to government officials and advocate for change regarding child rights in their villages. The workshop, conducted...

Pooja, a brave seventeen-year-old mother of two, found herself at a fork in the road in a small village where tradition frequently trumped personal ambitions. Pooja was forced into marriage while still in eighth grade, and she reluctantly bid farewell to her school days in favor of the responsibilities of marriage and motherhood. The Struggle...

In the heart of India, the children of former Devadasis, largely from the Dalit caste, face a hard reality as a result of their mothers’ Devadasi lineage. . These children face a unique challenge – they don’t know who their fathers are, and their mothers have been burdened with the heinous profession of being a...