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SOCIALLY RELEVANT PROJECTCHILD RIGHTS TRUST

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Our Socially Relevant Project took us to the Child Rights Trust (CRT), Bangalore. In theseten days, we have met seemingly ordinary people, doing extraordinary work under the mostchallenging of circumstances. It has been a great learning experience for us.


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We would like to thank all the people who helped make this such a fruitful exercise for all of us.

First of all, we would like to thank our institute SDM IMD for this wonderful opportunity.We would like to thank our project guide Prof. Malathi sriram for her constant guidance andsupport.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the entire team of CRT for the time each of themdedicated only for the sake of our learning. Their inputs were truly valuable. A special thanksto Mr. Vasudeva Sharma & Mr. Nagasimha for their extensive support. They were our guideat every step and gave us great insights despite their busy and eventful schedule.

We would also like to thank the co operation and support extended by the people at other organizations and workshops. They were patient with our constant questions and were alwaysmore than willing to accommodate our doubts and clarifications.

We believe that every individual we have interacted with, during the last ten days, is one with

a mighty heart. We thank everyone for their willingness to contribute to our learning and for the inspiration they gave us by being who they are awesome human beings!

Finally, we would like to thank each other. We had heated debates as well as interestingdiscussions. We have contributed to each others learning in our own ways.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

As part of our Socially Relevant Project we had an opportunity to work with the Child RightsTrust from 7 th to 18 th march. The Child Rights Trust is an organization committed to ChildRights. As their mission states, they are making an effort to protect and promote all theinherent and indivisible rights of children, whoever and wherever they are.

Being a part of CRT for these ten days, we witnessed a world which we have never been intouch with all these years. What we have learnt for the past few days are lessons which willremain with us for the rest of our lives not only from the managerial perspective, but fromthe perspective of life itself.


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We started our journey with a little hesitation and resistance. We completed it havingenriched ourselves. In one way or the other, each of us have been touched and inspired by thework done by CRT.

CRT is involved in numerous activities and we had the privilege of being a part of a few of them during our ten day journey. During the course of the project, we split ourselves intosmaller groups and tried to gather as much information as possible about the work done bythem.

Although CRT does not deal with children directly, they work for the cause of childrenthrough the various activities they carry out, like sensitization of people about child rights,election advocacy, collaborating with the government for development of plans of action,networking with other organizations etc. Their associations and activities are many. Thecommitment is only towards children having and exercising their rights.

In the following pages we have attempted to give an insight into the world of CRT, the waywe saw it.

What is an NGO?An NGO is a non-profit organization that works for the development of the people andsociety. NGOs are voluntary groups organized at the local, national or international level.These organizations either campaign or advocate sensitive issues, work on capacity building

programs, concentrate on social research, or provide significant networking opportunities. NGOs are not directly involved in the structure of the government but at the same time theycannot work without the support or help from the government. NGOs bring up issues andconcerns of the people to the government and policy makers. Donations are an NGO's lifeline

because they are independent organizations. Funding can come from governments, the UN, private trusts and philanthropies, individual donations, religious institutions, and, in manycases, other NGOs.

Types of Organizations

Trusts: The public charitable trust is a possible form of not-for-profit entity in India.Typically, public charitable trusts can be established for a number of purposes, including therelief of poverty, education, medical relief, provision of facilities for recreation, and any other object of general public utility.

Societies: Societies are membership organizations that may be registered for charitable purposes. Societies are usually managed by a governing council or a managing committee.


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Sec. 25 Companies: A section 25 company is a company with limited liability that may beformed for "promoting commerce, art, science, religion, charity or any other useful object,"

provided that no profits, if any or other income derived through promoting the company'sobjects may be distributed in any form to its members.

Child RightsChildren's rights are the perceived human rights of children with particular attentionto the rights of special protection and care afforded to the young, including their rightto association with both biological parents, human identity as well as the basic needsfor food, universal state-paid education, health care and criminal laws appropriate for the age and development of the child. A child is any human being below the age of eighteen years.

History of child rights in India:

The Indian Constitution has a framework within which ample provisions exist for the protection, development and welfare of children. There are a wide range of laws thatguarantee children their rights and entitlements as provided in the Constitution and in the UNConvention.

It was during the 50s decade that the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly. This Declaration was accepted by the Government of India.

As part of the various Five Year Plans, numerous programmes have been launched by theGovernment aimed at providing services to children in the areas of health, nutrition andeducation.

In 1974, the Government of India adopted a National Policy for Children, declaring thenation's children as `supremely important assets'.

This policy lays down recommendations for a comprehensive health programme,supplementary nutrition for mothers and children, nutrition education for mothers, free andcompulsory education for all children up to the age of 14, non-formal preschool education,


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promotion of physical education and recreational activities, special consideration for thechildren of weaker sections of the population like the scheduled castes and the scheduletribes, prevention of exploitation of children and special facilities for children with handicaps.

The policy provided for a National Children's Board to act as a forum to plan, review andcoordinate the various services directed toward children. The Board was first set up in 1974.

The Department of Women and Child Development was set up in the Ministry of HumanResource Development in 1985. The Department, besides ICDS, implements several other

programmes, undertakes advocacy and inter-sectoral monitoring catering to the needs of women and children.

In pursuance of this, the Department formulated a National Plan of Action for Children in1992. The Government of India ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 12

November 1992.

By ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Government is obligated "toreview National and State legislation and bring it in line with provisions of the Convention".

The Convention revalidates the rights guaranteed to children by the Constitution of India, andis, therefore, a powerful weapon to combat forces that deny these rights.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has the nodal responsibility of coordinatingthe implementation of the Convention. Since subjects covered under the Articles of theConvention fall within the purview of various departments/ ministries of the Government, theInter-Ministerial Committee set up in the Ministry with representatives from the concernedsections monitor the implementation of the Convention.

Milestones in the Development of Child Rightsy 1914-1918: First World War y 1919: Save the Children fund i.e. for the children affected by the war.y 1923: Declaration of the Rights of the Child drafted by Eglantyne Jebb and her sister

Dorothy Buxton in Londony 1924: League of Nations concedes to Child Rightsy 1948: Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)y 1959: Acceptance of Rights of the Child.y 1978: Poland demands for creation of Child Rights in the background of past and

present situations of children.y 1979: International Childrens Year. Committee on Child Rights starts functioning.y 1989: United Nations adopts Convention on the Rights of the Child CRCy 1990: CRC becomes an International Lawy 1992: India signs and accepts CRC


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F our Indivisible Rights of a Child1. Right to Life: These rights seek to ensure that children have nutritious food, safe

drinking water, a secure home & access to health facilities.2. Right to Protection: These rights seek to ensure that no one takes advantage of

children and that their minds and bodies are protected.

3. Right to Development: These rights seek to ensure that children have a right tostudy, to play with whoever they want, practice their own religion and culture.

4. Right to Participate: These rights seek to ensure that children are allowed to expresstheir opinion and feelings.

Child Rights Trust (CRT)Child Rights Trust is a public charitable organization which works for and with children,without distinction of religion, caste, creed, gender or social status. It was incorporated in theyear 2002. It is registered under 12(A) and 80 G of the IT Act India (Granting Income taxexemption). The scope of CRT activities is all over India, with special focus on the South.

Vision of CRT Every Right for Every Child

Mission of CRT : To endeavour, to protect and promote all the inherent and indivisible rights

of children, whoever and wherever they are.

About CRT: Child Rights Trust (CRT) is a resource centre on child rights issues. The trustreaches out to children, Government, NGOs, media, academic institutions, peoplesrepresentatives and international organizations in India since 2002 through trainings,consultations, research, advocacy, lobbying, publications and direct interventions.

Mr. Vasudeva Sharma, Executive Director, CRT, one of the co-founder of CRT, has anMSW from Bangalore University 1989 In 1996, he came upon an idea of having consultationand resource building for the cause and started CRT along with Dr. Padmini, Mr. AnselmRosario, Mr. G Nagasimha, and Mr. M. Ramaswamy in 2002. He has worked as a consultantto UNICEF and Government of Karnataka, and has coordinated the development of SPAC-State Plan of Action for Children (2003) and State Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking of Women and Children (2005). As a member (2004-07) and currently Chairperson of C WC-Child Welfare Committee Bangalore Urban, he has worked for effective implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) of Children Act 2000/2006. Mr.Vasudeva Sharma hasthe distinction of working with both NGOs and Government departments as a consultant,trainer as well as an advisor. Earlier he has worked with Ashoka Innovators for the Publicand CRY-Child Rights and You in the capacity of a Regional Manager. A Core Team


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member of CACL-Campaign Against Child Labour, Mr.Vasudeva Sharma has taken a leadrole in several campaigns including Right to Education, Juvenile Justice, Anti trafficking, andothers. Presently with CRT he is involved in developing Alternative report on CRCimplementation. CRT has recently launched a new programme Karnataka Child RightsObservatory.

The idea of conducting Child Rights Special Grama Sabhas by Village Panchayatsformulated by Mr. Sharma as part of CRT has been adopted by the RDPR-RuralDevelopment and Panchayat Raj Department of Government of Karnataka. He alsodeveloped the concept of wFCP wRITE For Child Protection a stamp free letter tocomplain any child rights violation to the Child Welfare Committee (Post Box No. 5555,GPO, Bangalore 1) in collaboration with Indian Postal Department, KSCC W , DWCD and

NGOs.

Recognising his contributions in the field of upholding child rights and advocating for thecause of children the Karnataka State Government has conferred on him Child W elfare StateAward on the occasion of Childrens Day in the year 2004.

Dr. R. Padmini is the Managing Trustee of the Child Rights Trust [CRT] and has experienceof working with UNICEF for about 20 years in various capacities. Currently, after retiringfrom UNICEF, she has been involved in child rights training, advocacy and monitoring inIndia and abroad. She has expertise in terms of analyzing the policies, coordinating state

plans of action and has contributed in the national plan of action for child. She has led thetraining team in several district level CRC sensitizing and planning programmes. Dr. Padminiis one of the key members of IACR - India Alliance for Child Rights, of which CRT is the

Southern Chapter. In UNICEF, Dr. Padmini's assignments as Planning Officer in India, ashead of the office in Ethiopia and finally as section chief successively of a geographicalsection and the Urban and Protection sections in the UNICEF headquarters in New York havegiven her wide experience. She was also Coordinator of the inter-sectoral sections inUNICEF New York [Urban, Protection, Environment, Women in Development, ProjectSupport Communication and Water and Sanitation]. As the focal point for Child Rights in theProgramme Division, Dr. Padmini became passionately involved in CRC advocacy, training,implementation and monitoring activities. She has wide experience in planning, research,monitoring and evaluation due to her various assignments. While in the University of Illinois,where she has graduated with a Ph.D. in Sociology, she worked at its Survey Research

Laboratory. The year previous to that, she supervised a research project on the social aspectsof cooperatives for ICSSR and the University of Poona, where she obtained her M.A. insociology. This was after a ten year period with Hindustan Lever mainly in the MarketingResearch Department. Dr. Padmini's first job was as a University teacher of English, somemonths after her basic degree [B.A.(Hons.)] in English Literature from Mysore University.Dr. Padmini has contributed to several books and documents both for UNICEF and others onchild rights, child development, the situation of children in both India and Ethiopia; board


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documents the Karnataka Human Development Report, etc. Recently she edited a report of anaction research project on children under three.

It was a conscious decision to start the organization as a trust. CRT was registered under Section 12A, Sec 80G Which gives contributor tax emption upto 50% to the contributors,Sec 80GGA, 35 AC which gives 100% Tax exemption. It is also registered under ForeignContribution Registration Authority. It receives funds from EveryChild, UNICEF, FC W anUS based organization to name a few.

Stakeholders: There are a total of 14 people working in the organization. Two of them work in Hospet, Bellary District.

The trust consists of:

Dr. Padmini

Mr. Anselm Rosario

Mr. Vasudeva Sharma (Executive Director)

Mr. Nagasimha G. Rao (Associate Director Training & Advocacy)

Mr. M Ramaswamy (Sponsorer)

CRT doesnt have the concept of percentage stakes held by members. But, the abovementioned members are the main stakeholders to name a few.Apart from its own projects and activities, in 2008, CRT initiated the idea of a consortium of civil society organisations, focusing on child rights in the state, to be a Child Rights Watch inthe state. The Karnataka Child Rights Observatory [KCRO] was launched in August 2008. Its

objective is to document Childrens Rights status and progress in the state. It is an omnibus project with a number of sub-projects that together converge to provide the data, analysis, publicity and pressure (as needed) for both Government and Civil Society to act in the bestinterests of the Child. It is following and documenting the progress of child rights realisationin the state over time; the collaborating organisations will use the findings and materials tostrengthen their advocacy and actions. CRT was nominated as the Secretariat for this venture;an advisory committee to guide and oversee the Observatorys work was also created soonafter the launch. KCROs projects have absorbed a great deal of CRT time and focus.

Aims of CRTy To achieve and to consolidate the rightful position of children in general to the

benefits and services to which they are entitled as children, and to a healthy and safeenvironment which is their due as human beings.

y To endeavor to protect, maintain and develop childrens inherent right to peacefulexistence and quality of life to which they are entitled.

y To sensitize civil society and the authorities on child rights.y To carry out statistical research and research in social sciences relevant to children

and their families.


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y To secure the effective use of the legal process to remedy childrens grievances.

Major Activities of CRTOne of the major activities of CRT is to provide capacity building through training andworkshops for the practitioners of child rights. In the year 2008-09 we have conductedseveral workshops and training courses, in all the projects [as mentioned above] and alsothrough various other channels, for e.g., for various departments of Govt. (Department of Women and Child Development, Rural Development Panchayat Raj, Police Dept.), NGOs,Volunteers, Students, Teachers, Grama Panchayat members

y Education and Awareness on Child Rightsy Consultations and workshops on key child rights themesy Representation at UN Meetings, as part of the Indian Alliance for Child Rights teamy Networking with child rights and child development organizations in Indiay Collaboration with the State Government for the development of State Plan of Action

for children and to combat trafficking of women and childreny Pre and Post Election Advocacy on the inclusion of child rights in all party manifestosy Question Hour Analysis i.e. the analysis of questions raised by elected representatives

in the legislative assembly and councily Budget Analysis analysis of the state budgetary allocations for childrens education

and health, from the child rights perspective,y Child Friendly Gram Panchayats to sensitize and empower the Gram Panchayats on

child rights and to help them in their efforts to enable children realize these rightsy ChildLine - CRT has been given the responsibility to coordinate the ChildLine (Toll

free Child Helpline Telephone no. 1098) activities in Bangalore as a City Nodal, bythe ChildLine India Foundation a project under Ministry of Women and Children,GOI. It coordinates the activities of the two Childline organizations i.e. APSA andBOSCO which are involved in rescuing children.

y Karnataka Child Rights Observatory (KCRO)y Resource Centre

Administration and F undingChild Rights Trust was established in July 2002 under the Indian Public Trust Act. Theorganization is exempted under 80G and 12A category of Income Tax Act. The organizationhas three Trustees namely Dr. Anslem Rozzario,Dr. Padmini and Mr. Vasudev Sharma whois also the Director of the Trust. Major decisions regarding the operations and funds of the

trust are decided upon by the Trustees in their quarterly meetings.The Associate Directors Mr. Satish and Nagasimha G. Rao work with Mr. Vasudev Sharma.Mr. Satish is in charge of research division, all the data collection and the analysisdepartment and Mr. Nagsimha G Rao is involved with the Training and workshop divisions,networking. He is also the media co-ordinator for CRT. CRT consists of 14 full timemembers and 3 part Time volunteers at present. The members have individualresponsibilities assigned to them. While one person is in-charge of the accounts and general


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administration, another member is involved with nodal operations of Child Line. However the members assist each other according to their time.

At CRT weekly meetings are held on every Thursday to discuss about every memberscontribution during the week. In the meetings the future plan of action for the following week is also mentioned by every member. Each one decides the work he/she feels they can do for the following week; this is an effective method of work allocation. If the members could notachieve their target in the week, they provide reasons for the same. The reasons are analyzedas a group and solutions are also formulated.

For certain major plans, deadlines are decided collaboratively. While the deadlines aredecided the consensus of the concerned employees are also taken. In certain occasions whenan assigned task cannot be handled by the respective member, they request for assistance andthe others volunteer to assist. The organization has a very participative culture because of which the members work as a single Team.

CRT is funded by various organizations for respective projects. The major funding agenciesare UNICEF, Everychild, VKK (Vidyaranya Kannada Kuta) etc. According to the project,funds are allocated to CRT. The expenses include travel, salary and other material costs.These accounts are maintained at CRT on a project specific basis. CRT also generates fundsthrough training programs and services like data analysis. The organization also publishesBooks and reports which are sold at cost. The organization also generates funds fromdonations from local people.

The funds may not be available throughout the year. Hence they follow a quarterly fundallocation system. However, on certain occasions they also follow the annual allocationsystem. The funds may be available to them in advance or it is reimbursed after completion

of the project. The organization mainly uses Tally to maintain its accounts. The generaladministration and accounts are handled by one person. The annual expense for theorganization is about Rs 3-4 lakhs.

NETWORKING WITH EXPERTS AND NGOS

The mobilisation and greater involvement of NGOs in programmes for the development of children and women has increased the potential to accelerate the development process inachieving the national goals for children, as outlined in the National Plan of Action.

Accordingly, their involvement in dissemination of information of children's rights as well asin preparation of the Country Report was considered vital by the Government.

In order to facilitate an open consultative process, a three day National ConsultationWorkshop was held in Delhi during December 1994 on CRC. India's first country reportdrawing extensively from these discussions was enriched with constructive suggestions given

by the experts for full implementation of the Rights of the Child.

Subsequently, eleven state level workshops were held around the country at Jaipur, Calcutta,Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Jabalpur, Patna, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar and


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Chandigarh in the course of 1994 to disseminate the provisions and to give an opportunity tothe states to highlight their issues and make suggestions.

Most of the rights detailed in the Convention are guaranteed in the Constitution of India.Since 1950, these rights have been expanded through the process of judicial interpretationand review.

The ratification of the Convention has made efforts more coordinated and sustained. The priority areas of action identified in each section of the country report present a long andserious agenda for government, its departments, NGOs and society in general.

The Convention has added legal and moral dimensions to child's rights and the obligation tofulfill childrens basic needs. Rights can be declared, policies can be formulated, but unlessthe life of the child in the family and community gets improved all efforts may bemeaningless.

There is a need to raise awareness and create an ethos of respecting the rights of the child inIndian society. We need to empower the younger generation to assert their basic rights inorder to realize their full potential.

Indias next CRC Report is to be submitted by 10 July, 2008. This will be the combinedThird & Fourth Periodic report.

The government has formed a High-Level Committee for preparing the CRC Periodic Report.This has representatives from Central Govt. Ministries, including Ministry of ExternalAffairs, State Governments and NGOs. UNICEF is also a member of this Committee.

Ensuring that child rights are met for every child is a daunting challenge for India but also atestimony to the Governments commitment to the cause of children.

CRT PUBLICATIONS:

CRTs publications and other advocacy/training materials continue to be in demand. So far we were not able to make any major effort to translate the Kannada materials into Englishand some Indian languages, due to lack of funds. Thanks to a new funding by FC W at the endof last year, we have been able to launch this project.

The FC W funding is composed of donations that were specifically given for CRT's work through FC W during the AKKA [Association of Kannada Kootas in America] conference in2008 plus additional funds from FC W 's own general funds. This project is for two years for asum total of $6,000.

Has its own publication house called CRT publications. It publishes books on child rights.,annual reports on child issues and its development. Mr. Vasudev Sharma has his own

publication called samvahana publications . Mr. nagasimha G Rao is writing a book calledNeeliyahakkimakkalahakkagalu. Its a story about 4 children who go in search of a Blue

bird. On the way, they come across various child related issues like Child marriage, abuse,


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exploitation, trafficking, adoption etc. in the end, the find four blue feathers of a bird and theyreturn with optimism in their minds.

The Activities of CRT

With the Legislature Legislators forum for child rights

CRT, as part of one of its projects is involved in following up and monitoring childrelated issues rose in the Legislature. Mr.Vasudev Sharma with his CRT team isanalyzing the State Budget and Question Hour of the Karnataka Legislative Assemblyon childrens issues and influencing the political parties to consider childrens issues intheir party manifestos and implement the same. As part of the same project, CRT is anactive partner at the KCRO (Karnataka Child Rights Observatory).CRT collects dataregarding the child related questions raised in the Legislature and their respectiveanswers given by ministers.These books and reports are published in English and m oreimportantly in the local language-Kannada. This initiative was undertaken in the year2005 and it started showing results in just a years time. In the year 2005, only 950 childrelated questions were raised; in the year 2006 about 4000 child related questions wereraised in assembly. Legislators forum for child rights: In 2004, KCRO invented aconcept of child friendly legislators. This title was given to legislators who raised themost number of questions related to child rights in the Assembly. This initiative saw arise in questions in the Vidhan parishad. In 2008, the KCRO & CRT team thought of extending the idea into a forum of legislators commited to child rights. Hence thelegislators forum for child rights was launched in 2008. It has a group of 8-9 child

friendly legislators who are commited to child rights issues. CRT along with KCRO alsocreated the child parliament where children drated their demands and that waspresented in front of the legislators.In the last meeting of the forum the legislatorsdecided that there will be one compete seesion of the house devoted for child rights inthe vidhan sabha! This is a milestone that has been achieved after the long strugglefrom CRT & KCROs end.

UNIVERSAL BIRTH REGISTRATION:

CRT along with PLAN india has undertaken a birth registration project which has beenintroduced in urban Karnataka for the first time. CRT is working on Universal birthregistration with funds from PLAN. CRT undertakes a lot of training, consulting,networking, lobbying, advocacy. It conducts a lot of media workshops and has a radio

programme on gnanavaani 106.4 f.m. called Makkalahakkugalamanthana (child rightsanalysis), also in Bangalore A.I.R. with Karnataka commission of protection of child rights.CRT worked with Indian labour organozation for 4 months, compiled 40 street plays inkannada which were translated in in English, Urdu, Marathi etc. these plays were alsoadopted in Pakistan for creating awareness about child rights.


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CHILD IN NEWS :

CRT is involved in the daily collection of Child related news and issues. Collected news isdigitally documented. The collected news and issues are covered under five sections viz.Protection, Education, Exploitation, Health, Physically Challenged.

y Under the heading protection it reports issues regarding Children Trafficking, kidnapping,conditions in Anganwadis, Free food distribution in Govt. schools, safety measures to betaken by government.

y Under the heading education it reports information regarding various promotionalschemes under taken by government, NGOs and various corporations.

y Under exploitation it reports information regarding harassment, Sexual exploitation of children, child labor.

y Under the heading health it reports information regarding government initiative for HIV

infected children, malnourishment in children.y Under the heading physically challenged it reports information regarding government,

NGO initiation towards welfare of physical disabled children and so on

The organization also analyses the data collected and verifies its validity; post analysis, theinformation is disseminated to all network NGOs in Bangalore. At present CRT is sendingthis news letter to around 700 contacts. There are illustrations where these informations areused for presentations in promoting awareness. CRT also started a forum in December 2008which encourages discussion of various child related matters. The forum had an initialstrength of only 11 members. On December 11th, 2009 a three hour discussion was heldcompletely on Child rights during the session of Vidhana Parishad and it was the first time inIndia that such a discussion was carried out.

PRE ELECTION ADVOCACY:

CRT is involved in Pre-Election Advocacy with the legislators. CRT being a part of the NGO network comprising of 150 NGOs all over Karnataka, collects all the demands relatedto Child Rights and consolidates a Demand Sheet. This Demand Sheet is submitted to thecontesting Candidates and CRT lobbies to make these demands a part of the CandidatesElection Manifesto. The organization in association with other NGOs organizes ChildParliament. This is a discussion which involves Children, NGOs and other people. Here,children are encouraged to perform Role Plays and voice out the issues and problemstroubling them; this unique initiative helps gather primary information about problems theChild faces and which needs solution.

Workshop on Anti Child Trafficking : A workshop was conducted by the Department of Women and Child Development (D WCD)for CDPOs, Anganwadi supervisors, Anganwadi workers and NGO workers on anti-childtrafficking. CRT staff was the resource persons for the workshop held on July 22, 2010 at


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Chikkaballapur. Content of the workshop: included Introduction to child rights, Status of children, Trafficking-meaning, causes and effects, Child trafficking, and the roles of the

participants and various government departments in addressing the issue.Changes that can be addressed at the grassroots' level were also discussed.

Calendar violates Juvenile Justice Act :Child Rights activists, NGOs and networks have strongly disapproved the content in acalendar brought out by the Department of Women and Child Development (D WCD).The calendar has made use of phrases like 'aparadhi' (criminal), 'vaishyavatike'(prostitutes) and displayed pictures of children affected with HIV and those in conflict withthe law. According to the Juvenile Justice Act (Article 21), words like ' criminals' should not

be used for children. Instead, 'children in conflict with the law' is the appropriate phrase. As per the Act, pictures of children in conflict with law should not be used. 'Commercial sexworkers' is the appropriate phrase and not 'prostitutes'. Sensitive issues require sensitiveusage of language and words and it is unfortunate that there is little awareness about it.

CHILD RIGHTS WORKSHOP at Byrathi Bande Date: 4th July 2010 .A child rights workshop was conducted on Sunday, 4th July 2010 at Byrathi Bande,Bangalore for girl children. Around 82 children from classes 8 to 10 participated in theworkshop. This was the first child rights workshop for the participants. Hence, we coveredthe entire spectrum of child rights starting from its history. The aim was to ensure that mostof the workshop was activity based to keep the children engaged. The children respondedvery well and the interaction levels were very encouraging. The children were divided into 8groups with each group having to present on one issue like Child Trafficking, Child Labour,Child Marriage, Discrimination, Child Begging, Corporal Punishment, Children andGovernment and Policy and Children. Children were very creative in their presentations andmany expressed their views on the topic through skits/plays. They touched upon the impactof these issues, relevant policies and also provided solutions. The children appreciated theinputs provided on child rights. The girls especially liked the discussion on gender-baseddiscrimination and found it enlightening

Makkala Grama Sabha:Objective: To reach out to the children in the villages through the village panchayats.


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Background : W e all know that villages in India are governed through Gram Panchayat.There are many NGOs operating in urban India. But there are very few NGOs which reachout to the rural areas which are home to more than 70% of the population of the country. Atthe same time, it is not possible for the NGOs to reach out to each and every village of thecountry. This requires resources which is lacking in the NGOs. Therefore, CRT has come up

with the concept of Makkala Grama Sabha which is an integral part of the Grama Panchayat.The Grama Panchayat is held twice or thrice a year to look into the issues of thevillage/villagers. CRT plans to reach out to the children of the villages through this set-up.That is, they have initiated a Gram Panchayat to be held once a year, dedicated to childrensissues, called Makkala Grama Sabha.

Process : CRT approached the State Government regarding the implementation of MakkalaGrama Sabha in November 2006. They meet once a year to discuss the problems faced by thechildren. The good part of MGS is that it is an attempt to involve both children and elders inthe same venue so that people can look to solve childrens problems by listening to them,

personally. This is a very powerful tool to protect child rights and solve their problems. TheState Government sent a circular about this to all the Zilla Panchayats(headed by Chief Executive Director) of the state who then forwarded it to the Taluk Panchayat(headed byExecutive Director) and it finally reached the Grama Panchayat. The Secretary (an employeeof the Government) is the person to whom the Grama Panchayat must report to about all theissues. The number of villages which implemented MGS in 2006 were not many but therewas a positive approach towards this concept. According to the scheme, the preparationshould start 15 days before. The Social Welfare Department, Police Department, etc should

be informed and they must participate in this event. The secretary has to attend the programand he is responsible for preparing and sending the annual report.

CRT is involved in training the NGOs working in the villages regarding the implementationof the MGS. Anganwadi teachers are also trained to take the MGS forward by interactingwith the children.

Through Right to Information (RTI) Act, CRT found out the extent of implementation of MGS from the Taluk Panchayats . CRT has studied around 60 Grama Panchayats. It has beenfound that wherever there was involvement of NGOs, the implementation was successful.Even in Grama Panchayats where the Secretaries were educated and concerned about thechildren, the implementation was found to be good.

Recommendations:-

1. The Secretary or any member of the Grama Panchayat should be trained so that theywould be able to improve the implementation of MGS.

2. The Secretary in-charge of the GP should himself come under the RTI Act. TheSecretary can be asked directly instead of going through the Taluk Panchayat eachtime.


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3. The Government should involve itself in following up with the GPs. Follow upinvolves lot of time and other resources which CRT would not be able to afford in thelong term.

RECENT ACTIVITIES:

CRT is working on making Bangalore a child friendly city along with Evangelical SocialAction Forum (ESAF), Concern for Working Children (C WC) and Association for Promotionof Social Action (APSA). ESAF has undertaken a research to determine whether Bangalore isa child friendly city or not. From the research, it has been found out that it is Traffic, lack of Pavements, lack of open space for children to play, open manholes and other reasons thatmakes Bangalore one of the cities that is not child friendly. So CRT along with ESAF, C WCand APSA is approaching the government officials to undertake actions that are in the best

interest of children. Some of the actions taken include

y Approaching Agenda for Bangalore Infrastructure development (ABIDE) which is aGovernment of Karnataka initiative for developing parks and other Infrastructure for the citizens. Ms. Anitha Reddy, working for an NGO, is part of ABIDE and CRT isapproaching her with a request to look into children aspects also while developing

parks.y In the total population of the city, 40% percent are children and recently there have

been a lot of incidents of children falling into manholes and also getting electrocuted by unattended wires. So to counter this, CRT is approaching Bruhat BengaluruMahanagara Palike (BBMP) and submitting proposals to take action in this regard.

y Open space is fast reducing in Bangalore and as a result children are not able to playanywhere. Also if there is open space available, it is often occupied by boys and it isvery rare that we find girls play in playgrounds. The reasons for this are many, parentsusually do not let girl children play when guys are around. So CRT is approachingBBMP to setup parks that can accommodate both boys and girls and also set it up insuch a way that it invites more girls into the park.

y Approach corporators to take action about open drains that run through in their wards.It is very dangerous especially during rainy season. So applications are beingsubmitted on these aspects.

y Questions pertaining to child rights are being raised through Legislators Forum inVidana Soudha.

y Vehicle Traffic is increasing everyday and it is becoming extremely dangerous for children to even cross a road. Since nobody uses subways as it is dangerous especiallywhen it is not well lit and also as it is not well maintained, City Traffic police is beingapproached for posting Constables near schools so that they can monitor the trafficnear schools and ensure children safety. Also, BBMP is being approached to install


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skywalks near schools so that children can safely cross the streets. These skywalkswill not only be useful to children but also adults.

FINANCIALS 2009-10

GRANTS AND DONATIONS


PARTICULARS Rs.

Grants 3383056

Donation 716025

Resourse Person fee52982

Travel Reimbursement91125

Bank interest53457

Translation19500

Printing & Stationery (DWCD)277500

CR Trainings and workshop400000

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EXPENDITURE - Project supported by

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UNICE F 1473252.00

CI F 29206.00

ARD 38839.50

CRT 1268355.00

F lood Relief 65279.00

CR Trainings and workshop 8007.00

EveryChild 1498465.00

F CW 274895.00

CI F 108102.50

VKK,CYSD 8726.00

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have conducted seminars and talks for various child related causes across the country andamong the rural states.

Statistical Research:CRT is involved in conducting many surveys and reporting of the consolidated information tothe Government at different levels, other NGOs, etc. CRT also collects secondary data fromsurveys conducted by various Government organizations; these are analyzed and the data isconsolidated. Several development indicators regarding issues related to children are thefactors that are considered for analysis. Both National Level and State level data isconsolidated by the organization. However they mainly concentrate on state wise data.Statistical analysis is performed on the data and summarized reports are generated. For example, to know how much Makkala Grama Sabha (MGS) has affected the villages, asurvey regarding the education levels before and after the implementation of MGS isobtained and analyzed. CRT has also analyzed the effectiveness of Makkala Grama Sabhaand Bhagyalaxmi Scheme in North Karnataka.

Extensive statistical research was done when CRT presented a report before the PlanningCommission during the 11 th Five Year Plan.

CRT also performs data analysis on secondary surveys for NGOs and organizations likeUNICEF. The tool used to carry out statistical research is Microsoft Excel. The Development

parameters used for the analysis include education level of children, child marriage, child births and deaths, Maternal Health, etc.

The Data analysis yields information in terms of percentages and trends. These can beutilized to judge the current scenario and also advocate future course of action. ThisInformation helps CRT as an organization to update them. Correlation and Regression is also

performed on the data. These analysis techniques yield adequate information regardingvarious cause and effect parameters. For Example from a recent survey conducted by NLHS;correlation analysis showed that there is a Strong Correlation (0.78) between InstitutionalDelivery and Women who get married above 18years. The Data analysis yields trends

prevalent in various states and districts; on the basis of refined information the standards of states can be compared.

In the future, CRT plans to have a Resource Centre which would collect information thatcould be distributed and shared among different organizations.

Network organizations:

APSA (Association for Promoting Social Action)

APSA is a one of the network organization working with CRT for the well fare of children.The other network organization includes Bosco, Saathi. APSA is a grassroots and child-rights, urban development organisation with a focus on child centred communitydevelopment in urban slums, street children, child labourers and other children in distress(child victims of prostitution, abandoned children, runaway children, etc.).


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The organisation was started in 1981 by a group of youth with trade union and sociology backgrounds with a mission of empowering the underprivileged sections of the communityespecially in the slums of Hyderabad and Bangalore. APSA's work is directed towards (child)inhabitants in five slum areas and the street children of the city.

The aim of APSA is to strengthen the target group's ability to solve their own problems andwork together for joint issues. W ith over two decades of experience in development work,APSA is attempting systematic development of the young urban poor by integrating social

paradigms of self-sufficiency at the family, community and individual level with campaignsand advocacy at the macro level

APSA Projects

Namma Mane (Our home): centre for street and working children. Namma Mane is a homeand residential training centre for street and working children, and children in distress.

Namma Mane is open 24 hours a day to provide immediate protection and shelter for children. Counselling, health and nutritional care, recreation and life skill training are

provided to the children. The children are selected to come to Namma Mane after beingidentified by APSAs Child Labour or Street Children project teams, and spend at most a fewyears there, before being placed for jobs. Namma Mane does not want to be just a hostel for child labourers and street children, but tries to serve a larger purpose for educating childrenabout their rights, and gives them the skills needed for improving their lives. APSA is makingan effort to ensure that children continue to attend regular school. In this effort, APSA holdsclasses in Namma Mane for 7th and 10th standard dropouts to make sure they pass their

board exams.

Apart from teaching preparatory classes for the 7th and 10th standards, APSA offers

vocational training. W ithin Namma Mane there is a highly professional tailoring along withscreen-printing unit, a computer unit for photo essays, issue based documentaries, pamphlets,

posters and an electronics unit where children learn how to build electronic devices. All unitsare linked to local industries to which APSA sells their products for profit

Child Helpline:

Since about one year now, APSA is operating a Child Helpline 24-hours toll-free hotlinefor children in distress. A collaborative agency of the Childline India Foundation, APSA

provides emotional support as well as appropriate direct intervention for children who call1098. APSA takes care of the East Bangalore section. APSA also runs a small hostel called

Nava Jeevana Nilaya. Nava Jeevana Nilaya is a working womens hostel (> 18 years) for graduates of Namma Mane. Here they live during their first year of employment. Theyacquire skills to live independently, overcome their exploitative pasts and become protagonistof their futures. Recently, APSA has also adopted several Juvenile homes. Through this theysecure better options for children in need of care and protection. APSA also provides inputsfor improved laws and systems reforms, and capacity building for the staff of governmentchildrens and observation homes.


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Advocacy and Society involvement: APSA also tries to involve the broader community inthe struggle for justice and equality for all. One of the projects APSA has is called Vikas.Vikas is a project meant to create further awareness on slum issues. APSA believes that agenuine and self-sustaining development of our society requires the participation of all itssections. Vikas is a serious attempt made by APSA to involve upper and middle class

students from cities elite colleges, in the development activities of the poor.

Finally, APSA is also a major advocacy and training organisation. APSAs trainees includethe Bangalore city police and the Juvenile service bureau of the Karnataka State Government.

TRAINING:CRT undertakes training sessions that are performed on demand or are voluntarily preformed.CRT performs training on Juvenile Justice Board. Child rights and conducts training on Child

protection as well. The organization on many occasions is invited by NGOs or colleges toconduct training. The duration of Training programs range from one day to five days. TheTraining process includes interactive discussions and team games. The organization conducts

training programs for Teachers, BEO (Back level Education Officers), NGOs, SHG (Self Help Groups) and members of Gram Panchayats.

The organization has conducted training programs for Child Rights Club in 2003 as a part of Everychild campaign. The organization has conducted several programs in districts likeBijapur, Shivamoga, Dharward and Mangalore. The costs of training are shared by CRT andthe inviting group. The food and accommodation costs are provided by the inviting group,however travelling and training expenses are incurred by CRT. If the training is requested byan NGO, the organization charges Rs2000 per day. The unique feature of the training

procedure is follow up-which they carry out at regular intervals. This is important as theeffectiveness of the training can be tracked.

Childline (1098)Childline is a Government of India project which is operational in 83 cities across India. It isa helpline dedicated for children in distress. The national toll free number is 1098 which is

open 24X7. Child Line looks into medical intervention, restoration, repatriation as well asemotional counseling for children.

In Karnataka, Child Line services are available in Bangalore, Mangalore and Gulbarga. CRTis the nodal agency which means that more than direct intervention they focus on sensitizing

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APSA and BOSCO are the collaborative agencies which are involved in attending calls,rescuing children and in providing appropriate intervention.

Childline gets around 2500 calls in a year. And the genuine calls have been attended to. Manychildren have been rescued and suitable intervention provided.

Challenges faced by ChildLine as of now are rise in abusive calls, inadequate funds, shortageof manpower and lack of cooperation from allied system (Labor department, Police).

PROBLEMS F ACED BY CRT:

Child Rights Trust, being a resource organization, conducts workshops for people whocome forward to work in networks. Initially CRT conducted 2 days workshop and thencertificates were issued to the candidates making them eligible to work in network. Thecandidates work in the network includes activities like conducting one day workshopsamong other activities.

The candidates who obtained certificates after attending 2 day workshop stoppedupdating themselves thinking that they knew everything. CRT had taken upon themselvesto update these people by calling them and updating through phone, sending mails to their IDs. But even then there was no improvement which can be supported by one instancewhere the candidate when conducting a seminar/workshop called CRT for updates. Thishappened when he was on stage. So CRT decided to conduct 3-day workshop which iscalled Trainer of Trainers (ToT). CRT carefully selected candidates for this workshop andnot all volunteers in the network were included in this workshop. ToTs are conducted aminimum of 5-6 times a year and if there is need then it is conducted more no. of times.

CRT also started to have 5-days and 13-days workshops. Unlike 2 & 3-days workshops,

these two workshops had field visits. People who will be part of 5 & 13-days workshopsare also given assignments such as conducting workshops in several locations. Selectionof volunteers is done by conducting Pre-survey. In Pre-survey, information, such as howmuch of information he/she knows about child Rights, about candidates are collected andthen the workshop is designed appropriately. After the workshop, Post-survey isconducted to know what the action plans of the volunteers are.

There are separate workshops for children and Adults. Though the duration of workshopsare the same, the activities that are conducted are more or less same. Group Discussions,PPTs are included in the workshops conducted for adults apart from Role plays, Gamesand lecture that are part of workshops conducted for both children and adults.

The workshops are conducted across several cities in Karnataka in collaboration with NGOs in those cities. The expenditure on the workshops is shared by both the CRT and NGOs. Normally, not more than 30 people are included in the workshop. A minimum of `15000/- is required for conducting one-day workshop. And a minimum of `70000/- isrequired for other workshops depending on the no. of participants. Certificates are givento all the participants of the above mentioned workshops.


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But the only problem is there is no concrete monitoring system i.e., CRT cannot monitor whether the volunteers update themselves regularly, whether the volunteer is working onthe action plans specified by them in the Post-survey conducted by CRT.

From our limited interaction with CRT, we were able to see that as an organization, they facecertain problems. The following are some of them:

1. Manpower: The organization has a shortage of work force. They mentioned they had planned to have around 19 members; however, currently their strength is around 14full time members. CRT is a part of many activities and needs manpower to organizethese activities.

2. F inances : CRT is funded by various organizations depending upon the projects, if a project is closed; respective funding reduces however CRT cannot close its activities.Hence on occasions the organization has shortage of Funds. The insufficiency of funds is one of the reasons CRT has not been able to expand its manpower. Fundshave always been unpredictable. Although Unicef has agreed to provide funds till2012, the organizations funds are not guaranteed.

3. Involvement of the Social workers : Today, it is considered that the leftovers join NGOs and it is in a way close to reality. This attitude of social workers has loweredthe respect for the work they do and this results in lowering of the esteem of the other social workers. People who have a desire to serve the society would need to volunteer for Social work.

4. Criticism: These members of NGOs face criticism from their family/friends as this job does not financial benefit the person. This criticism lowers their morale. However they have to push themselves harder to realize their goals.

5. Against the system: The social work involves several situations where the memberswould work against the present governance system; which could result in arrests. Thisis another hindrance these institutions regularly face.

6. Existing System: The current system is also not supportive to the activities of NGO.The people of CRT narrated an incidence where police questioned the organizationsefforts to rescue a child. The current system restricts the operations of such NGOs.

7. Not possible to plan long term: CRT is funded externally and hence there is noguarantee of future flow of funds. This leads to a situation where the future cannot be

planned. CRT is fighting for the appropriate implementation of child rights, thissometimes leads to fire-fighting because of which the organization spends its

resources to tackle current problems and future plans take a back seat.8. Superstition with regard to child rights : There are superstitious beliefs amongst

people that the concept of Child Rights is foreign and should not be implemented inIndia. There are other beliefs that the knowledge of Child Rights makes Childarrogant towards the parents.

9. Self Motivation : These people face discouragement and failures more often than not.Thus these people need to motivate themselves every time they fail and muster strength to fight against the system.


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Our Learning:Our participation in the SRP opened up various worlds for us. There was an initial resistanceand anxiety about how it may go. However, the environment at CRT and the work that getsaccomplished, enthused us and we learnt so much more than we expected. Apart from our individual take-aways, we had many lessons we learnt as a group.

The lessons were many. Team work, leadership, passion for work, time management and people management were some of the obvious lessons. We saw every person at the childrights trust, excited and passionate about the work they do. There is one of the mostknowledgeable and enthusiastic men providing leadership in the organization. There isownership of work by each person. And also, at every level, the CRT members displayedteam work.

Specific management Lessons1. Work Allocation: The members decide upon the respective assignments on a weekly

basis. The members together conduct a meeting weekly on every Thursday and

discuss their prospective plans. The members discuss their contributions during theweek and they themselves decide about their future plans. There is collaborativediscussion wherein many people give in their inputs towards bringing about more

productive activities.2. F ollow-Up: The CRT and other organization have a certain Follow-Up procedure.

Once the organization has provided training or counseling to recipients, theorganization conducts follow-up exercises to view the effectiveness of their training/counseling.

3. Project Based Accounting: CRT follows a project based accounting system. Thedifferent projects undertaken by CRT are funded by different organizations and CRThas restrictions on expenses. They have to submit accounts for the expenses incurredto the various funding agencies; hence every expense is categorized into various

projects.4. Motivation: The employee involved with CRT and other NGOs associated with CRT

are driven by desire to help. There is an inner drive that pushes these people to servethe society. They are not just self motivated but also inspire others to join the fight.The employee or rather the members see it as their responsibility to fight against thewrong and work towards development of the society.

5. Networking: the strength of all the organizations is that they have developed a strongnetwork amongst themselves. The members of the network support other NGOs intheir activities and sometimes financially too. The individual organizations may haveless reach however the network has major coverage.

6. Training Process: The Training process is very professional. The training content isvery flexible as the duration of the Training varies with needs of the trainees. Thetraining includes open discussions and trainee participation. The training also haseffective system of follow-up, this enables organization to evaluate the effectivenessof the training process. This helps the organization improve upon its training process.


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7. Action- No Blame!: Most of the organizations associated with CRT and CRT itself,approach all their problems with an attitude that is action oriented. It is easy to blamedifferent people parents, teachers, society or the government, for the conditions of children, and not take any action for their betterment. These organizations dont look for someone else to place blame. They take the work upon themselves and urge others

to take responsibility.8. Consultation procedure and approach: The organization provides consultation to

various other organizations including NGOs and government bodies. The consultationincludes updating the members about the present scenario and highlighting the issuethat has would need immediate action.

9. Marketing: Members of the organization have their personal network as well.Through these networks the members exchange the message and information. The

process of Fund Rising can be equated to Friend Rising. The members spreadmessages amongst their friends. The organization also conducts formal workshops.The organization is also active on social networking sites like ORKUT andFACEBOOK.

Suggestions1. Increase Internet activity: CRT members mentioned they were not able to

concentrate on Internet activities due to cost constraints and manpower shortage. TheInternet is the largest network and as stated by one of the Associate Director of CRT-Almost 50 percent of funds come from outside India. Foreign fund agencies look atWebsite to review the activities carried out by the organizations and hence allocatefunds; CRT could have lost sources of funds due the same reason. The investmentinto Internet Activity could cost a little however it has potential to yield funds in the

Long run.2. F ormal Advertisement: CRT currently does not issue any formal advertisements.

They Market themselves by the deeds and services they perform. The organization, tomarket itself formally goes to Schools, Takes part in exhibitions, observes Days (LikeCRC Day on November 20 th) and participates in activities of Rotary and Lion Clubs.Informally they try and spread awareness when ever and where ever possible. Theymove amongst common public spreading the message. We suggest CRT can useFormal advertisement and advertise to collect more funds.

3. Short Messaging Service: This facility has a very large reach. SMS packages areavailable and they are not expensive. At a personal level, the members spread themessage amongst their friends circle. We suggest CRT could utilize this medium of Mass Communication to spread the message amongst people.

4. Official F orum: CRT currently on the Internet has communities in Orkut andFacebook, through which they communicate their message to the people. CRT is also

part of SOLUTION EXCHANGE (web based portal wherein discussions and debatesare organized on various topics). CRT has established a network with various other

NGOs working for Child Rights and these organizations work collaboratively torealize their goals. As they work in a Network; we opine that an official forum ( Web


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Based) would benefit them very much. This could be implemented with existingmembers. However, it would require initial technical expertise which could beoutsourced.

5. Database: As mentioned CRT works in a network and the members of the network work together to sort out various issues. We suggest a common database wherein the

organization could upload all the information and reports. This could be madeavailable to the public in a restricted fashion. As mentioned by Mr.Vasudeva Sharmacertain information if accessed by Defaulters, could prove to be dangerous.Customized reports could be made available to authorized organizations and agenciesonly; appropriate costs could also be charged for the same. This would involve HighCosts; hence the organization could take this project when they have sufficient funds.

6. Corporate Contact: The organization currently spreads awareness amongst theParents, panchyats and NGOs through presentations and workshops. W e suggest theorganization could approach the corporate houses and sensitize them about childrensissues. The corporate world could assist the organization financially as well as

provide them with sufficient manpower. The members of the organization have the presentation skills and adequate experience in giving presentations; they could utilizethis skill and their contacts for networking.

7. Involve College students: The organization, as mentioned has shortage of funds aswell as manpower. We suggest the organization could collaborate with colleges in thecity for assistance. The students as part of their curriculum need to do some projects;the organization could provide such students an opportunity to do the projects. For example the engineering students need to perform a final term project, theorganization can give project to these students; students could develop theorganizations Website. Also the greatest way to reach these students is through socialmedia these days, there are many enthusiastic people out there who can help CRTwith documentation, writing research proposals and other work that can beoutsourced.

8. Improve quality of MSW course: The social workers these days have to work on thequality of work and the efficiency with which they work. In order to create awareness andeducate people it is very important that they are well equipped in language and

presentation skills.9. Volunteers & Certifications: CRT can have a network of MS W students or volunteers

from any field to whom they can assign important jobs. One of the senior CRT staff can be assigned to lead and coordinate among them and these people can be paid stipends of 3000-4000. This is a better way to assign work instead of hiring new people and training

them.

ConclusionAs a part of our socially relevant project, we worked with the Child Rights Trust for tendays. We not only learnt about the structure and administration of CRT but also learntabout childrens rights and the work that is going on to improve their current condition.We have been able to learn numerous management lessons. The work that is carried out


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by CRT is vast. They also face certain problems. As management students, we have triedto give them our suggestions. We hope that CRT will find them useful. Our experiencewith this project was truly interesting and inspiring. We will carry the lessons learnt herewith us for the rest of our lives.

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