children will move out to alternative accommodations of their choice, after they completes these courses. Some girls are studying through Open University who are supported with course fees in their places of stay, whereas other expenses they are managing with part time jobs.
Challenges faced by the organization The first and foremost challenge with the organization is to convince the government for more after care homes for 18+ YAs, despite so many of them get transited from CCIs across the country requiring living supports and independence supports. Huge administrative cost is another challenge in CCIs in few states For example, due to the pressure from the department on all CCIs across the country to put cameras, storage of camera recording back-ups for 36 months, the CCIs need to spend a lot of money raised for children to cover such administrative costs. It’s not easy to convince the donors to get digital infrastructure because all are interested to put their money on child-care only. It is obvious that after 18 years YAs would look for some independence and there would be chances of misusing independence and falling into trouble. The team in Udayan opined that lot of mental stress faced by the care staff to manage YAs in after care facilities. Challenges are to manage with indiscipline among YAs in after care transition homes, wastage of food as everyone having their own choices, tendency to move out without informing, staying out until late night, to mention a few. Hence, as part of mental health training, Udayan care staff go through the sessions about levels of mentoring, particularly to handle YAs reaching mature age group. Mentors need to understand different methods of tackling behavioural issues of this age group as the methods used in home level for smaller age group is completely different and the way smaller children are tackled cannot be applied to 18+ age group children. The organization, alike many other CCIs faces financial constraints with some YAs preferring for expensive
courses for which arranging fund get very difficult even though mentors identify that those set of children have capabilities of excelling in those expensive courses.
(viii) Salaam Baalak Trust, New Delhi About the organization Salaam Balak Trust (SBT) provides a sensitive and caring environment for street and working children, and those in difficult circumstances. It seeks to provide a platform for children to realize their full potential, their right to a safe and secure space, education, and health and nutrition.36 In 1988, it was estimated that 10 percent of the 50 crore children were from street and an award winning film by Mira Niar ‘Salaam Bombay’, revealed the dark underbelly of Mumbai’s streets, raising question that if out of these children, 5 percent also becomes terrorist, what will happen to the country. Recognizing so much of things missing from the lives of these children - food, security, health, education and love, Salaam Balaak Trust got registered in 1988 with 25 street children only. Coverages in SBT 1,08,014 total beneficiaries since inception 29,323 children provided shelter. Almost 22,220 YAs after 21 years restored to families in last 5 years against 45000 children enrolled. 4,272 children placed to vocational training till March 2019. 1,349 YAs into full time job placement since 10 years. 13,169 children are into formal schooling Data source: https://www.salaambaalaktrust.com Today, the organization has 3 ChildLine (one railway and two district sub centre), 10 day-care centres (contact points for newly rescued children through
36 https://www.salaambaalaktrust.com/our-mission-statement.php
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