Child welfare is a broad term that cannot be pinpointed to one word. Welfare includes health, sanitation, housing, education, mental development, growing opportunities and nutrition etc. However, for far too long, the world has mistaken welfare of children for education only. Child welfare is a condition that is required by every child, in order to develop into a stable human being. Additionally, welfare is a delicate term that requires special attention to minor details about the lives of children. Therefore, a welfare program must ideally be one that focuses on the overall development of the child.
In India, the condition of children is not only brutal, but also delicate. It would be unjust to say that kids in India are treated fairly, according to the usual standards. In fact, ranging from education to child security, most aspects of welfare are uncovered in Indian foray. Though it would be unjust to say that India is only characterized by its unsafe nature, it would not exactly be wrong to call it particularly perilous either. Human trafficking and female feticide are practices still prevalent in India. Additionally, many communities have been noted to practice honor killing too.
Indian communities have long striven to destroy the evils existing in the society. For long, non-profit organizations have initiated multiple projects that work towards increasing the welfare of children. Given the wide range of responsibilities involved while taking care of children, one can find various NGOs that work on improving different specific spheres. While some also work upon sheltering kids, providing education and looking after their general health. Lakshyam is one such NGO in Delhi. Lakshyam is a not-for-profit organization that informally adopts bastis and works for improving the standard of living of the community inhabitants. Lakshyam also has a wonderful child welfare program operating in India that works for the overall development of a child. This program, named ‘Butterfly’, is pivoted to improve the development and growing process for a child by providing free-of-cost remedial education, enhancing emotional intelligence and stability and providing access to health benefits. One can chose to work with Lakshyam either as an intern on a volunteer. It also has a volunteering program for international candidates.
To know more about Lakshyam, visit this link: http://www.lakshyam.co.in/
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