Target group

Open Shelters in urban and semi-urban areas will cater to all children in need of care and protection particularly beggars, street and working children, rag pickers, small vendors, street performers, orphaned, deserted, trafficked and run-away children, children of migrant population and any other vulnerable group of children.

Objectives

We provide permanent residential facilities for children but will complement the existing institutional care facilities. The objectives of these Open Shelters include:

I.       To attract above-mentioned target group of children from their present vulnerable life situation to a safe environment.

II.      To wean these children away from the vulnerable situations by sustained interventions.

III.     To guide these children away from high risk and socially deviant behaviors.

IV.     To provide opportunities for education and develop their potential and talent.

V.      To enhance life-skills and reduce their vulnerabilities to exploitation.

VI.     To reintegrate these children into families, alternative care and community.

VII.   To carryout out regular follow up to ensure that children do not return to vulnerable situations.