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Child Protection Unit
SPNIWCD has been designated as a Nodal Institute for capacity building of functionaries working under JJ System and Mission Vatsalya Scheme. The Institute has been playing a key role in organizing consultations, workshops, training programmes for building the capacity of Members of Juvenile Justice Boards & Child Welfare Committees, Child Welfare Police Officers of SJPUs, Child Helpline Functionaries, Programme Managers & Programme Officers of State Child Protection Society & State Adoption Resource Agency, District Child Protection Officers, Protection Officers (Institutional and Non-Institutional Care), Legal cum Probation Officers, Social Workers, functionaries of Child Care Institutions, PRIs, NGOs including District Magistrates on Mission Vatsalya Scheme, legislations concerning child protection, on various issues pertaining to child rights and protection i.e child trafficking, child labour, child marriage, etc.
The Institute has been organizing on an average 140 training programmes/ workshops/ consultations in a year for building knowledge base as well as enhancing capacities of functionaries working under the J.J System & Mission Vatsalya Scheme on child rights and child protection at National and Regional levels. The Institute also conducts research studies and prepares documentations on various issues pertaining to child rights.
A . Training programmes conducted by SPNIWCD
The Institute has completed 380 programmes and trained 23138 stakeholders across the country during the last three years (i.e. 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24) under Mission Vatsalya Scheme. Number of programmes organized by the Institute and number of participants trained under Mission Vatsalya Scheme from 2021-22 to 2023-2024 are as under:
Mission Vatsalya Programmes organized from 2021-22 to 2023-24
| S.No | Year | No. of Programmes | No. of Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-22 | 112 | 9177 |
| 2 | 2022-23 | 129 | 7526 |
| 3 | 2023-24 | 139 | 6435 |
| Total | 380 | 23138 | |
Details of functionaries working in the field of Child Protection
| S.No | Particular | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total registered CCIs (5534x5) main functionaries | 27670 |
| 2 | CWCs (782x5) Members | 3910 |
| 3 | JJBs (772x3) Members | 2316 |
| 4 | DCPUs (763x13) Members | 9919 |
| 5 | SJPUs (820 x Police station wise CWPOs) | 17379 |
| 6 | Child Helpline functionaries in 36 State/UTs: | 6000 |
| Total | 67194 | |
| SPNIWCD Covers | 6435(9.57%) | |
The Child Protection Division of SPNIWCD has been organizing various training programmes and prepares online Modules in collaboration with Police Academies, Judicial Academies, LBSNAA, C-DAC, etc.
B. Research Studies
The Institute carries out need-based research & documentations in order to analyze the ground level situation affecting the welfare and protection of children and applying possible solutions. The research studies and documentation work in the areas of child rights & child protection carried out by SPNIWCD is mentioned below:
- A Study on Pattern of Offenses Committed by Children in Conflict with Law in Delhi
- A Study on Status of Non-Institutional Services for Children in Need and Care of Protection in North East Region
- Study on Functioning of Selected District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) Implementing Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) – A Report
- Integrated Programme for Street Children- An Evaluation.
There are few on-going research studies in the field of Child Protection which are mentioned as under:
- Role of Child Care Institutions in Rehabilitation of children in CCIs in collaboration with NHRC
- Status of Functioning of Child Care Institutions in Tribal and Remote Areas of the Country including the SOS Villages
- A Documentation Project on Rationalization of Open Shelters under Mission Vatsalya in India
- Document on Status of implementation of After Care components under Mission Vatsalya
- Resource Directory of Southern States for CNCP & CCL
- Success stories of stakeholders in child rights & protection
