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The activities of Child Protection Division of NISD broadly
includes training & capacity building of personnel working in the
areas of child protection, advocacy, facilitating policy implementation,
research and documentation in the field of child protection and juvenile
justice.
Training & Capacity building of personnel working in
the areas of child protection is one of the main activities of Child Protection
Division implemented under NICP. A few important training programmes which
are organised by the Institute on Child Protection & Juvenile Justice
include :
- National Consultation on Review of Implementation of
JJ Act 2000
- National meeting of NGOs working with Children in Need
of Care & Protection
- National level Training of Trainers Programme on Juvenile
Justice
- Orientation & Training Programme for Police Personnel
- Training on Counselling Skills for Street Educators
- Regional level Training Programmes for Government functionaries
on JJ Act 2000
- State level Training Programmes for Government functionaries
on JJ Act 2000
- Regional level Training Programmes for the members
of Juvenile Justice Board and Child Welfare Committee on JJ Act 2000
- State level Training Programmes for the members of
Juvenile Justice Board and Child Welfare Committee on JJ
Act 2000
- Regional level Training Programmes for NGO functionaries
on JJ Act 2000
- State level Training Programmes for NGO functionaries
on JJ Act 2000
- Training on Specialized Care for the Children Infected
& Affected by HIV/AIDS
Brief introduction of some important programmes conducted
by Child Protection Division are as follows :
2-Day National Consultation on Review of Implementation
of JJ Act 2000 with the Secretaries of Department of Social/Child Welfare
for all States/UT's, with the aim to orient State Secretaries to its salient
features, to review status of implementation and develop a Plan of Action
for the effective implementation of the JJ Act 2000.
2-Day National Meeting of NGOs working with Children in
Need of Care & Protection to provide a platform to NGOs working in
this field, to voice their concerns and discuss emerging issues with the
representatives of the Ministry and NISD. It also aims to bring together
NGOs receiving grants from the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
for various children's projects and those working with the children, but
not receiving grants from the Ministry.
5-Day National Level Training of Trainers Programme on Juvenile
Justice for developing a cadre of master trainers, throughout the country.
The programme aims at inculcating a helping attitude in the participants
for the comprehensive growth and development of the child, developing
effective training skills in order to be able to train JJA functionaries,
orienting them to participatory training methods, creating a clear understanding
of the provisions under the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of
Children) Act 2000, and enabling them to inculcate the ability to work
as a member of a team.
3-Day Orientation & Training Programme for Police Personnel
aims at sensitizing and orienting participants to the Juvenile Justice
Act 2000, sensitizing the officer trainees to deal with children in interface
with law, and creating clarity and understanding of the roles and responsibilities
of police officers in the juvenile justice system.
3-Day National Level Training Programme on Specialized Care
for Children Infected & Affected by HIV/AIDS aims at helping participants
understand the situation of HIV/AIDS in their region/state, creating basic
understanding of HIV/AIDS, understanding the rights of a child with HIV/AIDS,
developing skills for communicating with these children, highlighting
the role of family and community towards them and understanding importance
of referral services and networking and linkages
5-Day National Level Training Programme on Specialized Care
for Children Affected by Drug Abuse aims to capacitate service providers
working with children affected by drug abuse for providing necessary information
on issues and problem to children affected and to capacitate community
leaders and school authorities to create an enabling environment on issues
related to children affected by drug abuse.
3-Day Regional Level Training Programme for Government functionaries
working in the institution established under the JJ Act 2000 aims at sensitizing
and orienting participants to the JJ Act 2000, to create clarity and understanding
of the roles and responsibilities of different personnel & agencies
in the implementation of the Act, to create an understanding of the concept
of vocational training and skills for implementing or networking for such
components and to develop skills in handling children under the Act.
3-Day Regional Level Training Programmes for Juvenile Justice
Board Members, Police and Judiciary aims at orienting & sensitizing
JJB Members, Police and Judiciary on JJ Act 2000 and its provisions.
3-Day Regional Level Training Programmes for NGO Functionaries
aims at orienting & sensitizing personnel working in NGO run homes/institution
on JJ Act 2000 and its provisions
The Child Protection Division of NISD is responsible for
conducting research & compiling data on child protection issues. Through
Child Protection Division NISD is implementing an "Assessment for
available interventions and need for services for children in need of
care & protection (including children infected & affected by HIV/AIDS
and Drug Abuse)" on behalf of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
and UNICEF India Country Office, New Delhi.
This is a collaborative effort between MSJ&E, UNICEF
and NISD. Literature review of the current status of affected children
was carried out and on the basis of secondary data an interim Report was
drafted highlighting the availability and need of services in 8 key States
namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland
and Tamil Nadu.
The activity aims to
- Assess the requirement for services for children in
need of special care & protection especially for the children infected
and affected by HIV/AIDS, children affected by drug abuse and trafficked
& sexually exploited children
- Assess available interventions/programmes for such
children
- Identify service gaps in the implementation of programmes
for children in need of care & protection
- Recommend strategies for initiating child specific
programmes for such vulnerable group of children
It is an ongoing activity, two Regional Consultations have
been organised to discuss needs and gaps in services. The suggestions
and reccomendations received is being analyzed and the final report on
the activity is being prepared, which will be published & disseminated
soon.
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