Umang
Goal: To reduce the vulnerability of boys in Kamathipura to sexual abuse and exploitation and provide them with options for the future.
CCDT’s Ankur-Asmita project has been working with children of women in prostitute since 1993. The project aims to provide children with options for a viable future. Some of the boys who have been associated with the project for a while expressed the need for a night shelter programme. They felt that the night shelter will enable them to:
- Have a safe space during the nights when they usually sleep on the streets.
- Have an environment conducive to education as it is impossible for them to study in the community.
- Protect themselves from sexual abuse and from being forced to participate in activities associated with prostitution.
- Get adequate sleep and proper hygiene.
Apart from the above, the project team also felt that having a shelter and taking on the responsibility of managing it would help the boys to develop social as well as accounting skills. This will be extremely helpful when they eventually live independently.
Activities:
- Night shelter service
- Educational support
- Nutritional support
- Life Skill Education
- Medical care
- Psychosocial support
- Recreational and developmental support
- Parent contact
- Long term planning for rehabilitation
- Vocational training.
- Community outreach