Author: Vipul Yash On 26-27 November 2022, Protsahan India Foundation was invited by the Hon’ble Guwahati High Court to the “State Level Consultation on Implementation of the POCSO Act, 2012” for the States of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh. The Juvenile Justice Committee of Hon’ble Guwahati High Court organised this consultation in collaboration with the Department of Women and…
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Author: Apeksha Yadav “A story is what we want it to be ” Digital storytelling is a participatory practice wherein individuals engage in activities through different art forms such as cinema, photography, and filmmaking. The idea is to empower people by creating spaces for self-reflection, healing, and critical consciousness. It is essential to capture the imagination as it signifies the…
Author: Dr Murthy & Ms Radha Murthy Title- Book Review: Stories Of Resilience by Ramendra Kumar, published by Protsahan India Foundation Child abuse, more technically called, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) has come into greater focus of mental health professionals in the last one decade. Though childhood was recognized as important for centuries, the recent evidence of the biological impact of…
Author: Sanhati Banerjee By Sanhati Banerjee for Protsahan India Foundation As the nation continues to grapple with the deadly coronavirus second wave amid vaccination drives, it has left a devastating toll on human lives and minds. Perhaps, the worst part of the unfolding tragedy has been its impact on vulnerable populations including children, who are neither physically nor mentally disposed…
Author: Sanhati Banerjee As India continues to be in the grip of the devastating COVID-19 second wave, it has left a number of children without care, homes and parents. Children losing both parents to the deadly coronavirus are now referred to as COVID orphans, a term that has gained much currency on social media in the last few weeks. Child…
Author: Sanhati Banerjee, Payal Rani & Preeti Poddar “My parents were discussing that since schools are shutdown, they should get me married. I am 14. I want to study. I want to learn English and Computer Science. Protsahan child care officers came to my home and convinced my father about my studies when my father had burnt my school textbooks….
Author: Sanhati Banerjee India’s Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the much anticipated 2021-22 Union Budget on February 1, 2021. The Budget saw the government making a big push in the infrastructure front with big-ticket projects announced in roads, highways and metro and rail projects especially in poll-bound states. Experts were clamoring for big government spending in key sectors like infrastructure…
Author: Sanhati Banerjee UNICEF DATA: INDIA’S CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN NUMBERS Every day 67,385 babies are born in India, that’s one sixth of the world’s child births. Every minute one of these newborns dies. Statistics reflect community attitudes with fewer hospital admissions for girls than boys. In 2017 alone 150,000 fewer girls were admitted to SNCUs than boys. Under-five mortality…
Protsahan Girl Champions from the community share their experiences and lend their voice for a research article on “Improving menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in India” in The Lancet, talking about access to menstrual hygiene for girls in the slums. The article delves deep into the taboos and myths surrounding menstruation, and how girls have started outgrowing these as access…
Protsahan’s Slum DigiLab center opens its doors on 1st Nov 2019 with the objective of bridging the digital-divide for children with no access to digital resources.