Children

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09 Mar: Healing Childhood Trauma Using Arts and System Linkages

Childhood trauma is a pervasive problem in India. According to a study by the National Crime Records Bureau, there were over 50,935 child abuse cases were registered in 2021 — with more than one-fourth (13,089) of the cases registered in South India — under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which aims to protect juveniles from sexual…

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05 Jul: Will COVID-19 Third Wave Be More Dangerous for India’s Children?

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…

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03 Jun: Adoption of COVID Orphans: Why Every Child Must Have Recourse to Kinship Care, Security and Self-Agency

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…

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02 Jun: Protsahan Girls Voices in the Lancet

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…

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10 Mar: Acknowledging the ‘Child’ in Child Marriage #GirlsNotBrides

Pune, June,2014 : In keeping with Protsahan’s aim of providing a safe and empathetic environment where issues that affect adolescent girls in urban slums are openly addressed, Protsahan’s Pune chapter kick started a series of workshops addressing child marriage on 29th June. In the interactive session, students confronted big questions about the ethics and effects of child marriage. They found…