Child Protection Kathmandu

Child Protection Centre (Sonja Balbalika Griha)

The children living in this centre are from all sectors of society. Children coming in from different backgrounds like abandoned/ lost, destitute, conflict affected, semi orphan, survivors of rape, abused and moreover those vulnerable to trafficking are provided with shelter so that they may get proper care and better education.  

At present in child protection centre, there are 256 children from the age 0-19 years old. Some of these children have been with Maiti Nepal since 1993 and some are recent ones. The main purpose of Maiti Nepal is to send these children is to school and give them a good education. 

Maiti Nepal aims to help girls and women who have nowhere else to turn: girl children from the streets, abandoned children, bonded labourers, and destitute women.  Started in 1993, Maiti Nepal runs a Child Protection and Rehabilitation Centre for girls and women. 
Maiti Nepal also bases its work in different targeted areas of Nepal where girl trafficking occurs.  

AIM
Child Protection Centre aims to provide a safe shelter home to vulnerable children and to the children who are deprived of love and affection.

OBJECTIVES

• Provide food and shelter.
• Facilitate medical - check-ups. Provide counselling services to girls suffering from severe trauma.
• Help identify parents and re-integrate them with their family. Provide family counselling during reunions to facilitate assimilation. Provide a safe passage to their respective villages.  
• Motivate trafficked girls to help identify criminals. To provide the victims with a safe and well- protected shelter home.
• Provide formal education to the children and girls.

Project Details
Regular Activities

• Provide food and safe shelter (long term and short term) and help them with their overall development
• Provide homely environment to the residents
• Facilitate medical - check-ups and maintain records.
• Help identify parents and counsel them.
• Reintegrate the children  with their family. 
• Formal Education classes are conducted regularly.
• Counseling services are provided to children suffering from severe trauma case. In additional  physical check ups, Hospital visit and treatment are regular activities.
• Music Therapy is to refresh the residence from tedious work they under take every day and encourages them to expose all the inner talent.