Records of orphans in childcare homes to be ready by April

NYOOOZ

The Childline Foundation, along with three universities, will be conducting a mapping exercise of all child care institutions in Kerala, India, according to this article from NYOOOZ. The exercise is commissioned by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, following a Supreme Court directive. “The initiative aims at preventing children from being stranded at childcare institutions and ensuring their rights in terms of care and protection,” according to the article. The mapping seeks to discover how many children are living in institutions and how long they have been there, as well as the number of staff members in each institution, their qualifications and the quality of conditions in those institutions.