Bal Raksha Bharat works in 15 states and 3 Union Territories of India, determined to build a world where every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.
Take a look at our journey of over 100 years, now!
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2018-2019
Responded to the floods in Kerala, 2018
Rajasthan government adopted the Jaipur Declaration for safe schools and the Government of Telangana adopted the School Safety Curriculum through our consistent efforts
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2017-2018
Launched ‘Every Last Child’ campaign
‘Saving Newborn Lives’ (SNL) project resulted in a revision of Possible Serious Bacterial Infection (PSBI) policy of the Indian Government
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2016-17
Nominated for Central Advisory Board (CAB) on child labour set up under the CALPRA
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2014-15
Launched the action/2015 movement influencing key policymakers on issues presented at three UN summits in the post-2015 development agenda
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2013-14
Helped bring the Juvenile Justice Act of Jammu & Kashmir in 2013 at par to the Juvenile Justice Act of India
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2012-13
Partnered with more than 10,000 NGOs across 17 states ensuring RtE Act implementation
Appointed as the Secretariat for the Government of India-led coalition Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
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2011-12
Helped amend the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act (CALPRA) and the RtE Forum
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2010-11
Became a member of the NCERT Committee on Early Childhood Care and Education
Provided emergency & relief services to around 60,000 children during the Leh and Odisha floods
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2009-10
Helped rehabilitate 2,500 children from child labour
Launched our global child survival campaign ‘Every One’, reaching over 7.5 lakh children
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2008-09
Supported the conflict-affected children in Jammu & Kashmir
Facilitated the formation of the Right to Education (RtE) Forum
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April 1, 2008
Bal Raksha Bharat, registered as Bal Raksha Bharat in India became an independent member of the International Bal Raksha Bharat Alliance
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The 2000s
Delivered the most impactful response to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
Child protection, early childhood care and development, education, and ceasing issues of HIV/AIDS became our fundamental work
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1999
Eglantyne Jebb founded Bal Raksha Bharat in response to the aftermath of World War I and its brutal consequences on children
She drafted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child that was adopted by the League of Nations in 1924, and later by the United Nations in 1959
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The 1990s
Adopted a rights-based approach that focused on education and protection of children
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The 1980s
Launched 40 projects including pre-school programmes, food and medical care, mother and child health, hostels for children, and settlement of Tibetan refugees
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The 1970s
Initiated ‘Refugees on Move’ programme to address the food needs of refugees as well as the distribution of medical aid
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The 1960s
Built childcare and welfare centres for Tibetan refugee children
Partnered with the government on the ‘Freedom from Hunger’ campaign to provide mobile nutrition clinics
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The 1940s – 50s
Provided relief during the famine and floods in Bengal, 1943
Launched the All-India Bal Raksha Bharat Committee led by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
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The 1920s – 30s
Our Child Protection Committee advocated India’s Sarada Act for preventing child marriage
Mahatma Gandhi signed the ‘Declaration of the Rights of the Child’ in 1931