Bal Raksha Bharat Overview
Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) is currently working in 19 states and 3 Union Territories of India, to catalyse immediate and lasting change for children.
As Save the Children, we provided relief during the famine and floods faced by Bengal in 1950s, collaborated with Indian government to provide mobile nutrition clinics across 9 Indian states as part of the global Freedom from Hunger campaign in 1960s. In 1970s our first office was set up in Delhi and we provided relief for Divi Seema Cyclone and Tidal Wave in Andhra Pradesh. In 1980s we launched 40 projects across the country on pre-school programmes, food and medical care, mother and child health and in 1990s we deepened our work on education and child protection. In 2000 we mounted the Tsunami cyclone response.
We are formally registered as Bal Raksha Bharat (BRB), under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Since 2004, as Bal Raksha Bharat we have directly reached over 10 million children, more than 50 percent of whom are girls. We are working on the issue of education, health, nutrition and WASH, child protection, child poverty, humanitarian response as well as climate change and disaster risk reduction
Our Theory of Change
The work we do for the children of India revolves around the Theory of Change. Our set of interventions are planned with the vision that their outcomes should lead to specific developments and change at the ground level.
Achieve results at scale
Establish credibility of our models through evidence-based, integrated and sustainable programming to ensure positive and scalable impact on marginalised children
Build strategic partnerships
Strategic alliances with children, communities, government, donors and peers to expand and amplify our expertise on child rights
Be a convenor of voices
Being a convenor of voices of and for children through evidence-based advocacy and campaigns to inspire collective action that advocacy and campaigns to inspire collective action that drives change
Be an innovator
Be the catalyst to drive new ideas that deliver positive impact at scale for children, focused on the intersection of our ambitions for children and their most pressing problems
OUR JOURNEY IN THE LAST
15 YEARS
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EducationEducation
We help educate and empower children. We ensure their enrollment and retention in school through our holistic approach and help create better learning environments.
17,62,321
children have been provided Education support in the last 15 years
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Child ProtectionChild Protection
We work to protect children from different forms of abuse and exploitation such as child labour, child marriage, neglect and violence.
22,49,797
children have been given a shield of protection by our efforts in the last 15 years
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Health and NutritionHealth and Nutrition
We provide crucial healthcare support to children, which include newborn babies, infants, young children, and adolescents.
28,23,051
children have benefitted from projects on healthcare & nutrition in the last 15 years
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Poverty & InclusionPoverty & Inclusion
We work to tackle poverty affecting children’s lives and promote social inclusion
13,42,896
were supported through our work in this area
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Covid-19Covid-19
During successive waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, we worked relentlessly to provide relief and psychosocial support to children and their families.
13,60,345
were supported through our Covid-19 Reponse Programmes
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HumanitarianHumanitarian
We provide life-saving relief and rehabilitation support to vulnerable children and their communities during emergencies and disasters
4,19,841
children have been provided humanitarian support
Over the years, Bal Raksha Bharat has registered its presence in 19 states and 3 Union Territories of India through projects aimed at addressing the most pressing needs of children. Here’s a snapshot of the number of children we have reached directly in various states and Union Territories.
