CHILD HELPLINE

                                                 

Day by day the child abuse is becoming serious matter for society .So many serials and film based on this topic to create awareness among the people .It is very creative thought. Because now a day TV is best medium to promote child rights. Most of Indian people watch TV  in their daily life.  Udaan is a social message program to high light the issue of bonded labour in Indian villages and also the second episode of Satyamev Jayate focused on child sexual abuse in India. For the episode, Amir Khan had worked with NGOs working with children abused sexually. It showcased two cases of people Cindrella Prakash and Harish Iyer – who have had gone through bad experiences. Cindrella was molested in her childhood by an elderly person close to her family while her parents were not in the house.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      What  street children in Mumbai needed was a helpline, their own helpline. In 1996, CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF) launched CHILDLINE, the country's first toll-free tele-helpline 1098 for street children in distress. As of March 2015, total of 36 Million calls since inception have been serviced by CHILDLINE service and operates in 346 cities and districts in 33 States through its network of over 600 partner organizations across India.

              CHILDLINE stands for a friendly 'didi' or a sympathetic 'bhaiya' who is always there for vulnerable children 24 hours day, 365 days. A phone number that spells hope for millions of children across India, CHILDLINE is India's first 24-hour, free, emergency phone service for children in need of aid and assistance. Whether you are a concerned adult or a child, you can dial 1098, the toll-free number to access their services. They not only respond to the emergency needs of children but also link them to services for their long time.

                 They work for the protection of the rights of all children in general. But their special focus is on all children in need of care and protection, especially the more vulnerable sections, which include Street children and youth living alone on the streets. Children who need emotional support and guidance. Children whose families are in crises .vision of child line to create  a child - friendly nation that guarantees the rights and protection of all children and to reach out to every child in need of care and protection by responding to emergencies on 1098. To create awareness about CHILDLINE 1098 amongst every Indian child and to provide a platform of networking amongst organizations and to provide linkages to support systems that facilitate the rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection. So many of children’s are not aware of these help line so that we should give the information about such help line to the child for their protection.

                                                                                                           Supriya MACJ