20 Years. 849 Villages. 6 States.
374,315 Changed Lives. Immeasurable Smiles
Innovative. Transformative. Award Winning. Child Centered.
Holistic. Community Based. Best Practice Model
The Bal Mitra Gram™ (BMG™) or Child Friendly Village has been the one-stop solution for holistic child protection since 2001.
It works towards preventing child exploitation such as child trafficking, child labour and child marriage right at its source along with addressing other cross-cutting issues of education, child sexual abuse, water, sanitation, hygiene and livelihood. Taking democratic actions to empower the community based stakeholders, through a rights based approach, this model breaks the systemic barriers of oppression, in access to rights and injustice.
.The Bal Mitra Gram (BMG) model ensures every child is free, safe and educated.
Our Impact since 2001
Child friendly Village Model
awards and accolades
- Mahatma Award for Social Good 2020 awarded to KSCF for implementing a child-centred community development model Bal Mitra Gram™
- The Diana Award, 2020, to BMG™ leader Neeraj Murmu (Jharkhand)
- The Diana Award, 2019, to BMG™ leader Champa Kumari (Jharkhand)
- Governor of Jharkhand Smt. Droupadi Murmu honoured BMG™ leader Champa Kumari
- Goalkeepers Global Goals Change Maker Award, 2019, to BMG™ leader Payal Jangid (Rajasthan)
- Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project by Global Development Network in 2010