Innovative, transformative and holistic, our award winning community-based child centric Bal Mitra Gram™ (BMG™) or Child Friendly Village model is a one-stop solution for holistic child protection working on the ground among vulnerable communities to prevent exploitation of children including child trafficking, child labour and child marriage besides addressing other cross-cutting issues of education, child sexual abuse, water, sanitation, hygiene and livelihood.
Besides rescuing children engaged in labour and playing an active role in thwarting child marriages and trafficking, the BMG™ Division has been working round the year to ensure there is no disruption in education of children by getting them enrolled in schools. The Division also ensured distribution of mobile phones to children from remote areas so that they could continue with their online mode of education.
Here is a snapshot of the work done by our Bal Mitra Gram Division in 2021:
- 625 child-friendly villages operational
- 374315 population outreached
- 1,49,326 children protected and empowered
- 18,901 people were provided access to government welfare schemes worth Rs 12.71 cr
- 26,824 people registered for long term social security schemes like Ayushman Yojana
- 30,831 people vaccinated against COVID-19
- 1,189 children withdrawn from child labour
- 253 bicycles distributed to girls
- 7,1713 children retained in elementary schools
- 6655 child leaders created
- 7 school infrastructure improved
- 18750 home based education provided during the COVID-19
- 625 COVID-19 Meals
- 210 most vulnerable girls were enrolled for secondary education in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Jharkhand
- 49 children protected from trafficking
- Online education support to 6,500 children through 1,300 mobile phones
- MoU with Madhya Pradesh Government to create 100 child-friendly Villages
- Partnership with Koderma and Giridih district administration in Jharkhand to create 255 child-friendly villages
- 79 children supported through Freedom Fellow Education Fund to enable them pursue their studies