AGENCIES RELATED TO WELFARE SERVICES TO THE CHILDREN

AGENCIES RELATED TO WELFARE SERVICES TO THE CHILDREN

NATIONAL AGENCIES v. Indian council for child welfare v. Central social welfare board v. Kasturba Gandhi memorial trust v. Indian red cross society v. All India women’s conference(AIWC)

INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CHILD WELFARE

• Established in 1952 • Affiliated with the international union for child welfare. SERVICES • Securing the India’s children

CENTRAL SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD • Initiated in 1968 • Aim to provide “Family & child welfare services” in rural areas

FUNCTIONS • Surveying the needs & requirements of the voluntary organization in the country • Promoting & setting up of social welfare organization on a voluntary basis • Rendering the financial aid

Teaching a craft Social education ACTIVITIES Literacy classes Distribution of milk

o Balwadies o Organization of play centers for children o Maternity aid for women

INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY

OBJECTIVES Improvement of health Prevention of disease Mitigation of suffering

ACTIVITIES Ø Relief work Ø Milk & medical supplies Ø Armed forces Ø Maternal & child welfare services Ø Blood bank & first aid

KASTURBA GANDHI MEMORIAL TRUST

INVOLVED WITH ü Village service centers (Gram seva kendra) ü Health centers(Arogya Kendra) ü Children welfare(Balseva Kendra) ü Creches ü Basic schools ü Heigher secondary school for girls ü Girls college ü Training in printing, umbrella making ü Short stay homes

All India women’s conference(AIWC) • Founded in 1927 • Based on the principles of social justice, integrity, equal rights and opportunities.

CHILD RELIEF AND YOU(CRY) • Founded in 1979 • In 1989 that states that every child has ü Right to survival ü Right to protection from exploitation ü Abuse and neglect ü Right to develop through education ü Right to participation with respect for children’s view ü Freedom of expression

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS i. UNICEF ii. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION iii. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF CHILD WELFARE iv. CARE v. FAO

UNICEF • UNITED NATION’S INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS EMERGENCY FUND • Established in 1946 • With the aim to deal with rehabilitation of children in war ravaged countries. • Headquartress is at United states

Its main objective is improvement of the health of the mother and infants. UNICEF plays a main role in all programs which benefit the children’s health directly or indirectly. The regional headquarters of UNICEF is in Delhi which is called as south central Asia region(SCAR).

UNICEF helps in the following fields in India: 1. Health 2. Nutrition 3. Education 4. Water supply 5. Social welfare

HEALTH ü Development of rural health services through • Help the primary health centers. • Control of communicable diseases • Immunization programs • Medical education and training.

NUTRITION v. Applied nutrition program v. Agricultural extension services v. School health services v. Helping dairy project v. Prevention of malnutrition. v. Provision of supplementary nutrition to children, supply of milk powder etc…

EDUCATION o Strengthening of science laboratories o Arranging workshops. o Supply of A. V. Aids. o Providing books and other education material to schools of nursing.

WATER SUPPLY v. Digging wells in rural areas. v. Promoting the use of ground water.

SOCIAL WELFARE ü Reproductive and child health services. ü Contributing to primary health care. ü Promoting child safety and safe motherhood.

3. CSSM(CHILD SURVIVAL AND SAFE MOTHERHOOD) Contribution for the achievement of “Health for all” Similarly UNICEF has formulated strategy called ‘GOBIFFF” encourage child health which can be explained below:

G-Growth chart to monitor the development in children. O-oral rehydration. B-Breast Feeding I-Immunization against six killer diseases. F-Family planning F-Food supplementation F-Female education

UNICEF is giving contribution to all the activities related to the protection and development of child health such as immunization, supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring, management of diarrhea, water supply, environment, sanitation, hygiene, child spacing, girl’s education and income, generation activities for women.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

• Came across in April 1945 • Constitution came into force on 7 th April 1948 OBJECTIVES o To attain higher level of health o Health for all by the year 2000 AD o Healthy development of a child o The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health

FUNCTIONS • Prevention & control of specific disease • Immunization • Development of comprehensive health services • To promote & support National health programmes • Policy development • Family health • Environmental health

• • Health statistics Bio-medical research Health literature & information Co-operation with other organization

ACTIVITIES OF WHO IN INDIA The activities of WHO in India and south east Asia region are as follows: Ø Eradication of malaria Ø Control of tuberculosis and communicable diseases. Ø Health laboratory services. Ø Health statistics.

Ø Public health administration. Ø Reproductive and child health Ø Dental health. Ø Medical rehabilitation Ø Quality control of drugs. Ø Medical and Nursing education.

CARE § CO-OPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE & RELIEF EVERYWHERE § Founded in North America § CARE begins its operation in India in 1950 § It provides emergency aid & long term development assistance § Objective is to provide food for children the age group of 6 -11 years

SERVICES • Integrated nutrition & health project • Anaemia control project • Improving women’s health project • Improved health care for adolescence girls project • Child survival project

II. VOLUNTARY AGENCIES A voluntary health agency may be defined as an organization that is administered by an autonomous board which holds meetings, collects funds for its support chiefly from private sources and expends money, whether with or without paid workers, in conducting a programme directed primarily to furthering the public health by providing health services or health education, or by advancing of those activities.

FUNCTIONS q. Supplementing the work of government agencies. q. Pioneering q. Education q. Demonstration q. Guarding the work of government q. Advancing health legislation.

2. HIND KUSHT NIVARAN SANGH The Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh was founded in 1950 with its headquarters in New Delhi. ACTIVITIES q. Rendering of financial assistance to various leprosy homes and clinics. q. Health education through publication and posters. q. Training of medical workers and physiotherapist.

3. INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CHILD WELFARE(ICCW) It was established in 1952 and it is affiliated to the International union for child welfare. AIMS To secure Indian children and those opportunities and facilities which are necessary to develop them physically, mentally, spiritually and socially in a healthy and normal manner.

4. TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA The Tuberculosis Association Of India was formed in 1939. It has branches in all the states in India. ACTIVITIES I. Organizing a T. B seal campaign every year to raise funds. II. Training of doctors, health visitors and social workers in anti tuberculosis work. III. Promotion of health education and promotion of consultations and conferences.

5. BHARATH SEVAK SAMAJ This was formed in 1952, as a non – political, and non-official organization. The activities include camps such as youth camps, teaches training camps, college student’s camps and health publicity.

6. CENTRAL SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD It was started in 1953, as a semi government agency. ACTIVITIES q. To provide service for mothers and children. q. Social education for women. q. Establishing balwadies for children and distribution of milk q. Organizing play centers. q. Providing maternity aid for women.

10. ALL INDIA BLIND RELIEF SOCIETY The all India blind relief society was established in 1946 with the view to coordinate different institution working for the blind. It organizes eye relief camps and other measures for the relief of the blind.

References • Parul Datta, textbook of Paediatric Nursing • Rimple Sharma, textbook of child health nursing