Abstract
Abstract: The present research was conducted to study NGOs services for children in Mumbai through a child rights perspective. The study was exploratory in nature and aimed to assess the implementation of child rights by the NGOs. 35 NGOs working for children in the city of Mumbai comprised the sample and were studied using a questionnaire and rating scale as tools. Findings revealed that education (74 percent) and health (54 percent) were the most common concerns of the organizations. Only 17 percent of the NGOs considered child rights to be a concern. The NGOs implemented the right to participation better than any other right. The right to survival was, however, grossly neglected. It was concluded that there are several gaps and areas of lack in the services offered to children. There is also an urgent need to spread awareness amongst the NGO workers themselves to make child rights a part of organizational mandates.
Highlights
The present research was conducted to study Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) services for children in Mumbai through a child rights perspective
The government requires the support of voluntary agencies or Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
The smaller organizations were run with mostly voluntary support. 24 were local NGOs while 9 had national networks and 2 had international networks. 40 percent of the NGOs were between 16 and years of age. percent were 1 - 15 years old and 29 percent were established at least 31 years ago
Summary
The present research was conducted to study NGOs services for children in Mumbai through a child rights perspective. VOLUME 4, NOMOR 1, JUNI 2007 disadvantaged sections of our society and the various policies and programms have proved inadequate It is often a case of misplaced priorities. As the Alternate Report – India (1998) was being published by the Working Group on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the government was engaged in exploding nuclear devices. While they worked at generating a shallow sense of national pride, the Indian child was sidelined. The government requires the support of voluntary agencies or Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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