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which is one NGO for less than 400 Indians, and many times the number of primary schools and primary health centres in India.

About bosco:
BOSCO is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) working with the Young At Risk in the city of Bangalore since 1980. Of paramount concern is the growing phenomenon of street and working children in all major cities in India. The alarming pace of urbanization and the proportionately weakening fabric of our social structure and policies are forcing a large number of such children into cities every day.

About BOSCO

Organization profile
Bangalore Oniyavara Seva Coota (BOSCO), more commonly known as BOSCO is a project of the Salesians of Don BOSCO (SDB). BOSCO is a registered Non Profitable Charitable Organization under the Society's registration Act of 1960 (No.184/86-87). Constituted in 1980, we offer service to the Young at Risk like - children living on the streets, child labourers, abandoned / orphaned children, victims of drug abuse, victims of child abuse, begging children, rag pickers etc. Now, BOSCO has spread its wings across the city of Bangalore through 7 rehabilitation centres & 6 street presence locations

History & Origins

Bangalore Oniyavara Seva Coota (BOSCO) is a voluntary organization working with street and working children in Bangalore city for the last thirty years, we derive our inspiration from BOSCO the priest Don Bosco of Turin (1815 1888), an educationalist who worked tirelessly for the betterment of destitute and needy youth who lived on the streets during his lifetime.

How it all began....

It was in the year 1980 that some Salesian students of Kristu Jyoti College, Bangalore felt a strong inclination to reach out to the neglected children and youth on the streets of Bangalore. In the process, they discovered the harsh reality of the thousands of children/youth who struggled on the streets for survival and felt compelled to start an initiative called Project outreach. The initial weekly programme grew to daily interactions with ad hoc service components like recreation, study, outings etc. The next logical step was to set up a permanent shelter - to serve as a nodal point for all activities and where caring adults could build better relationships with street children. Five years later, in July 1985, the Bangalore Salesian Society bought a small two-storey building at Magadi Road, located two kilometres from the City Bus Stand and Railway station to serve as a contact point, night shelter and doubled up as a training unit as well. Fr. George Kollashany SDB patronised the project for the first nine long years and laid the foundation for the success that BOSCO is today. In the year 1986, BOSCO was registered under the Societys registration Act of 1960. Today we are a strong group of about 100 committed staff operating through seven rehabilitation centres & six street presence locations reaching out to over 6000 children each year!

Vision
To build a community that will unreservedly care for its children through a preventive and promotional approach which supports children and activates forces in the society that favour them.

Mission
To encourage the young at risk to join the mainstream of society as educated and productive citizens by partnering with the children in their daily struggle to grow off the streets.

What We Do?
Working Strategies of BOSCO

At the level of young at risk At the level of community and Society

Target Groups of BOSCO

Unaccompanied Children living on streets Children who do labour Abandoned / Orphaned Children Runaway / Missing children Victims of Substance Abuse Victims of Child Abuse / Violence / exploitation Children who do begging Children who do Rag Picking Children whose Rights are violated

Our Services
Counseling Every child who enters BOSCO would undergo Conseling. We provide two types of counselling: Initial counseling and Intensive counseling. The intensive counselling will take a week long. The details of the child are revealed through the initial counseling. Our professional counsellors, who would in the process identify the real problems of the child and help him to transform his attitudes towards life. The intensive counselling includes recreational and motivational therapy as well. At the end of the counselling the child is either reinstated into his family or placed in one of its centres for rehabilitation. In some exceptional cases the child is referred to other care institutions. Home Placement Home placement finds its core importance among all our activities. BOSCO believes that the Child belongs to his/her home and that is where the children can grow up best. Reinstating the children back in their homes at the earliest after rehabilitation is the goal that BOSCO pursues with intent. During the intervention time BOSCO absorbs them in the interim for a period that may be necessary and which depends on the specific needs of the individual. The counseling services in this direction and the formative measures undertaken are focused on enabling and empowering the individual child to reintegrate them back into their families or societies.

Tracing Missing Children BOSCO is the nodal agency for the state for the missing child bureau as per the proceeding of Government of Karnataka. This decision has come with the efforts of BOSCO in ensuring the implementation of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act 2000 and the corresponding Amendment Act (2006). The Act envisages that the State Government shall set up a Missing Childrens Bureau to document and publicize information relating to Missing Children with the co-operation and collaboration of a child welfare voluntary organization and District Police Station. Education Most of the children stop their education after their initial schooling. The reason behind this scenario is that economic instability. BOSCO intends to support these children for their higher education in different trades with the help of well wishers and like minded people who could support these children to puruse the education further. Vocational Training Vocational training coupled with Non-Formal Education is provided to those children above 14 years of age, who show too much resistance towards formal education. This is because many children from poor families find earning money as a better alternative compared to going to schools. Therefore we try to provide them with this option at least to help them lead a better and more responsible life. The vocational training includes welding, carpentry, two-wheeler mechanism, computer training, tailoring etc. However, in the process whenever we discover that a child has developed interest in formal education, we help him to make a switch. Job Placement After completing the vocational training, we place these children in different job setting according to their qualification. This will help them to construct their future, by making them to find out their bread from their sweat. Room Placement Room placement for older boys nearing the age of 18 years is an activity to help them become independent. The job placed boys are assisted in procuring a separate rented room outside BOSCOs residential facility. Around 3-4 boys live together in a room, they pay the rent jointly and stay together as a family with bonding. Advocacy Legal intervention on behalf of victimized children is one of our chief activity. We intervene in cases where children are abused / unjustly treated by employers or exploited by traffickers and send petitions on behalf of the children to Child Welfare Committee (CWC). Health Care Giving better medical service to the children is one of our major concerns. It is our primary responsibility to look after the children until they are reintegrated with their families. We facilitate proper treatment for sick children and also conduct medical camps from time to time. Personality Enhancement Personality Enhancement has a vital aspect among our services. Such measures help to develop positive attitudes in life, facilitate growth in resilience, recognize and understand the personalities and bring awareness of hazards that adversely affect the physical health. Child Labor Eradication Child labor is a serious and extensive problem, with many children under the age of fourteen working in hazardous situation. Child labor has been identified as harmful and hazardous to the childs development needs, both mental and physical. BOSCO through its Child Labor project aims at the termination of child labor gradually and to ensure the change in mindset of these innocent kids to get in to normal and dignified life. HIV/AIDS Awareness HIV/AIDS is considered as the dreadful disease of this century. It is also spreading at an alarming rate. Being ranked second in case of HIV/AIDs patients, India is on the path to reach the top spot. This is mainly due to the unawareness among the people. As a remedy to this, we organize plenty of awareness programs in order to make young people on the streets to be aware about HIV/AIDS and its transmission.

National Research and Documentation (NRD) It is one of the important elements of BOSCOs activities aimed at providing for building a strong intellectual base essential for the kind of work it is involved in. NRD plays an indispensable role of adding intellectual and critical substance to the programs and activities of BOSCO and discerning its mission in the context of changing circumstances, emerging realities and policy environment that affect and influence its target groups and areas. NRD highlights BOSCOs experience as an inspiration to others to serve.

Core Projects
Street Presence BOSCOs Street presence offers constant support to a child when he/she lands on the streets, preventing and protecting them from the hands of exploiters by ensuring proper guidance and rehabilitation. The street presence is made available round the clock by placing street counselors /educators at various contact points of the city like bus stand, railway station etc. SJPU (Special Juvenile Police Unit) Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU) assistance by BOSCO is a collaboration with the State Police Department, South Division, Bangalore. The SJPU so constituted will have 6 full-time activists of BOSCO in the unit and supportive financial and human resource-wise inputs to keep vigil on the children in conflict with law & neglected children of the Metro. The overall goal of this project is to gradually bring down to nil the instances of Juvenile delinquency in Bangalore Metro and take care of the children who ar4e in conflict with the law for their appropriate rehabilitations. CHILDLINE CHILDLINE is a partnership platform bringing together the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, the UNICEF, the Department of Telecommunications, street and community youth, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, the corporate sector and concerned individuals. BOSCO is a collaborating agency with the CHILDLINE foundation. Just by dialing the toll free number 1098, the children who are in need of aid and help are assisted. Child Labor Child labor project envisages creating awareness among the general public related to this social issue so as to get their support to eliminate child labor in the city of Bangalore. And thereby to bring down the number of child labor cases in the city of Bangalore. Child Safety cum Transit home at Bangalore This project is implemented for creating a child friendly atmosphere in Bangalore city. It aims at establishing a safety net for the young at risk in Bangalore city and brings them back to the main stream of the society. Intensive Counseling Centre This is a project aimed at identifying prevention strategies through intensive counseling services offered at BOSCO transit home to the newly rescued children from the streets of Bangalore. The project has made tremendous impact on the newly rescued in repatriating them with their families and helping them to find new meaning to their broken lives. The project is implemented at one of our centres called BOSCO Mane.

BOSCO Mane
This centre acts as a halfway home to street children below 15 years who are persuaded to come away from the streets. At this centre, boys enjoy maternal/paternal care, affection, concern and true fellowship. Some of the them are referred to other institutions for formal education while others attend training in carpentry, welding, two wheeler repairs, tailoring, electrical and bookbinding. At present there are about 80 boys residing in the centre. Besides, Mane serves as a convalescing centre from 1986 for the sick boys from the areas that require special care. The major services of the centre

Recreational Activities Home Integration and Repatriation

Child & Family Counseling Enrollment into Formal Education Awareness on Health & Hygiene

CHILDLINE Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU) Don Bosco Fest Prayer Services Childrens Day Celebration Craft Works Value Imparting Programs Orientation Programs Various Religions Celebration

Address BOSCO Mane (Shelter for boys below 15 years, Non-formal Education) 242, 4th Main Chamrajpet Bangalore 560018 Phone: 080-2242 4138, 080-6537 0111 Email: boscoblr @ boscoban . org

BOSCO Statistics
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Tabulated Statistical Data

1. 2. Street Presence Home Placement details (2009-10) 3. Health Care 4. Childline 5. Advocacy 6. Missing Child Search 7. Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU)- South Division 8. Vocational Training 9. Consolidated report of 2009-10 10. Statistical Data of BOSCO for the Last Five years (2005-2010) Top

Street Presence

Fresh Area/Ce Childre Boy Gir % ntre s ls n Contac

ted
Railway station 32 16 2 3 0 1 6 2 0 3 1 9 0 4 0 0 53. 46

3446

Bus Stand Gandhin agar Shivajin agar K.R.Mar ket BOSCO Yuvoda ya BOSCO Yuvake ndra BOSCO Mane BOSCO Nivas BOSCO Nilaya BOSCO Sumana halli

2096

19 34

32. 5 0.8 3 0.3 7 0.6 0 0.1 7

54

51

24

05

39

35

11

11

03

03

0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 4 2

0.0 4

754

63 4

11. 69 0.0 4 0.2 0. 0.3 0

03

00

13

12

02

02

Total

6445

59 03

10 0

Freshly Contacted Children State Wise break-up

State
Karnataka Tamilnadu

Total
4817 263

Andrapradesh 665

Bihar Orissa Other states Total

86 36 578 6445

Old Child Contacted at street presence locations

Area/Centre

No. of Old children

10 09 92 28 140 30 27 29 26 23 23 24 60 521

Railway station Bus Stand Gandhinagar Shivajinagar K.R.market Magadi road Yuvodaya Yuvakendra BOSCO Mane BOSCO Nivas BOSCO Nilaya BOSCO Summanahalli BOSCO Vikas Total Repeated Children

Fresh Area/Centr Children Boy Girl Contacte s e s d

Railway station Bus Stand Gandhinag 135 49 10 13 0 49 10 05 00 00

ar From all the centres Total 00 00 18 9 00

194

05

Total Children Contacted during the year

Types of children
Fresh Children Old Repeated Total Follow-Up

No. of children
6445 521 194 7160

Follow-up

No. of children
4083 939 27 786 427 03 85 137 673 7160

Home Placement Referred to other Institution Room Placement Counseled & sent Went away Died Job Placement Vocational Training In the Process of rehabilitation Grand Total Top

Home Placement details (2009-10)

BOSCO

No. of Children

Centres/areas Home placed

BOSCO Yuvodaya BOSCO Mane BOSCO Yuvakendra BOSCO Nilaya BOSCO Nivas Railway Station Bus Stand BOSCO Summanahalli Total Top 1416 1338 342 11 01 767 196 12 4083

Health Care
Children Who Underwent Health Care

Hospital Care
OP BM BYK BY B.Vikas B.Nil 46 83 8 54 1 IP 7 2 4 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

OMC

80 217 4 422 32 30 152 0 54 11 51

B.Nivas 0 DBSum 100 DBA RS BS KRM 9 0 0 8

SN GN MR SJPU Total

0 1 0 14 324

0 0 0 0 28

15 0 0 0 1068

Major diseases diagnosed &treated Malaria Jaundice Epilepsy 2 1 8

Tuberculosis 2 HIV Pneumonia Top 2 2

Childline
Total Number of Children received: Boys: 144 Girls: 54

0Gen 1 der Ye ars

02 05 Ye ars

06 10 Ye ars

01 11 Ye ars

16 18 Ye ars

Ab ov e To 18 tal Ye ars
1 4 4 5 4 1 9 8

Bo ys Gir ls To tal

1 0

3 0 1 4 4 4

8 1 1 5 9 6

1 5

1 8

1 6

2 1

Call Statistics

Sl. No.

Types of Calls

No. of Calls

01 02 03 03 05

Medical Help Shelter Repatriation Rescue Parents asking help (Missing) Emotional Support and Guidance Info. and Referral to Services Info. about CHILDLINE and Volunteers Child Lost Crank/Fun/Abusive Friendly Wrong Silent Blank Follow-up Phone testing Administrative Personal TOTAL

72 248 291 246 62

06

171

07

1774

08

1529

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

00 1494 1844 2468 8026 9250 81 1419 241 03 29219

Services

Crisis intervention
Intensive Follow-up Temporary Shelter Provided a. BOSCO b. Others Home Placement Institutional Placement

120
474

43 22 119 346

Counseled & Sent Top

10

Advocacy
Total Number of Interventions:

Area

No. of No. of Interventio Childre ns n

25 239 25 239

Hotel Police Custody Child Labour Domestic Child Labour Middlem an Care & Protectio n Abusive Begging Traffickin g Total Top

29

29

29

29

12

23

339

339

34 56 16 779

42 70 62 858

Missing Child Search

Total No. of Missing complaint received in 2009-2010 Total No. of Missing complaints received during 2009-2010 Total No. of Missing children traced Through follow up ( By 3203

1928 335

Police,Family, Public, himself) Through Website Traced by NGO Total No. of Missing children not traced Top 30 1563 1275

Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU)- South Division

Total no. of children contacted during the year 2009-2010

Cases

No. of children
97 339

Conflict with law Care and Protection Principle of Diversion Total Services Rendered:

119 555

1.Home Placement
a.From the police station b.From BOSCO 2.Institutional Placements a.Childrens Home b.Observation Home c.Other Institution Top

TOTAL
119 89 239 239 97 11

Vocational Training

Name of the

Total No. of children

Training

admitted for training

15 16 26

Welding Carpentry Basic Tailoring Advanced Tailoring Book Binding Screen printing Bakery Two wheeler Total

14

18

14 06 28 137

Top

Consolidated report of 2009-10

Total number of children remaining at BOSCO (on 1st of June 2009) New Children contacted from 1st June 2009 to 31st May, 2010 No. of children benefited from 1st June 2009 to 31st May 2010 Types of Intervention for Children rendered from 1st June 2009 to 31st May 2010 Children repraited with their family Children referred for Institutional care (outside BOSCO) Children received only counseling service and sent (from area & centre) Children went away from the area and centre between 1st June 2009 to 31st May 2010 No. of Children died in BOSCO Contact areas/area Children started their life independently stay at room and manage etc..) 4083 939 907

715 6445 715 + 6445 = 7160

527 03 27

Total Total children Came back & remaining in areas & centres as on 31st May 2010 Services rendered and programmes conducted Children continuing formal education programme at BOSCO centres and areas Children received non formal education programme at BOSCO centres and area Children continuing Vocational Training at BOSCO centre Youth helped for job Placement programmes Children/Youth received Primary/First Aid medical care at BOSCO centres and areas (Cases) No. of children/ youth received advocacy related intervention at BOSCO centres and areas Total no. of Out reach programmes conducted for awareness creation on child rights Top

6486 673

438

2210 137 85 1420

858

82

Statistical Data of BOSCO for the Last Five years (2005-2010)

Year

No. of Children

Sent to other Institutions Total Home Room Job (Including no. placement placement placement BOSCO Centres)
Fresh Children 3392 4263 1928 98 109 B.M

Old Children 200506 200607 200708 200809 200910 871

458

761

4277

5038

2312

22

134

1807

663

3892

4510

2200

43

90

1551

691

5922

6613

3527

30

141

1796

521

6445

6966

4083

27

85

1899

Total

3507

23928

27390 14050

220

559

7511

BOSCO Achievements
Awards & Recognitions to BOSCO

Rotary award, 2009 Bharat Jyoti Award, 2008 Kempe Gowda Award, 2007 Makkala Mitra Award, 2004 & 2005 Best Child Artist Award, 2001(BOSCO Inmate) Makkala Kalyana Rajya Prashasthi Award, 2000 Rotary Community Service Award, 1998 Bravery Award, 1994 (BOSCO Inmate) Bheedhi Bhagya Award, 1992 Special Police Officer's Badge, 1992 Rotary Community Service Award, 1990

Missing Child Search

The Missing Child Bureau Karnataka (MCB) has been established as per the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act 2000 and the rules there under by the Department of Women and Child Development. The Govt. of Karnataka has appointed BOSCO as the State Nodal Agency of the Missing Child Bureau of Karnataka as per the Govt. of Karnataka Order No. DWCD 180 MCB 2007. BOSCO being the State Nodal Agency is the coordinating office which designates other NGOs in the districts to function as the District Cells of the MCB for collecting data on Missing Children cases and unaccompanied children. Using a linkup between Missing Child Search (www.missingchildsearch.net, a web based platform to record missing child complaints) and Homelink software (a desktop application capable of collecting information on Missing and/ Unaccompanied children) BOSCO helps in repatriation of the missing children.

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