9 episodes
Care of the State by Catalysts for Social Action Maed in India
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- Society & Culture
Care of the State - a podcast by Catalysts for Social Action is a series to help understand the plight of vulnerable children in India. The show breaks down complex issues to help you understand the system of institutional care, fostering, adoption, aftercare, the role of organisations and government institutions and their responsibility to provide care and protection to these children through weekly episodes. Experts from Catalysts for Social Action (CSA) will be talking to lawyers, researchers, NGOs and other experts from the space who will help you understand the ground realities, the struggles, how the pandemic affected vulnerable children and what you can do to provide a safe environment for these children to grow and reintegrate into society.
Tune in every Tuesday on any podcast app of your choice.
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Vulnerable Children in India
Over 170 million children in India face situations of abuse, exploitation and neglect. This is caused by situations of poverty, social exclusion, drug addiction, sexual abuse, crime or they have been orphaned, or abandoned. So what happens to these...
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Institutional Care - Part 1
Institutional care is the largest safety network available today to vulnerable children in India with over 256,000 children being taken care of in 7163 child care institutions (CCIs). In this episode, we explore the crucial role that child care...
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Institutional Care - Part 2
A child care institution starts out with good intentions. However, that’s never enough. Most CCIs in India are struggling to provide the best care under the burden of scarce resources, poor infrastructure, inadequate administrative capabilities as...
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Aftercare - Part 1
There are over 2.5 lakh children in India residing in child care institutions. When they turn 18, they have to leave the CCI that has cared for them, and the only place they call home. They are expected to live on their own and fend for themselves....
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Aftercare - Part 2
50,000 young people exit institutional care every year when they turn 18. Once they leave, many of them sadly fall off the radar and eventually become “nobody’s responsibility”. Despite aftercare being an integral part of the Juvenile Justice...
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Adoption
Choosing to adopt a child is a huge decision. So, unlike what you see in the movies, a hero can’t pick up a random child from the street and raise them. You would need to follow a comprehensive legal process with measures set in place by the...