There are more than 350,000 children living in children's homes in India with limited facilities and developmental support.

The primary driver for these children being in these homes is poverty and lack of family support followed by a high proportion of children who are abandoned or have run away.

The pandemic, with it’s financial, social and emotional impact, has further isolated the children with their mental health deteriorating and educational gap widening.

Many children’s homes are unable to provide for their basic needs. While the children’s families are also being pushed into destitution.

Make a Difference works with children in need of care & protection across 60 children’s homes in 14 states in India. Children we work with have always been at risk but this crisis has pushed them even closer to the edge.

We are building a community safety net that these children so desperately need in order to tide through these perilous times.

A community safety net that supports them in 3 folds.

Crisis Support

Supporting Children, Youth and their families with immediate needs through financial, medical assistance and mentorship to manage crisis.

Crisis Recovery

Enable children to overcome current challenges through education, employment and emotional support programs.

Crisis Prevention

Ensure we prevent future detriment through consistent weekly check in and community support.

This community safety net will consist of...

3500

Local volunteers

+300

Community leaders

+60

Regional managers

They will collectively ensure every child receives the necessary emotional, educational & employment progressional support they need.

With just ₹500 a month

we can provide this holistic community safety net for every child at Make a Difference

Here’s how you can support

Crisis Support

Supporting children, youth and their families with immediate needs and crisis management

Immediate Financial Assistance

Support CCI with ration, sanitary needs
Youth and families with funds for rent and daily needs
Monthly Allowance/ stipend for unemployed youth and families.

Medical Assistance

Access to virtual doctor appointments
Medical Insurance to youth who are at risk
Ensure youth above 18 get vaccinated
Provide medical resources : medicines, oximeter, sanitary requirements
Quarantining support/ facilities

Guidance through the crisis

Weekly interactions with children and youth
Listening, following up and aiding children and youth with crisis support
Understanding the needs of the children and catering for them timely

₹12,300

Funds deployed for crisis management

₹12,300

Funds deployed for crisis management

₹12,300

Funds deployed for crisis management

"A special thanks to Jitin (MAD mentor) bro for giving me such a wonderful family"

“I am in a very stable condition now but I had lost all hopes. MAD got me back on my feet and now I will be able to clear my exams.”

Crisis Recovery

Enable children to overcome current challenges through education, employment and emotional support programs

Employment Support

Interim unemployment allowances to youth & families
Find suitable job opportunities for youth via the MAD network
Job readiness workshops: Resume building, interviewing skills, etc
Youth community & network building for added support

Continuity in Education

Identifying personal barriers of children to continue in education & helping them resolve those
Weekly mentoring and academic progression sessions
Digital infrastructure - laptops, tablet, internet for online classes
Support for college and school fees
Ensuring they have necessary studying resources
Gap bridging classes during summer break
Need-based exam readiness support
Providing personalised college placement assistance for youth completing 12th

Emotional Support

Counseling sessions through professionals where needed.
Weekly Mentoring & guidance during the crisis to manage exams, college and work.
Socializing space for youth with the MAD community to cope with isolation during lockdown.

₹12,300

Funds deployed for crisis management

₹12,300

Funds deployed for crisis management

₹12,300

Funds deployed for crisis management

Crisis Prevention

Ensure we prevent future detriment through consistent weekly check in and community support.

Prevention from exploitation

Weekly check-in through consistent sessions with children and youth to understand risk situation
Engaging and setting perspective with guardians of children in high-risk situations wrt child labour, child marriages.
Ensuring children are mentored and supported during the school break
Ensuring children are able to return to CCI if homes are not a safe option
Children and youth have means to escalate risk situations to a trusted MAD volunteer

Safe living environment

Providing housing support for youth out of CCIs
Providing MAD community homes as provisional stay options for our currently homeless children/youth,
Safe travel support to and fro CCI
Ensuring sufficient food and sanitary resources are available for youth and children.

Ensuring safety nets

Weekly check-in with authorities at CCIs
Check-in by the MAD community with youth and families for early signs of risk that can be mitigated
Dedicate full-time bandwidth to identify early signs of risk and work on prevention
Helping youth find part-time job opportunities for a sustained source of income
Enabling community support within the youth themselves
Actively managing non-COVID related health risks

₹12,300

Funds deployed for crisis management

₹12,300

Funds deployed for crisis management

₹12,300

Funds deployed for crisis management

'Domestic abuse, lockdown and a three year old child. MAD restarted our intervention with Kavitha to prevent future detriment.'

During the pandemic, the primary caregivers of the children were struggling for survival. MAD has been taking the right measures to ensure children are able to progress in their life through mental health support, continued academic support as well as supporting the families and CCI directly for basic sustenance. This year we provided ration support, enabled employment of children’s family members, and provided basic access to communication and the internet, increasing our range of care and support.

Nivi S

Shelter Operations Director

"Namaste sir & didi , bacho ki online padhai chalu hai or bache khud self study karte huye bache , or yaha sab bache aache or tandurust hai , aapka sahara hai isliye bacho ki aachi trahse dekhbhal ho rahi hai aap sabka yesahi Sahara in bacho par rahe yahi aapse prarthana hai. or corona virus firse fail raha hai to please aapna or aapne pariwar ka khayal rakho. aap sab sukhi or khush rahe yehi prarthana hai bhagwan se thanks"

Shelter Authority, SASA

Pune

Most of the youths have been needed to support their entire family as their parents are daily wage workers and few lost their jobs to this rife as well. During these tough times MAD stepped up to support the youth, in terms of providing them living cost, food and sanitation supplies on a monthly basis. MAD Volunteers have also been supporting every youth emotionally to sweep them through these times. Today I stand proud to be associated with MAD and each one of our youth, being a part of this cause has instilled in me the feeling of resilience and I know we will all get through this together.

Hashleen, Aftercare Fellow

Bangalore

There are more than 350,000 children living in children's homes in India with limited facilities and developmental support.

The primary driver for these children being in these homes is poverty and lack of family support followed by a high proportion of children who are abandoned or have run away.

The pandemic, with it’s financial, social and emotional impact, has further isolated the children with their mental health deteriorating and educational gap widening.

Many children’s homes are unable to provide for their basic needs. While the children’s families are also being pushed into destitution.

Make a Difference works with children in need of care & protection across 60 children’s homes in 14 states in India. Children we work with have always been at risk but this crisis has pushed them even closer to the edge.

We are building a community safety net that these children so desperately need in order to tide through these perilous times.

A community safety net that supports them in 3 folds.

Crisis Support

Crisis Recovery

Crisis Prevention

This community safety net will consist of...

3500

+300

+60

They will collectively ensure every child receives the necessary emotional, educational & employment progressional support they need.

With just ₹500 a month

Here’s how you can support

Crisis Support

Supporting children, youth and their families with immediate needs and crisis management

₹12,300

₹12,300

₹12,300

Crisis Recovery

Enable children to overcome current challenges through education, employment and emotional support programs

₹12,300

₹12,300

₹12,300

Crisis Prevention

Ensure we prevent future detriment through consistent weekly check in and community support.

₹12,300

₹12,300

₹12,300

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