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OUTREACH and IMPACT� 21 Institutional Care facilities including Shelter Homes, Observation Home for

Juvenile/Children/Women, Open Shelters and Drop-In-Centers – coupled with Women &Children Help lines

� 238 community based, Alternative Education, Child Protection & Skill Development and OtherCentres for 50,000 marginalized & at-risk children/Women andYouth

� Approximately 5,000 out-of-school children annually covered under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)in Delhi alone

� Supports 12,500 youth and women through 46 Vocational Training Centers in market driven,

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� Supports 12,500 youth and women through 46 Vocational Training Centers in market driven,locally employable skills under Prayas Institute of Economic Empowerment, NIOS, IGNOU andJan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), Prayas

� 66 Community and project based libraries & Study Recreational Centres with Education Centers

� Nearly 10,000 children, women, aged and disabled, victims of earthquake, Tsunami and Floods inBhuj Distt. in Gujarat,A&N Islands & Supaul -Samastipur in Bihar, respectively.

� Thematic projects for marginalized children, youth & women pertaining to Juvenile Justice &Child Protection, Child Labour &Trafficking, Disasters & Crisis Management etc.

� ‘Prayas Health Services’ include PHCs in Arunachal Pradesh & Bihar, School & CommunitySanitation Program in A&N Islands & Gujarat, NRCs at Nalanda & Supaul.

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIORNS

� Community purposeful response to crime

� Meaningful Outcome and confidence Restoration

� Offenders,Victims, Community

� Repatriation and mainstreaming in society

� Healed and Learnt,

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� Healed and Learnt,

� Compensating for the damages or loss caused

� Synonym for mediation

� Restoring the interest of the victim and community

PRAYAS OBSERVATION HOME FOR BOYS IN CONFLICT WITH LAW: AN EXPERIMENT IN JUVENILE CORRECTION

Prayas Observation home forBoys –I

� Rights of Juveniles

� Reformatory approach

� Basic needs & rights of children

� ‘Juvenile Justice Board through SocialInvestigation reports

Community based corrections:that works

� Success stories Abdul, Pritam,.(Namechanged) Etc

� Probation of good conduct

� 12th standard through NIOS

� Handling of societal pressure

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Investigation reports

� Integration

� Follow ups

� Families as well as the community

� Attitude of staff

� Handling of societal pressure

� Joining Multiple programs like cooking,training, multi media animation

� Different age group and origin from 13to 16 years

Prayas Observation Home for Boys: Prayas Observation Home for Boys: FirozshahFirozshah KotlaKotla

�Set up in 1936 at Ferozshah Kotla under Delhi Children’s Aid Society.�In 1960, rechristened Children’s Home for Neglected Children after enactment of Children Act�Home came to be Known as an Observation Home for Boys after passing of the Juvenile Justice Act 2000.�Run by the State Government till 1996.�Following Tragedy and Escapes , a high powered committee was set up Lt. Governor in 1996 by a Social-Welfare Dept. to review the functioning of custodial institution in Delhi�On recommendation by the HPC, to transfer management in Delhi to some NGO�Declared as ‘Fit Institution’ on June 6, 1997 by DSW, Govt. of NCT, Delhi.�From July 1997, under an agreement (MOU), by the Directorate of Social Welfare Govt. of NCT

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�From July 1997, under an agreement (MOU), by the Directorate of Social Welfare Govt. of NCT of Delhi, complete management and custodial and non-custodial functions including Probation Services handed over to Prayas�With change in the definition of Children as per Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children),Act 2000 led to a increase in number of Juveniles, being transferred from Jail to Ferozshah Kotla Home compelled Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of NCT of Delhi to convert Prayas Observation Home for Boys from a home for “Neglected Children”/in need of Care and Protection to a home for “Juveniles in Conflict with Law”�Prayas JAC declared as “Fit Institution” under Juvenile Justice Act 1986 on June 6, 1997 by the Department of Social Welfare, Govt.of Delhi vide Notification No. F6 (13) DSW/DDCW/96-97.

Children in Need/Juveniles in Conflict with Law-Coverage

Categories No. of Children

Admissions under JJ Acts 1986/2000(1st July 1997 to 10th July 2003 Neglected/In Need of Care & Protection - 4528(10th July 2003 to 24th August 2013- Juvenile in Conflict with law)- 3933

Total No of Admissions (4528+3933) 8461Restoration/Repatriation 5417 Discharge 2693

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Discharge 2693Escape/Walk out 17Death 03Transfer to State Homes 253Transfer to Special Homes 78

� Unique Institution-Acknowledgement model across the country� Apprehension to Rehabilitation- “An attempt” by Prayas Juvenile

Aid Centre Society.

Principles of ManagementPrinciples of Management

�Principle of presumption of Innocence�Principle of Dignity and worth.�Principle of Right to be heard�Principle of best interest�Principle of family responsibility�Principle of safety (no harm, no abuse, no neglect, no exploitation, no maltreatment).�Positive measures

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�Positive measures�Principle of non-stigamitizing semantics, decisions and actions.�Principle of non waiver of rights�Principle of right to privacy and confidentiality�Principle of last resort�Principle of repatriation and restoration�Principle of fresh start

Governing principle

�Juvenile is a victim and not an offender

Activities of Prayas Observation HomeActivities of Prayas Observation Home

Counseling: The Home attaches great importance to counseling and probationservices. Each juvenile undergoes intensive counseling sessions and therapeuticinterventions with a trained counselor

Education: The Home assigns high priority to literacy and education. A system of

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Vocational Training: It imparts vocational training as per the aptitude of afterthe test and are divided in to distinct ‘sadans’ or ‘vocational training blocks’. Thetraining is imparted on cutting and tailoring, book-binding, jute work, knitting,screen-printing etc in boys to inculcate in them sound work habits, an attitude forhonest living and team spirit

Education: The Home assigns high priority to literacy and education. A system ofNon Formal Education is followed. School going boys are enable to take regular school

examinations. Drop-Outs are helped to prepare through NIOS.

Activities of Prayas Observation HomeActivities of Prayas Observation HomeRecreation: through the provisions that ensure holistic development of thejuveniles by integrating their gross-motor and fine-motor skills by the facilities ofoutdoor and indoor sports such as carom board, ludo and Chess boards andoutdoor sports such as cricket, badminton and volleyball along with field sportssuch as running and Khokho.

Family Contact: Children are allowed to meet the family once in a week so that theyget emotional support and developing a feeling of emotional and belongingness. As

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get emotional support and developing a feeling of emotional and belongingness. Aswell the parents are counselled and advise on handling the children after the release.

Health Care: The Home stress focus on Hygiene and Health of thechildren. Proper infrastructure is in place . Part time Doctor and FullTime Nurse is on the roll. Interns comes regularly from Maulana AzadMedical College.

Vocational Training Programs

A Rehabilitation &

'Yuva Connect''Yuva Connect''Yuva Connect''Yuva Connect'

A Rehabilitation & Reintegration Program for

Children In Conflict with Law

Yuva Connect Program� Mission:

� To establish juveniles/children in the society by providing them quality education and vocational training.

� Goal: The overall goal of the aftercare program is to ensure a safe and independent life free from crime through skill enhancement, and independent life free from crime through skill enhancement, income generation and mainstreaming to society. As well to develop and implement a holistic and integrate program of after care for juveniles in conflict with law. Goal is also to stimulate and consolidate community by participation through the formation of the self help group and community based organizations.

Objective Objective Objective Objective � To ascertain that all juveniles completing the aftercare program get their skills

enhanced on any of the vocational trades.� To ensure that all juveniles completing the aftercare program start earning the

livelihood.� To assure that all juveniles completing the aftercare program do not revert back

into the crime.� To guarantee that all juveniles are brought back in to the main stream of the

society.� juveniles we interviewed at Prayas varied in age from 8 years old to 16 years � juveniles we interviewed at Prayas varied in age from 8 years old to 16 years

old.� Upon entering Prayas the juveniles had varying education levels: one of the

juveniles was illiterate, most had only received some level of primary had reached the 9th standard.

� The juveniles had committed different types of crimes, ranging from petty crimes (such as theft) to rape to murder.

� Prior to entering Prayas, most of the juveniles had been living with their parents – one child had been living alone, one had been living with his brother and one child had been living with friends.

Component of Yuva Connect ProgramComponent of Yuva Connect ProgramComponent of Yuva Connect ProgramComponent of Yuva Connect Program

Rehabilitation

After Care Program

Counseling

Family Counseling

Health

Non Institutional

Care

Rehabilitation &

Reintegration

Counseling

De-Addiction program

educationVocational Training

Employment

Legal support & Police

Sensitization

Output of the projectOutput of the projectOutput of the projectOutput of the project

� 150 children have been rehabilitated in our after care program.

� These children have been placed for work and some have been mainstreamed into schools.

� There were 50% children addict of drugs they have been linked with De-addiction program and they got benefit out of it.

� They have been provided support from police harassment.They have been provided support from police harassment.

� They have participated in “Run for children” recently organized by Prayas and 5000 children ran in favor of child to children for disadvantaged children, and in this way they are more responsible and proactive member in the society.

Outcome

� Reduction in recidivism

� Rehabilitation of the children

� Reintegration of the children in the mainstream of the society.

“ A juvenile is also a child and needs to

blossom like a flower.”blossom like a flower.”