Bal Ashram Trust - Rehabilitation of 360 Trafficked Child Laborers

Address

Bal Ashram Trust
M-6 Kalkaji
New Delhi, Delhi 110019
India
91 11 2647 5481, 262
http://www.bba.org.in/balashram/index.php3

Mission

To create a child labour free society where all children receive free and quality education. Bal Ashram believes that systemic change can only be achieved when the victims themselves become the change agents against the exploitation and abuse that they have suffered.

Programs

Bal Ashram as a transitory rehabilitation center for the rescued child labourers empowers them, provides education and vocational training helping them to become self-supportive, confident and emerge as change agents. Bal Ashram has a multiplicative role to play in the society, of providing an enabling environment to rescued children from exploitative situations and worst forms of labor, generating awareness in the source community and promoting the replication of these efforts.

Bal Ashram Trust's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Rehabilitation of 360 Trafficked Child Laborers
Rehabilitation of 360 Trafficked Child Laborers

Personnel Overview

Sumedha Kailash - Director
She has been involved with the issue of bonded and child labor, women in mines and quarries and other unorganized sectors for over 25 years. She started her career as deputy editor for a weekly magazine after her post graduation. She has been serving as Director of Bal Ashram Trust since its inception in 1998. She is a recipient of prestigious Dalmia Award for Peace and Harmony.

Sandhya Lakshmi Ch. - Project Coordinator
She has been associated with Bachpan Bachao Andolan and Bal Ashram for the past 2 and a half years and has worked primarily as a researcher before becoming a Project Coordinator. She started her career in the field of Market research having worked with WPP Group before moving to the development sector.

Nirpender Singh - Manager
A graduate in Social Work from one of the most prestigious colleges in the country, he has vast grassroots experience working closely with the field activists as well as a project coordinator of several projects. He has been associated with Bal Ashram Trust for the past 6 years.

Personnel Statistics

Sumedha Kailash, Director
Founded in 1998
Employees: 21
Volunteers: 2,000

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): 175,000
Budget (2005): 174,400
Maximum Budget: 174,400
Overhead: 10%
Other funding sources: KidsRights, Winrock International and Plan International
Religious Affiliation: None