Prodigals’ Home - Just Rights for Children

Just Rights for Children – funded by JRC UK

Funding Partner: Just Rights for Children, UK

Project Overview

With support from Just Rights for Children (JRC), UK, Prodigals’ Home is working to strengthen child protection and access to justice in Nagaland through the Access to Justice for Children project. The project comprises two complementary approaches: a State Model Campaign across 11 districts and District-Level Interventions in Dimapur and Tuensang. The State Model Campaign aims to mobilise collective action towards making Nagaland a Child Marriage-Free and Child Trafficking-Free State. The district-level interventions focus on preventing child trafficking, sexual abuse, exploitation, child marriage and online child abuse, while strengthening access to protection and support services for children at risk and affected families.

Strengthen coordination among government departments, police, Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), District Child Protection Units (DCPUs), Child Helpline, schools and other stakeholders.

Facilitate access to protection, legal assistance, education, healthcare, psychosocial support, rehabilitation and government welfare schemes for children at risk, affected children and vulnerable families.

Key Activities

Organise consultations and awareness programmes involving religious and community leaders, lawmakers, government departments, schools, civil society organisations, media and the general public.
Conduct school-based activities, public pledge campaigns and media outreach.
Organise community awareness programmes on child trafficking, sexual abuse, exploitation, child marriage and online child abuse.
Promote early identification and reporting of child protection risks.
Strengthen coordination and referrals with police, CWCs, DCPUs, Child Helpline, schools and other relevant stakeholders.
Facilitate access to protection, legal assistance, education, healthcare, psychosocial support, rehabilitation and government welfare schemes for children and vulnerable families.