Our Interventions
All through the 20 years of on-ground intervention, the community members especially children were the steerers of the project.
Addressing the Water- crisis
The inaccessibility to clean drinking water was a major reason for children, especially girls in these villages to drop out of school and engage in labour. Once this was identified, hand pumps were installed in these villages and it was ensured that the villagers were trained to repair these hand pumps so that the villages could be self-reliant and could have access to clean drinking water at all times.
Creating Child-Friendly Villages
A model that is an innovative and transformative grassroots solution to prevent child exploitation. By making children’s voices the central force in finding solutions, this model empowers the children to take democratic actions to protect their rights and enables parents and stakeholders to stand up for children’s rights and build a protective community.
No child in labour or being trafficked or married in the villages
All children receive a meaningful and quality education
Child leadership is established through Bal Panchayat (children’s council).
Bal Panchayat (Children Council) receives recognition from the Gram Panchayat (Village Council)
Pillars of the Child-Friendly Village or a Bal Mitra Gram™
Partnership with Niti Ayog
In 2021, BBA collaborated with NITI Aayog to facilitate the administration in improving the Aspirational District Program (ADP) indicators in 11 districts of Bihar and Jharkhand. Giridih district of Jharkhand, having many mica-dependent villages is among the 11 aspirational districts being covered as a part of this collaboration. Additionally, we closely work with various ministries and departments including the Women and Child Development Ministry, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and others. We also work with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to ensure child rights and child protection.
Partnership with State Government
A MoU was signed with the Jharkhand state government to address the issue of child labour in Jharkhand. Additionally, the teams collaborated with Jharkhand Legal Services Authority(JHALSA), Village Level Child Protection Committees (VLCPCs) and School Management Committees (SMCs) to strengthen their efforts on-ground.
Building NGO Partnership
The program since the beginning, has adopted a collaborative approach with partnership and co-working as key elements throughout the journey. This has enabled in maximising the reach and expediting the achievement of the desired results.
Developing Survivor-Led Intelligence Network (SLIN)
SLIN is a network of child trafficking survivors (now adults) fighting against trafficking. SLIN has proved to be a successful initiative as the survivors belong to the communities they work in, making it easier for them to communicate with the villagers and share their lived horrific experiences to create awareness.
Conducting Rescue Operations
Based on information received, collected and verified from various sources, children were rescued from mines from time to time. Additionally, in 2019, the findings of a study conducted on out-of-school children were submitted to the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). This led to the stakeholders' increased vigil towards monitoring attendance and support while conducting rescue operations, thereby enabling the protection of children trapped in the mica mines.