Care of the State - a podcast by Catalysts for Social Action is a series to help understand the plight of vulnerable children in India. The show breaks down complex issues to help you understand the system of institutional care, fostering, adoption, aftercare, the role of organisations and government institutions and their responsibility to provide care and protection to these children through weekly episodes. Experts from Catalysts for Social Action (CSA) will be talking to lawyers, researchers, NGOs and other experts from the space who will help you understand the ground realities, the...
More than 90% of the children who are ‘legally free for adoption’ are above the age of 5 years. Unfortunately, adoption is rare for these older children as there is a high demand by adoptive parents for children below the age of 2 years old. Foster care is a more viable option for them. However,...
Published 12/13/21
Child care institutions help provide the basic needs of a child - food, shelter, clothing, education and provide a safe space for those in situations of extreme risk. While they do their best to provide family-like care, it still isn’t really family.
On this episode of Care of the State,...
Published 12/06/21