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ICON (Milestone saying “CHILDINE was
here”.
The dream and challenge
that CHILDLINE set out to pursue has guided us in our journey across
the nation, working towards reaching out to the smallest unit in
the country and making CHILDLINE accessible to every child in distress
and in need of help. Our services and base have grown and our network
has been functional in promotion of children’s rights. Some of our
major landmarks…o:p>
1996
A year of experimentation…
National toll free number 1098 for CHILDLINE
CHILDLINE Mumbai formally inaugurated on 20th June.
1997
A year of consolidation…
The CHILDLINE service strengthened. Focus areas
for the year - greater awareness and reach to more children, improving
system of delivering services to the child, training team members,
sensitisation of the public and implementation of a user friendly
comprehensive documentation system.
1998
A year of sharing…
The experiment having proved a success, it was time
to share the Mumbai experience with other cities in India. The first
National Workshop in partnership with the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment for replication of CHILDLINE in 30cities in India,
on 24th-26th June
1999
A year of restructuring…
Establishment of CHILDLINE India Foundation on 28th
May.
The first National Vision and Strategy Meet for CHILDLINE on 17th–20th
August, consisting of the Directors of 70 CHILDLINE organizations
which has subsequently become an annual event.
2000
A year of building partnerships…
The Launch of a National Campaign across the nation
on June 27- National Initiative for Child Protection (NICP) on 10th
–11th January. A year devoted to building bridges with the Allied
System amongst others
2001
A year of expansion…
As of June 2001 CHILDLINE became operational in
27 cities CHLDLIINE acknowledged as a child protection service
in the amended Juvenile Justice Act International Consultation on protecting Children-the
role of Telephone Helplines. Creating a platform for sharing the
India model for replication in other developing countries
2002
A year of Innovations
CIF part of the core group that formulated the Credibility
Alliance to work towards outlining minimum norms for organisations
within the voluntary sector setting up an investigative unit to prevent institutionalize
abuse of children
2003
A year of Advocacy
An evaluation of the Service outsourced to IMRB
International, a prestigious Market Research Agency to understand
gaps in services.
CHILDLINE network played an active role
in the Child Rights Convention monitoring process in the country.
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