CHILDLINE India Foundation

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has appointed CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF) as the nodal agency for initiating and sustaining CHILDLINE's across the nation.

CHILDLINE 1098 service is a 24 hour free emergency phone outreach service for children in need of care and protection. CIF undertakes replication of CHILDLINE, networking and facilitation, training, research and documentation, and awareness and advocacy both at the national and international level.

This is a project supported by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development and linking state Governments, NGOs, bilateral /multilateral agencies and corporate sector . CIF is responsible for the establishment of CHILDLINE centres across the country. CIF also functions as a national centre for awareness, advocacy and training on issues related to child protection.

Child Protection Issues:

• Abuse & Violence

• Trafficking

• Child Labour

• Conflict with Law

• Child Marriage

• Without Parental Care

• Street Children

• Birth Registration

• Armed Conflicts

• Disability

• Drug Abuse

• Girld Child

• HIV - AIDS

• Missing Children