A Study on NGO Services for Children in Mumbai, India
Abstract: The
present research was
conducted to study NGOs
services for children
in Mumbai through
a child rights perspective. The
study was exploratory
in nature and
aimed to assess the
implementation of child
rights by the
NGOs. 35 NGOs working
for children in the city of Mumbai
comprised the sample and were studied using a questionnaire and rating scale as
tools. Findings revealed
that education (74
percent) and health (54 percent) were the most common concerns of the organizations. Only
17 percent of the NGOs
considered child rights to
be a concern.
The NGOs implemented
the right to participation better than any other right.
The right to survival was, however, grossly
neglected. It was
concluded that there are
several gaps and
areas of lack
in the services
offered to children. There
is also an
urgent need to
spread awareness amongst the
NGO workers themselves
to make child
rights a part of organizational
mandates.
Author: Reeta Sonawat And
Shanna Sikh
Journal Code: jpkomunikasigg070002
