ABOUT US
Delhi Council for Child Welfare (DCCW) is an NGO registered in 1952 under the Societies Registration Act XII of 1860 (Registration number S-2236).
DCCW programmes
focus on the underprivileged, deprived and neglected segments of
In providing
immediate relief as well as long-term rehabilitation to these children, the
focus at DCCW has been on the girl-child, as the one who is most likely to
be abandoned and in need of shelter and whose health, emotional and
developmental needs are the most likely to be neglected within the family.
DCCW
programmes include:
- An Orthopaedic Centre
in West Delhi (established
in 1991) to provide total rehabilitation to physically challenged children
from underprivileged families of
To date :
- More than 9000
surgeries have been
performed
- Over 25,000 children have been fitted with
aids, which are fabricated in our in-house orthodontic workshop.
- Bal Chetna, (established in 2002) to provide residential and day care facilities for mentally challenged children living in slums and resettlement colonies. The services for mentally challenged children include special education, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Approximately 45 children are in residence and 100 in day care.
- Educational Sponsorship Programme
to support the
education of children from underprivileged families who, without financial
assistance, would be forced to drop out of school due to economic
constraints. Around 850
children are enrolled in this programme.
- The Vocational Training Programme
for disabled
children and for school-dropout girls (started in 1976) to impart skills to
enable them to support themselves. The courses offered – such as Cutting and
Tailoring, Embroidery, Painting and Beauty Culture - allow girls to work
within or near their homes, even after marriage, without requiring large
investments. Approximately 450 girls are enrolled in courses in centres all
over
- The Supervised Homework Scheme to help children
in primary school whose parents cannot give them the help they need with
their studies. Around 150
children are receiving homework assistance.
- Working Children Project (started in 1987) to rehabilitate working children (approximately100), engaged in arduous and poorly paid jobs such as rag picking, welding etc., by drawing them back into school and teaching them skills that will provide them a safe, adequate and dignified livelihood.
- The Crèche Programme, a Government-sponsored
national initiative, (started in 1975), to provide non-formal education,
midday meals, recreational facilities and supervised day care to children
from poor families, in the age-group 0-6 years. The programme, includes a
total of 30 crèches in the resettlement colonies of
- The Anganwadi Workers Training Centre (started in 1976), part of a Central Government scheme to educate women and children in rural areas and urban slums on matters of basic health and hygiene, nutrition, pre-natal and post-natal care and child rearing.
All DCCW’s programmes, except for the government-initiated programmes i.e. Crèche Programme and the Anganwadi Workers’ Training Programme, run on donations. All donations to DCCW are exempt from tax under section 35 AC of Income Tax Act 1961.
The affairs of
DCCW are managed by an Executive Committee whose members work in an honorary
capacity. The implementation of the programmes is carried out by a team of
highly dedicated, trained and experienced staff.