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Everyone who works with children, directly or indirectly, should know how to keep them safe. We're committed to helping you do that.

Our framework for child protection - Listen, Identify, Intervene and Respond , Support - is adaptable for all kinds of partners, be they government, civil society or communities.

If you're ready to make child protection a part of your work - talk to us. 
We’d like to help you do it. — contact@aanganindia.org

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When children are safe, they learn, thrive and succeed.

Their lives are free from violence, fear and exploitation so they can attend school, access support, avoid risky situations and become responsible future leaders.

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Dialogue with Kiran Rao

Kiran Rao’s Lapata Ladies had Aangan’s Bihar girls laughing crying, connecting and most of all  questioning: What can girls do to bring change in their own lives? The amazing Kiran Rao gave the group so much to think about, with answers that were sensitive, real - and always hopeful.

Ripples of Change

Celebrating 3,000 women who joined Girl Safety Police Panels across Bihar—preventing child marriage, trafficking, sexual abuse, and everyday violence.

These women are first responders—protecting girls, mobilising communities, and making safety everyone’s business.

Media & Resources

Reports

Alone Together Report

1 January 2021

A team of young researchers shed light on the plight of urban loneliness experienced by adolescent girls during the lockdown, with viable suggestions to combat the loneliness engulfing this already vulnerable group.

Impact Report 2019-2020

1 March 2020

This year showed us more than ever the crucial importance of strengthening systems to create resilient communities. Working with systems—both formal and informal—to ensure that every child is safe from any kind of vulnerability is our job every day of the year.

Impact Report 2018-2019

1 March 2019

Aangan trained community women volunteers across 7 hotspot districts with high rates of child trafficking, child labor, child marriage or exploitation to bring about a positive change in their communities

Before, Not After: Harvard FXB's Study on Aangan's Child Protection Model

1 February 2019

A rigorous study of Aangan’s preventive approach to child harm by Harvard FXB in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh that builds an evidence-based case for the need of accelerated investments in prevention.

Woman and Girls Powered by Data

1 May 2018

A story dedicated to the data-shy women, adolescent girls and community workers that embarked on a path-breaking journey of demystifying and applying community-level data for keeping children safe.

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In The News

Lifestyle, Livemint

21 June 2021

How warmlines are helping adolescents in slums

Aangan Trust’s ConnectKaro initiative has launched toll-free phone lines for 900 communities across six cities and towns

IDR

26 May 2021

A community-based approach to prevent child marriage

More than a year into the pandemic, we need to protect children from harm and exploitation with greater urgency.

Washington Post

21 May 2021

Opinion: How to protect the orphaned children left behind by India’s second wave

Opinion: How to protect the orphaned children left behind by India's second wave

Frontline, The Hindu

27 April 2021

Aangan, a Mumbai-based organisation, averts 211 child marriages as the pandemic and attendant economic shocks lead to an increase in child marriages

Scoll.in

19 April 2021

What India can learn from community efforts in Patna to prevent child marriages during lockdown

IDR

13 April 2021

Are our cities making us lonely?

More than 178 child marriages were successfully averted in the city during the 2020, according to a study by Aangan, an NGO.

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Everyone who works with children, directly or indirectly, should know how to keep them safe. We're committed to helping you do that.

Our framework for child protection - Listen, Identify, Intervene and Respond , Support - is adaptable for all kinds of partners, be they government, civil society or communities. If you're ready to make child protection a part of your work - talk to us. We’d like to help you do it. Write to us at contact@aanganindia.org

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