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VATSALYA CHILD CARE

CENTRE
❖ SUBJECT: A VISIT TO VATSALYA CHILD CARE
CENTRE BY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
MEDICINE.

❖ AIM: TO STUDY ABOUT CHILDCARE

❖ VENUE: BEHIND MAYURI BAKERY ALIBAG,

DIST.- RAIGAD.

❖ NAME-OF- PRINCIPAL: HON’BLE DR.R.J.JAIN

SIR.

❖ NAME-OF-VICE.PRINCIPAL: DR. ASHISH

BHAGAT SIR.

❖ NAME-OF-VICE-PRINCIPAL :DR.N.V.THAKUR
MA’AM.

❖ NAME-OF-HOD : DR.KIRAN JAIN SIR.

❖ NAME-OF-ASST.PROFF :DR.SURAJ PATIL SIR.

❖ DATE OF VISIT : 5th SEPTEMBER 2023.

❖ TIME; 10:00 AM TO 12:30PM.

CONTENT :

• INTRODUCTION
• PROBLEMS AND ISSUES
AT HAND
• NEED / SOLUTION
• PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• ADDITIONAL PLANS
• CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION :
Child Care (Orphanage) and
Rehabilitation (Adoption)
Vatsalya Trust, Mumbai is registered
as a Public Charitable Trust on
08.02.1983 under Bombay public Act
1950
Considering the growing need of
adoptions, Vatsalya Trust started
another adoption centre at ‘Alibag’ (
Dist. Raigad) in 2005-06.
The work done by Vatsalya is high
appreciated by the people of Alibag.
The Alibag branch of Vatsalya Trust,
Mumbai was inaugurated on 7th
January 2007
RECOGNITION BY CARA
Vatsayla are recognized by Central
Adoption & Resource Agency (CARA)
which primarily deals with the
adoption of orphan, abandoned and
surrendered children through its
associated /recognized adoption
agencies.

Vision:
“To create lasting solutions to
improve quality of life for destitute
and deprived of all ages, race, caste,
religion and gender”
Mission:
Help the destitute and deprived under
our care to get the right to survival,
protection, development and
participation in societal development.
Eventually, help them earn dignity
and self-respect in the society.
Core values:
“Love, Affection and Care”
▪ Vatsalya Trust started Child Care
and Rehabilitation Centre
(Orphanage) for destitute/deserted
children (mostly infants) as its
first core activity after obtaining
the licence from the Government.
The Centre was inaugurated on
02-06-1985 and in the last 34
years Trust has given more than
1180 children in adoption to the
best adoptive families.
 VATSAYLA TRUST
Vatsayla strongly believe that the
right place for a child is a home
with loving parents, where the
child feels more secure. This is the
crux of Non Institutional care for
the destitute orphan children.
However, in the absence of non-
institutional care ‘Adoption‘ is the
best way to rehabilitate a child.
REHABILITATION CENTRE
▪ Vatsalya Trust started Child
Care and Rehabilitation Centre
(Orphanage) for
destitute/deserted children
(mostly infants) as its first core
activity after obtaining the
licence from the Government.
The Centre was inaugurated on
02-06-1985 and in the last 34
years Trust has given more than
1180 children in adoption to the
best adoptive families.
▪ Problems and issues at
hand:
▪ There is no gainsaying that kids
are frequently deserted,
especially kids with a physical
disability and infant girl
children whose dowries are
assumed to pose an intolerable
economic encumbrance on their
parents. Unwed mothers often
abandon or surrender children
due to social pressures or
stigma attached to it. Other
reasons that India hosts a large
number of orphan children are
financial adversities and other
socioeconomic situations
causing parents to leave their
 kids in a condition which is
difficult to manage
▪ The study estimates that there
are about 44 million destitute
children and over 12 million
orphan and abandoned children
(which is about 4% of child
population) in India, yet there
are only less than 5000 (0.04%)
adoptions every year. The
institutions for children in
conflict with the law host
about 50,000 children
▪ In India, the child-parent
relationship is often seen as one
of obedience of a social order
more so than the right of the
child. Hence, when a child is
separated from his/her parent
(due to death of AIDS-affected
person, Remarriage of widowed
 / Divorced women, Unplanned
or unexpected pregnancy) is not
viewed as the duty of the state
to provide that child with a
family environment. None the
less adoption is supervised by
the state, but India does not
have a long term foster care or
alternate care system outside
of institutionalization.
▪ NEED / SOLUTION:

▪ Orphan children need care,

affection, attention, protection
and edification. Steady and
caring family ambience helps
them grow better. Identifying
this basic need, Vatsalya Trust
started Child care and
rehabilitation centre which
 takes care of infant children till
they are given to the best
adoptive families. Children who
are physically and mentally
unfit are either rehabilitated in
different institutes which are
specialised in handling them
(e.g Blind child rehabilitated in
School for Blind etc.) or these
differently able children are
given in adoption to foreign

Project Objectives:
Care, love, protect
and rehabilitate
destitute and
orphan children.
Project – Features
▪ Professional Staff: Well
qualified social workers who
closely monitor pre-adoption
and post-adoption procedures
within a legal framework.
▪ Licences / Acts: Trust has valid
licences for In-country and
Inter-country adoptions.
Adoptions are done under the
provisions of following Acts and
is carried out centrally by
Central Adoption Resource
Authority
▪ Infant Care offered:
Pediatrician, Matron, 6 Nurses,
40 Ayahs work round the clock
looking after orphan children.
Various equipments like
photometer, sterilizer have
 been installed to maintain best
health and Hygiene conditions.
▪ Pre & post-adoption counselling
sessions for the adoptive
parents
▪ The annual get-together of
adoptive families, donors and
well-wishers is also a regular
feature.
▪ An emotional support group of
adoptive parents called
‘Spandan’ was initiated and
supported by the Trust very
recently
▪ CONCLUSION
▪ Important Information relating
to Adoption :
▪ In order to facilitate the
implementation of the norms,
principles and procedures
relating to the adoption of
children laid down by the
Supreme Court, several steps
have been taken by the
Government of India. Setting up
the Central Adoption Resource
Agency (CARA), an autonomous
body under the Ministry of
Women & Child Development is
one such step. CARA deals with
all matters concerning in-
country adoption and regulates
inter-country adoption.