There are over 2.5 lakh children in India residing in child care institutions. When they turn 18, they have to leave the CCI that has cared for them, and the only place they call home. They are expected to live on their own and fend for themselves. Preparing to integrate into society without any safety net of family or a home or adequate education or money or a job would be a challenge for anyone even if they had all those things. So, when these care leavers exit the CCI, it’s important that they are able to cope and are not abandoned again. 

To help us understand what happens to careleavers when they turn 18, Satyajeet Mazumdar, Head of Advocacy at Catalysts for Social Action talks to Gita Gopal, Founder of A Future for Every Child, Dr. Kiran Modi, Founder of Udayan Care and Vipul Jain, Founder of CSA who shed light on the reality of aftercare and what needs to change in the system. 

CREDITS:

Concept and Host: Satyajeet Mazumdar

Marketing & Communications: Henal Shah, Pranay Jajodia & Kinjal Mehta

Creative Team: Anuja Khokhani & Shahaji Patil

This is a Maed in India production.

Writer & Project Manager: Vedha Susheela Mohan

Production Head & Editor: Joshua Thomas

Sound Mixing: Kartik Kulkarni

Project Supervisor: Shaun Fanthome

Voiceover by Mae Mariyam Thomas

There are over 2.5 lakh children in India residing in child care institutions. When they turn 18, they have to leave the CCI that has cared for them, and the only place they call home. They are expected to live on their own and fend for themselves. Preparing to integrate into society without any safety net of family or a home or adequate education or money or a job would be a challenge for anyone even if they had all those things. So, when these care leavers exit the CCI, it’s important that they are able to cope and are not abandoned again.  To help us understand what happens to careleavers when they turn 18, Satyajeet Mazumdar, Head of Advocacy at <a href="https://csa.org.in/">Catalysts for Social Action</a> talks to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gitagopal">Gita Gopal</a>, Founder of <a href="https://afutureforeverychild.org/">A Future for Every Child</a>, Dr. Kiran Modi, Founder of <a href="https://udayancare.org/">Udayan Care</a> and <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/vipul-jain-5008571">Vipul Jain</a>, Founder of CSA who shed light on the reality of aftercare and what needs to change in the system.  CREDITS: Concept and Host: <a href="https://twitter.com/satyajeetmz">Satyajeet Mazumdar</a> Marketing & Communications: <a href="https://twitter.com/HenalS">Henal Shah</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranay-jajodia-ba1a45a7">Pranay Jajodia</a> & <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/kinjal-mehta-a1a0b880">Kinjal Mehta</a> Creative Team: <a href="https://www.anujakhokhani.com/">Anuja Khokhani</a> & <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahaji-patil-89829817">Shahaji Patil</a> This is a <a href="https://www.maedinindia.in/">Maed in India</a> production. Writer & Project Manager: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedha-mohan-04a73252/">Vedha Susheela Mohan</a> Production Head & Editor: <a href="https://twitter.com/tig3rbabu">Joshua Thomas</a> Sound Mixing: <a href="https://twitter.com/KartikGKulkarni">Kartik Kulkarni</a> Project Supervisor: <a href="https://twitter.com/shaunfanthome">Shaun Fanthome</a> Voiceover by <a href="https://twitter.com/maebemaebe">Mae Mariyam Thomas</a>

Care of the State - a podcast by Catalysts for Social Action is a series to help understand the plight of vulnerable children in India. The show breaks down complex issues to help you understand the system of institutional care, fostering, adoption, aftercare, the role of organisations and government institutions and their responsibility to provide care and protection to these children through weekly episodes. Experts from Catalysts for Social Action (CSA) will be talking to lawyers, researchers, NGOs and other experts from the space who will help you understand the ground realities, the struggles, how the pandemic affected vulnerable children and what you can do to provide a safe environment for these children to grow and reintegrate into society.

Tune in every Tuesday on any podcast app of your choice.

Care of the State by Catalysts for Social Action

There are over 2.5 lakh children in India residing in child care institutions. When they turn 18, they have to leave the CCI that has cared for them, and the only place they call home. They are expected to live on their own and fend for themselves....

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