More than 90% of the children who are ‘legally free for adoption’ are above the age of 5 years. Unfortunately, adoption is rare for these older children as there is a high demand by adoptive parents for children below the age of 2 years old. Foster care is a more viable option for them. However, the formal system of foster care in India is in its early days and is yet to find considerable success.

Satyajeet Mazumdar, Head of Advocacy at Catalysts for Social Action talks to Devashish Mishra, National Child Protection Consultant, Children’s Emergency Relief International, on the legal framework of foster care in India. Roselle Solomon, a member of the Child Welfare Committee in South Goa narrates her personal experience being a foster mother to a 21-year old daughter for the last 15 years. 

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

More than 90% of the children who are ‘legally free for adoption’ are above the age of 5 years. Unfortunately, adoption is rare for these older children as there is a high demand by adoptive parents for children below the age of 2 years old. Foster care is a more viable option for them. However, the formal system of foster care in India is in its early days and is yet to find considerable success. 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/devashish-mishra-30151915">Devashish Mishra</a>, National Child Protection Consultant, Children’s Emergency Relief International, on the legal framework of foster care in India. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/roselle-solomon-07264815/">Roselle Solomon</a>, a member of the Child Welfare Committee in South Goa narrates her personal experience being a foster mother to a 21-year old daughter for the last 15 years.  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.

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Care of the State by Catalysts for Social Action

More than 90% of the children who are ‘legally free for adoption’ are above the age of 5 years. Unfortunately, adoption is rare for these older children as there is a high demand by adoptive parents for children below the age of 2 years old....

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