Visit to TAABAR: Bal Basera for Street children

Date of Visit: 25th  October 2018

Number of students: 11, B.Sc.(H) H.Sc , Semester III

The students of B.Sc (H) H.Sc, IIIrd semester visited the organization “TAABAR”, located on Jaipur Railway Station Road, on 25th October 2018. A total of 11 students escorted with Archana Kumari, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development, Home Science, explored the information regarding its organization structure; welfare services provided, rescuing operation and rehabilitation services.

The resource person who provided all the information regarding the organization to the students was Mr Shivshankar , the center coordinator of the Organization.

TAABAR is a non government organization, established in 2007 near to the Jaipur Railway station. It works for rescuing children (boys) from the street life and provide them with a protective shelter and linking them with mainstream life. It runs a Bal Basera open transit shelter for street children in Jaipur.

At present they had 48 boys rescued from the railway station. For girls they have another shelter home.Bal basera run by TAABAR provides temporary home to these rescued children. According to Mr. Shivshankar most of the street children they find are from Bihar. The street children they find includes child labor, beggers, run away children etc. Mr Shivshankar reported that almost everyday they get a new street child recued and bought to this shelter home as it is very near to railway station.

After recuing these children they are sent to police station for taking further details about the child. In case if the child cannot or does not want to give information about their home they provide counseling. With the help of counselor they get the information about the child. After that they find their parents and contact the police station of the city, the child belongs to. After completion of all legal process the child is sent to their home.

This process takes 1.5 to 3 months time. Meanwhile the child stays in Bal Basera. He is provided with all the facilities such as shelter, food, recreation and education.

This branch of TAABAR has 12 staffs including program coordinator, counselor and teachers. The teachers take classes having children of all age groups between 6-17 years. Generally art and craft classes, play classes and academics classes were conducted.

They have sufficient infrastructure facilities with adequate number of beds, A well equipped kitchen and all the home appliances.

They get their fund from Ministry of Social Justice and Welfare but as reported by the resource person, this fund is not sufficient for them. But they get fund from private donors.

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