Advocacy & Capacity Building

Two-Day Residential Training for Youth Leaders from Patamda, Boram & Ghatshila Blocks, East Singhbhum

To strengthen community-based child protection mechanisms, a two-day residential training was organised for selected youth leaders from Patamda, Boram, and Ghatshila blocks of East Singhbhum district.
The training aimed to nurture a cadre of Local Leaders capable of supporting vulnerable families and helping reunite children with their families, while addressing root causes of risk at the community level. (more…)
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First-Ever Cybersecurity “First Responder Team” Launched in Maliada, Khunti

A Community-Level Initiative to Fight Cyber Fraud in Rural Jharkhand

In a significant step toward strengthening rural cybersecurity, a landmark program was launched today in Maliada village of Khunti district. Under the joint initiative of Bal Kalyan Sangh and CyberPeace Foundation, Khunti’s first-ever village-level Cyber “First Responder Team” has been formally created—marking a historic beginning for community-led cyber safety. (more…)

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Building Safety, Dignity, and Opportunity: Highlights from the State-Level Symposium on Childhood, Youth & Women

This World Children’s Day, Bal Kalyan Sangh joined hands with JSCPS, the Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare (WCD&SS), the Labour Department, and CID to organise a state-level symposium in Ranchi.
The theme was “Safeguarding Childhood and Expanding Opportunities for Youth and Women.” (more…)

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Statewide Consultations in Jharkhand Strengthen the Fight Against Child Labour

To strengthen efforts for the elimination of child labour in Jharkhand, the Labour Department, Government of Jharkhand, in collaboration with Bal Kalyan Sangh (BKS) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), successfully conducted five divisional-level consultations across the state. These consultations, held across North Chotanagpur, South Chotanagpur, Palamu, Kolhan, and Santhal Pargana divisions, aimed to make the State Action Plan (SAP) more inclusive, practical, and grounded in local realities.

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Distribution of Mobile Library Books

Under an initiative to make Child Exploitation Free Villages in Koderma and Giridih districts of Jharkhand run by Bal Kalyan Sangh and supported by TDH Netherlands, children of Balmanch has met with Shri Ramesh Gholap, Deputy Commissioner of Koderma district and shared their views. They also shared about the plantation program by them for water conservation. 1000 plants have been planted by children also, members of Bal Manch are planning plantation of additional 5100 plants. (more…)
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Swabhiman Balika

On 16th February 2019 Swabhiman Balika Program was organized by Bal Kalyan Sangh & ATSEC India at Dr. Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Research Institute, Ranchi. The agenda behind program was to launch the campaign for strengthening of the women empowerment schemes in Jharkhand. The Swabhiman Batiya campaign was launched on the day. The objective behind the campaign is to promote the “Mukhya Matri Sukanya Yojna” and aware the people about the issues like Child trafficking, Child Labour, Child marriage, Child abuse etc. In this campaign a bus equipped with pamphlets and posters of mentioned issues will running in the districts of Ranchi, Lohardaga, Khunti, Chaibasa, Gumla and Simdega to spread awareness among the community. (more…)
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State level Workshop on Rehabilitation of Missing and Trafficked Children

Self introduction of participants was held after which business session started. Shri. Rakesh Sengar, (Project Director, BBA) said that we all always talk and discuss about child-protection. In this regard, I would like to say thatthere are two types of act that comes under it
  1. Juvenile Justice Act and
  2. Child Protection Act (Balz Sanrakshan Adhiniyam)
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TWO DAYS PROGRAMME WITH NOBEL LAUREATE DR. KAILASH SATYARTHI

        1st Day- KISHORE-KISHORI & YUVA SAMVAD           With Nobel Laureate Dr. Kailash Satyarthi An interactive session (Kishore-Kishori & Yuwa Samvad) with Nobel Laureate Mr. Kailash Satyarthi was organized by BBA and BKS, meant to support campaigns for combating trafficking and child labour, in association with the state Social Welfare Department, JSCPCR and NGO partners like Plan India, CINI, Save the Children, Chhotanagpur Samaj Vikas Sansthan, Prerna, OAK Foundation, Jan Sarokar and Ekjut at hotel BNR Chanakya, Ranchi, on 22nd May, 2017. Shri. Sanjay Kr. Mishra said that new acts for children will create a milestone for children. This is the result of all those campaigns done till now. From 12 June we will focus to reach out all those children who are away from education. (more…)
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