Advocacy Initiatives

In order to make a significant contribution to national policy making processes, SOS India has become a member of several working groups on specific issues set up by the government both at the national, as well as at the state level.

Member - ‘Working group’ set up by Planning commission (WCD section) Govt. of India for putting forward recommendations for the ‘Development of children’ for the 11th Five Year Plan.

Member - Sub group on ‘Child protection’ constituted by Ministry of Women and Child development for carrying out review, analysis and evaluation on child protection issues in the country and preparing a report making recommendations for the 11TH Five Year Plan.

Member Steering committee on Women and Children formulated by the planning commission for the 11th plan recommendations.

Member working group on National Guidelines on Foster care in the country set up by the Ministry of Social Justice and empowerment, Govt. of India.

Networking

Member - India Alliance for Child Rights (ICAR)

NGO Network, which facilitates discussions and interest in child rights within civil society through NGO consultative processes that feed into national and international policy guidelines on children. IACR’s deliberations have included contributions to the policy  frameworks like 'The Commission for Protection of Child Rights Bill' in India, and to the 'UN Day of General Discussion on Children without Parental Care', organised in Geneva.

Core Member - Child Rights for World Social Forum

NGO Network, which works with children to help them to express their opinions on development, by promoting their participation and representation in the World Social Forum, a platform for exchange on the alternative paths to sustainable development and social justice. Through the aegis of this network, 300 children from NGOs across the country participated at the India Social Forum in 2006. In another example of this network's work, four children from SOS Children's Villages Bangalore and Bhubneswar participated in a children's consultative process, aimed at getting children's point of view on the bill on the protection of child rights.

Member - Quality Institutional Care and Alternatives for Children

NGO Network, which is actively involved in debating issues of alternative child care in the country.