Activities of CHILDLINE forms another important part of the involvement map of CLPOA. The organization as a Nodal Agency plays an important part of the initiative of coordinating distress calls from children through the nationwide toll free number “1098” for 24hours and arranging a plethora of interventions to provide protection and care to children in demand of such services. On basis of leads from calls made to the toll free 24 hours helpline number, CHILDLINE has undertaken numerous direct interventions to address needs of children in need of care and protection. The range of interventions includes provision of medical attention, rehabilitation, rescue and allied reliefs. The interventions also included addressing needs of children in conflict with law. Arrangement of sponsorship and responding to calls from parents in regards to various issues relation to children were also undertaken.
CLPOA in collaboration with Bidhannagar Sub- Divisional Information & Cultural Office organized awareness programme in 10 schools under Bidhannagar Municipality and South Dum Dum Municipality to build and strengthen the capacities of the school students in analyzing the situation regarding child protection issues like Child Abuse, Child Marriage and Child Trafficking in their schools and communities and in pursuing appropriate solutions. It was designed to help children develop their potential and create lasting positive changes in their lives by:
- Increasing children’s understanding of their rights as defined by the UNCRC
- Raising children’s awareness of their rights and building their capacities to claim them
- Creating opportunities for children to recognize, identify and prioritize issues and problems or gaps in relation to child protection violations