Function of CWINS

CWIN makes efforts to promote and ensure children’s participation in the child rights movement. CWIN believes in working ‘WITH’ children and empowering them to realize their rights. It facilitates Child Rights Forums formed by children for the rights of children. It also
facilitates CWIN street theatre and the CWIN sports club.

                      While advocating for policy change and awareness, CWIN supports children at risk by providing emergency help, socialization resources, education and capacity building for social reintegration and empowerment. CWIN runs a helpline system (in Kathmandu and Biratnagar) with hotline telephones, an ambulance, counseling and medical and legal services. CWIN also runs Hamro Sajha Thalo, socialization and empowerment programme for street and other children at risk, which is successfully facilitated by Former Street and working children.

                         CWIN focuses on the children who are victims of social, economical, political and family exploitation and abuse, which is living in very difficult and risky situation. The main aim of CWIN is the empowerment and capacity building of the target groups. Considering that it is a most challenging job to work for the empowerment of such a group who is deprived of even the basic necessities.

CWIN’s Support And Services

                   In 2004, CWIN programmes supported 16943 children at risk through socialization, educational support, family reunions, health services, psychological counseling, skill development etc.

Emergency Support

                    CWIN Help lines in Kathmandu and Biratnagar provided emergency, rescue and referral support to 2621 cases and legal aid to 60 children in crisis.

Socialization and Referrals

                     CWIN center for children at risk, CWIN Balika, CWIN Pokhara and CWIN Hamro Sajha Thalo assisted some 1292 children from different risk backgrounds through socialization with an aim to reintegrate the children in society.

Educational Support

                      CWIN Educational Support Programme together with CWIN CIAC, CWIN CIC, CWIN CIRCLE and other CWIN Centers, was able to provide educational support to 6109 children in need.CWIN Sunrise Home also provided residential facilities for children going to school.

Health Services\ Psychological Counseling

                       CWIN Health Clinic under CWIN Helpline along with CWIN’s different programmes, including those in conflict ridden areas, provided health services and medical care to more than 5242 children through health camps, emergency service etc.

                       CWIN this year provided psychological counseling to some 1500 children.

Self-reliance and Empowerment

                         More than 600 young people gained the opportunity to become self reliant through skill and vocational training. Many young people have received jobs and some have started their own business.

Means of contact

                        CWIN comes in contact with the children in risky condition as of street children, sexually abused, those working in hazardous situation,etc. through different sources and contacts it has developed in course of it’s work in this field as the pioneer organization.