Overview

The child labour elimination program addresses this grave violation of children’s rights through a multi-pronged approach that combines awareness generation, family support, educational mainstreaming, and livelihood interventions. Recognizing that child labor is often driven by poverty and lack of access to quality education, the program works with families, communities, and local authorities to create pathways out of child labor while addressing underlying socio-economic vulnerabilities.

Goal

To eliminate child labor in intervention areas by ensuring that every child engaged in work is transitioned to formal education while their families receive support to address economic vulnerabilities.

Objectives

• Build awareness among families and communities about harmful impacts of child labor and importance of education
• Provide educational support including remedial classes to bridge learning gaps for children transitioning from work to school
• Link families to social security schemes and livelihood opportunities to address economic drivers of child labor
• Strengthen school-community linkages to ensure sustained enrollment and prevent dropouts
• Advocate with employers and community leaders for elimination of child labor practices

Achievements

• Successfully mainstreamed 144 child laborers from various forms of work into formal education systems
• Provided remedial education support to 383 children through Special Learning Centers (SLC) and supplementary classes, improving learning levels and retention
• Linked 697 vulnerable families to social security schemes mobilizing Rs. 84 lakh in government benefits reducing economic pressure
• reached out to 2,000 stakeholders through  awareness campaigns for prevention of child labor
• Established monitoring systems tracking educational progress of mainstreamed children with sustained retention rates
• Facilitated flexible learning pathways through State Institute of Open Schooling for older children enabling age-appropriate education..

Overview

Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) and Adolescent Resource Centers (ARC) serve as protective, nurturing environments where children and adolescents can access recreational activities, life skills education, psychosocial support, and peer learning opportunities. These community-based spaces provide alternatives to unsafe environments while building children’s resilience, confidence, and social-emotional competencies. Operating in villages with limited recreational and educational infrastructure, CFS/ARCs have become hubs of positive childhood development and community engagement.

Goal

To create accessible, child-friendly spaces in every intervention community where children and adolescents feel safe, valued, and supported in their holistic development.

Objectives

• Establish and maintain well-equipped Child Friendly Spaces and Adolescent Resource Centers in intervention villages
• Deliver structured recreational, educational, and life skills programming tailored to different age groups
• Provide safe environments for peer learning, creative expression, and emotional development
• Facilitate children’s participation in community decision-making through child parliaments/ panchayats.
• Build partnerships with schools, parents, and community institutions for sustained operation
• Create pathways for children to access specialized support services when needed.

Achievements

•  Since 2016 JKASW established 87 child friendly spaces and adolescent Resource centers across Pulwama, Srinagar, Bandipora and Budgam. 15500 Children and 18000 adolescents  actively involved through activities and sessions.
• 28500 Community members, including parents and other community members were engaged and trained in identifying and referring child protection concerns.​
• Identified and linked 850 children and adolescents to different referral agencies.
• 18500 children and adolescents were psycho-educated
• 1500 Village level child protection committee members including PRI’s, teachers and front- line workers oriented on Prevention of Abuse.
• 21000 children and adolescents were given awareness on gender-based violence and other protection issues through different activities at School level.
• 7,500 adolescents reached through online safety and cybersecurity modules.
• Facilitated youth-led action projects on gender-based violence prevention, environmental protection, and community development.

Overview

The drug abuse prevention and response program addresses the growing concern of substance abuse among adolescents and youth in Jammu and Kashmir. Through awareness generation, peer education, counseling support, and community mobilization, the program builds resilience against drug abuse while providing pathways to treatment and recovery for affected individuals. The initiative recognizes drug abuse as both a health and social issue requiring comprehensive, stigma-free approaches.

Goal

To create drug-free communities where children and adolescents are equipped with knowledge and skills to resist substance abuse while affected individuals receive compassionate support for treatment and recovery.

Objectives

• Build comprehensive awareness among adolescents about dangers of drug abuse and strategies for resistance
• Train peer educators who can disseminate prevention messages within their social networks
• Provide counseling support to at-risk adolescents and those experimenting with substances
• Establish referral linkages with de-addiction centers and mental health services
• Mobilize communities, particularly parents and religious leaders, for collective action against drug abuse
• Reduce stigma associated with drug abuse enabling affected individuals to seek help.

Achievements

• Conducted comprehensive drug awareness sessions through CFS/ARC centers and schools reaching thousands of adolescents with prevention messaging
• Established referral linkages with District Mental Health Programs (DMHP) and de-addiction centers ensuring access to specialized treatment
• Conducted parent sensitization programs educating families about warning signs and supportive responses to drug abuse
• Organized community-wide awareness campaigns in collaboration with District social welfare offices including rallies and dialogues bringing stakeholders together for collective action.

Overview

The Prevention of Abuse sub-theme addresses all forms of violence, exploitation, and maltreatment against children including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. Through awareness building, community mobilization, capacity strengthening of protection actors, and establishment of reporting and response mechanisms, the program creates protective environments where children are safe from harm. The initiative emphasizes prevention while ensuring effective response when abuse occurs.

Goal

To create zero-tolerance communities where children are protected from all forms of abuse and incidents are promptly identified, reported, and addressed through effective child protection mechanisms.

Objectives

• Build awareness on abuse prevention among children, parents, and communities.
• Equip children with personal safety and help-seeking skills.
• Strengthen local child protection committees.
• Establish clear reporting and referral mechanisms.
• Support survivors and promote child-friendly justice systems.

Achievements

• Conducted comprehensive child protection awareness sessions in 200 schools reaching over 21000 children and adolescents
• Trained 1850 VLCPC members and front-line workers on identification, reporting, and response to child abuse cases following child-friendly protocols
• Established functioning grievance redressal mechanisms in 23 schools providing safe channels for children to report concerns
• Prevented multiple cases of potential abuse through early intervention by trained VLCPCs and community volunteers and field teams.
• Conducted sensitization programs for 21000 parents addressing corporal punishment, emotional abuse, and positive parenting practices.