WHERE are India's Children

Where Are India’s Children (WAIC) registered as Child Welfare and Action Foundation

We are failing to protect the most vulnerable children in India. The number of children in Child Care Institutions (CCIs, aka shelters) ranges from 3.5 – 4 lakhs. The number of children that are in the legal adoption pool at any point is fewer than 2000. On the other hand, 30,000 couples and singles are registered and waiting to adopt.

What is the reason? 
General apathy and lack of pre-adoption process understanding
Status of legal guardians for children at shelters is unclear
Abandoned and Orphaned children are not tracked and highlighted for adoption
No Real-Time Dashboards or Insights into the children living in the shelters
No incentive for CCI to promote the adoption

At WAIC, with the support of the local WCD governments, we are working to ensure that abandoned and orphaned children are accounted for and reach a positive outcome in the best interest of the child.