IAPA

The original mission that inspired IAPA in 1970 is echoed in the government policy for children in need of care and protection, since the introduction of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015. For the first time, this legislation recognised the indisputable value of family-based care for children. At IAPA, this has been the mandate right from its inception. From engaging in promoting adoption for orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children for the first 25 years, IAPA extended its mission to reach out to children at risk of neglect or separation from family; and those lacking opportunities for education and holistic development... Within a decade our conviction that a young child should be cared for in a family, led us to initiate the Foster Family Care programme for children awaiting Adoption. In another decade, we started reaching out to children who were at risk of losing family care, due to crisis in their family. Our involvement in the formulation of..

Also known as: Indian Association for Promotion of Adoption & Child Welfare

Primary location: Mumbai India