ANNUAL REPORT April 2016 - March 31, 2017 Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha (BUDS)

Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha BUDS CORE VALUES (BUDS)LVDUHJLVWHUHGQRQSURÀW • Respects that every organization formed with the child has basic rights to objective of advancing the education, health, nutrition, well being, education, health development and protection and welfare of children in • Promote equitable access without distinction of • Partners with Government, caste, class, gender, ethnicity, other NGO’s and allied religion, rural/ urban, physical International organization or mental disability. BUDS ‡ (QVXUHSURJUDPDQGÀVFDO was established in 2000, and accountability, respect was registered, as an Indian diversity, support community 1RWIRU3URÀW7UXVW self-determination. (Registration No 11686/4 of • Ensure minimal over-  ZLWKWKHFRXQWU\RIÀFH head costs. located in New . • Encourage voluntary participation of professionals BUDS aims is to serve the such as doctors, teachers, underserved children by lawyers, scientists child preventing diseases, promoting rights and social activists. health and providing access to education to every child. REGISTRATION

BUDS VISION: envisions a BUDS is registered as an society where every child is in ,QGLDQ1RWIRU3URÀW7UXVW school, free from abuse, neglect, VLQFH 5HJLVWUDWLRQ child labour and poverty. 1RRI

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Contact Details BAL UMANG DRISHYA SANSTHA (BUDS) E 10 Green Park Main, 110016, India Tel: Email: [email protected] | Website: www.buds.in

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2QEHKDOIRI%DO8PDQJ'ULVK\D6DQVWKD %8'6 LWLVLQGHHGP\ SULYLOHJHWRSUHVHQWWKH%8'6DQQXDOUHSRUWHQGLQJ0DUFK %8'6KDVUHFRUGHGVHYHUDOLPSRUWDQWPLOHVWRQHVLQWKHÀHOGRI public health care & education, while working for underprivileged children and youth in the – Mori Gate & Nizamuddin Railway station urban slums sites in national capital region of Delhi & an under- served Village , , . CASE SUMMARY BUDS is implementing a project “Enhancing Health Care Access with Cellular Technology” at Village Ghasera. Sapna comes from an 7KLVSURMHFWLVMRLQWO\VXSSRUWHGE\1DWLRQDO,QVWLWXWHRI underprivileged family. +HDOWK 1,+ 86$DQG'HSDUWPHQWRI%LRWHFKQRORJ\ '%7  %HVLGHVÀQDQFLDOSUREOHPV Government of India. A novel software platform has been what Sapna lacked was the successfully launched to improve uptake and coverage of ability to express herself in primary childhood vaccinations by mobile cellular technology, IURQWRIRWKHUVFRQÀGHQFH6KH in order to prevent diseases and improve child survival. MRLQHGWKH&2'(3URJUDPPH on the recommendation of her Healthcare access is low in urban slums and poor rural cousin Garima, an ex-trainee population, where BUDS operates. BUDS health professionals at BUDS. “I wanted to learn encounter large burdens of disease with in extreme poverty and English and Computers but cultural challenges. Many are residents are migrants and daily more importantly, I needed to ZDJHODERXUHUV7KH\FDQ·WDIIRUGWRWDNHWKHLUFKLOGUHQWRHYHQ be able to show what I know in local government hospitals or afford medications. Under these front of others” she said. For circumstances, there was a need for Mobile Health Van to reach 6DSQDWKH6RFLDO&RQÀGHQFH out to provide medical services. BUDS is proud to announce classes are what stood out. “I WKDW3ULFHZDWHUKRXVH&RRSHUV 3Z& KDVUHFHQWO\SURYLGHGD was very scared of speaking grant donation to BUDS to start a new project “Improving to unknown people. Even to Access to Healthcare Services through Mobile Van for ÀOODIRUPDWWKH8QLYHUVLW\, vulnerable children, youth and community Delhi NCR”. had to take one of my friends with me” she said. However, BUDS multidisciplinary professional staff has strengthened our activities in these sessions have FRPPXQLW\RXWUHDFKSURJUDP 'URSLQ&HQWHU ',& VHUYLFHV helped Sapna become more BUDS is providing an innovative Non Formal education independent and her English 1)( SURJUDPZKLFKLVÁH[LEOHOHDUQHUFHQWHUHG SOD\ communication has improved based participatory education approach. Several children from tremendously. “I never spoke in vulnerable families have been enrolled in formal schools. More English before, but when I speak children are coming to attend our “remedial classes” and classes now, my students think that for improving “English speaking skills”. An Entrepreneurship I know a lot, and they respect 7UDLQLQJ3URJUDPZLWK/HDUQLQJ/LQNV)RXQGDWLRQ //) KDV me because they feel that my just taken off. Moreover, BUDS has started a program for English is good” she said.. After FKLOGUHQXQGHUVL[\HDUVDWRXU',&1L]DPXGGLQ5DLOZD\ HYHU\6RFLDO&RQÀGHQFHYLVLW VWDWLRQ,WVKDOOEHQHÀWWKHFULWLFDOSHULRGIRUWKH\RXQJ the trainees were expected to child’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical needs. make presentations where they summarized their observations. BUDS invites your attention and support. Please do visit and Out of the four presentations volunteer your time at our project sites. With your insight, that she made during the course, expertise, and constructive feedback, we look forward to Sapna enjoyed preparing for enrich the lives of our vulnerable children and youth. the fourth one the most because it involved research on the Sincerely yours internet and presenting with a Power Point. She has improved her presentation skills.

Dr Rajeev Seth 0DQDJLQJ7UXVWHH 3 Program for Underprivileged Vulnerable Children and Youth 2016-17

Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha +HDOWK&DUH$FFHVVZLWK0RELOH (BUDS) aim is to serve &HOOXODU7HFKQRORJ\µ ZLWKWKH the underprivileged children by support of an Indo-US Grant, preventing diseases, promoting jointly sponsored by National health and providing access ,QVWLWXWHRI+HDOWK 1,+ 86$ CASE SUMMARY to education and vocational and Department of Biotechnology training to every child. Its goal '%7 *RYHUQPHQWRI,QGLD Nancy belongs to the poor is to reduce the vulnerability BUDS is evaluating a novel vulnerable community Kucha of children and youth living software platform in mother- Mohattar khan, community. She and working on the urban infant units to improve uptake is the youngest of three sisters slums through a continuum and coverage of primary and one brother. Her father of services that address their childhood vaccinations by HDUQVDSSUR[5VPRQWK education, health, physical, mobile cellular technology, by selling vegetables sells. He psychological, life skills and in order to prevent diseases mother is home maker. Both vocational development. Since and improve child survival. parents are illiterate. BUDS LQFHSWLRQ  DWRWDORIPRUH found Nancy was not interested WKDQYXOQHUDEOHFKLOGUHQ Community Outreach in studies and was very nervous between ages 6 to 18 years have activities and shy – like silent girl. She been reached with different enrolled herself in BUD’s services offered through 7KHPDLQREMHFWLYHVRI%8'6 UHPHGLDOFODVVDW0RUL*DWH',& outreach activities, drop-in community outreach activities In a short period of one year, FHQWUH·V ',& DQGYRFDWLRQDO DUHWRDFKLHYHHDUO\LGHQWLÀFDWLRQ she has improved with remedial training centers at Sarai Kale interventions and repatriation education, and is doing well in Khan, near Nizamudin railway of street and working children FODVV6KHKDVDOVREHQHÀWHG station and Red Fort- with their families. BUDS social IURP%8'6/LIHVNLOOVHGXFDWLRQ Mori gate, New Delhi. worker’s and peer educators are health camp facilities, and responsible for making contact recreational activities, to develop BUDS also provides education with the children and youth into a holistic development of and health care services to an and bringing them to the Drop her personality. She has now under- served Village Ghasera, LQFHQWUH ',& (YHU\GD\RXU EXLOWXSKHUFRQÀGHQFHWKURXJK also known as Gandhi staff visits the Old Delhi & these various activities. She Gram Ghasera, located near Nizamuddin railway station, is studying hard, with full , Mewat, Haryana with a Interstate bus terminus, and interest and concentration. SRSXODWLRQRIOne of the major commercial market places major challenges in this village and identify vulnerable children. BUDS looks forward to her is inadequate vaccination Our outreach system capacity have a bright future! coverage, which leads to was strengthened and a total of outbreak of vaccine-preventable FKLOGUHQDQG\RXWKFRQWDFWHG diseases, poor child health and GXULQJWKHODVW\HDU survival.urvivala . BUDS hasa launchedd a Achievements 2016-2017 projectrojecojeojecje t “Enhancing“En nc

4 education by play therapy, classes for improving “English watching, demonstration & speaking skills” regularly. BUDS audio visual medium by a initiated and promoted quality trained special educator. In educational services & learning 5HG)RUW',&WKLVLVWKHPRVW modules, above and beyond important services provided the requirement of providing by BUDS to street children, secondary education, in order to vulnerable children who live enhance future job opportunities in high risk slum communities for these children/youth. near the railway track & under • 175 children and youth temporary tarpaulin shelters. enrolled in remedial 7KHFKLOGUHQDUHPRVWO\IRXQG class at the DIC’s. roaming in the neighborhood, • 40 children and picking up rags, plastic bottles, youth enrolled into and other trash items. Many formal schooling. children misuse substance such • 22 street children NonNF Formal l& & DVJOXHVQLIIHU XVHVZKLWHQHU  enrolled in formal school Formal Education other drugs & alcohol. nearby govt. school. • 175 children from the 1RQ)RUPDO(GXFDWLRQ 1)(  BUDS teachers have developed community attended is any organized educational several fun and educational English and Life skills activity that takes place outside game for our NFE students. For education at the DIC’s the formal educational system. example, through a play and 8VXDOO\LWLVÁH[LEOHOHDUQHU game, we have tried to teach Early Childhood Care & centered, contextualized and the children the importance of Education (ECCE) uses a participatory approach. using toilets and to learn best BUDS has found NFE to be practices to use toilets effectively. Early childhood has been one of the effective approaches 7KHNQRZOHGJHRIZDWHUDQG recognized as the critical period to impact lives of our street sanitation is very poor amongst for child’s social, emotional, DQGZRUNLQJFKLOGUHQ7KHVH the street and working children. cognitive and physical needs, children are usually runaway 7KHUHIRUHZHFRQGXFWHGD so as to establish a solid migrants, who get excluded from musical toilet game for the foundation for lifelong learning mainstream schools or they just children. It’s like musical chair and wellbeing. If the child is dropout from school systems due games, where we lay out mats/ not given adequate support to socio-economic and family printed toilet sheets (one less and stimulation to aid this circumstances. BUDS NFE WKDQWKHQXPEHURIFKLOGUHQ  early development, he or she therapy comprises a method of Music is played, and as soon as is at risk of being prejudiced in the music stops, the children have reaching their full potential. WRVLWGRZQLQHDFKVKHHW7KRVH Recently, BUDS has started children who get left out have to a program for early childhood answer some question like “what for underprivileged children should we do when they are in at Nizamuddin Railway queue for going to toilet? Do VWDWLRQ7KHSURJUDPSURYLGHV you ever go to outside for toilet a stimulating environment to or do toilet as open defecation? enhance pre-school learning. A Besides these, the facilitator total of 19 children are enrolled asks lots of related question during the reporting period. DQGEHQHÀWVRIXVLQJWRLOHWIRU defecation during these games.

Formal Education & Remedial Education

BUDS, provided help to families to enrol children in government schools. In addition, children from the community, also attend “remedial classes” and 5 Health Care and Health Education Camps

0HGLFDO&DPS·VDUHFRQGXFWHG are given free of cost. Since childhood vaccinations by HYHU\ZHHNDW%8'6',&  past year, children have mobile cellular technology, 9LOODJH*KDVHUD&RPPXQLWLHVE\ shown better health. Dr Seth in order to prevent diseases senior pediatricians. Dr Rajeev is available round the clock to and improve child survival. 6HWK'U,QGUD7DQHMD'U51 handle emergency calls if any. Srivastava, Dr Uma Agrawal Participation in Pulse Polio & Dr Shanti Raman volunteer )RUW\ÀYH  FRPPXQLW\ Immunization Program in their time at these health camps. health camps were conducted Ghasera, Mewat $YHUDJHVRIFKLOGUHQDUH LQWKH%8'6',& YLOODJH assessed in each weekly camp. Ghasera Mewat in the BUDS team was invited to ppast one year. Besides participate in the Pulse Polio ccurative health care, Program in Ghasera village tthe aim of the health by Health department, Govt. ccamps was to increase of Haryana on September ccommunity Health 9ROXQWHHUVIURP AAwareness, Health BUDS spent the entire day Education & to provide with local Polio team and home visitation and mobilized the children from &RXQVHOLQJWRDGGUHVV the community, and brought social determinants of them at the polio booth. KHDOWKSDWLHQWVV covered and 1486 patients referred to nearby govt. hospitall VXFKDV/DOODQ Hospital, Nuh and community health center, .

Immunization: Every child at Red fort & Nizamuddin ',&LVIXOO\ vaccinated free of cost against DDiptheria-Pertusis- 77HWDQXV '37  ''7+HSDWLWLV% 00057\SKRLG vaccinations. Not Health assessment even a single case of includes basic weight/Height severe adverse reactions assessment, check for anemia/ have been seen following QXWULWLRQDOGHÀFLHQF\DFXWH vaccinations. Minor fever, FDUHÀUVWDLGWUHDWPHQWRI aches are treated with common infections such as paracetamol. At village viral fever, upper respiratory Ghasera, all immunizations infection, skin infections are done by Government S\RGHUPD GLDUUKHD health professionals such as SQHXPRQLD7XEHUFXORVLV ANM. In this community, Sexually transmitted diseases/ BUDS is evaluating a novel BUDS staff also supervised HIV/AIDS. Besides the children, software platform in mother- around 12 booths with the people from the community also infant units to improve uptake community health workers, attend the clinic. Medicines and coverage of primary Govt. of Haryana. 6 New Project : Improving Access to Healthcare Services through Mobile Van for Vulnerable Children, Youth and community Delhi NCR

Why Mobile Healthcare SDWLHQWVZLOOEHUHDFKHG program. Dr Shalini Bansal Project? Healthcare access to out in a year in the project area contributes the salary support of all reaches of society is low in of Mori Gate, Sarai Kale a part time cook. Major donors of India, more so in urban slums Khan- Nizamuddin and this program include Dr Meera and poor rural population, where Ghasera, Mewat7KHPRELOH 3UDNDVK 0U5&0RG\ %8'6RSHUDWHV7KHUHLVDVHYHUH van shall deliver health and lack of human resources and SV\FKRVRFLDOVHUYLFHVWR Health Education also poor infrastructure. BUDS children and youth and 20,000 health professionals encounter community members. Behavior 'U,QGUD7DQHMDLVDVHQLRU large burdens of disease with &KDQJH&RPPXQLFDWLRQ %&&  consultant pediatrician & in extreme poverty and cultural strategies shall be used to bring trustee of BUDS. She is a challenges. Most of the residents about improvement in various JUDGXDWHRI/DG\+DUGLQJ in the community belong to very aspects of health and hygiene. 0HGLFDO&ROOHJH UHFHQWO\ vulnerable and marginalized &RPPXQLW\PHPEHUVZLOODOVREH retired Professor from population. Most of them are provided information to prevent 8QLYHUVLW\RI1HZ-HUVH\86$ either illiterate or have very little non-communicable diseases. 'U7DQHMDWDNHVFODVVHVIRU education or vocational skills. underprivileged children on Many are migrants and daily Nutrition health education in schools and ZDJHODERXUHUV7KH\FDQ·WDIIRUG social determinants of health. to take their children to even Mid Day Meal Program was She has become famous in the local government hospitals or started at Red Fort-Mori Gate vulnerable communities with afford medications. Under these ',&LQ-XO\6WUHHWFKLOGUHQ her excellent counseling skills. circumstances, the need for state mainly rag pickers, child of the art Mobile Health Van to ODERXUHUVFKLOGUHQHQJDJHGLQ reach out in order provide medical menial tasks, works in eateries services to this vulnerable HWFDUHWKHPDLQEHQHÀFLDU\ population is urgently needed. (YHU\GD\FKLOGUHQLQWKLV %8'6',&DUHVHUYHGKRWFRRNHG 3ULFHZDWHUKRXVH&RRSHUV 3Z&  food. BUDS also provided fruits has recently provided a grant to the children attending non- donation to BUDS to start a new formal education classes. Raw project” Improving Access to material are bought from local Healthcare Services through sabzi mandi, local grocery store, Mobile Van for Vulnerable, all bills/receipts are kept every Youth and community Delhi PRQWK&RRNLQJJDVF\OLQGHUV NCR. 3Z&LVDPXOWLQDWLRQDO are also provided. Yawer professional services network Qaiyam, BUDS Director, KHDGTXDUWHUHGLQ/RQGRQ &RPPXQLW\2SHUDWLRQV  United Kingdom. It is the 0V6DQGK\D0DQGDO',&,Q second largest professional charge directly supervise the VHUYLFHVÀUPLQWKHZRUOG 7KHSURMHFWZLOOVWDUWLQ WKHPRQWKRI$SULO

7KHSURMHFWZLOOZRUN intensively on Preventive, 3URPRWLYHDQG&XUDWLYH /HYHOVDQG(QKDQFH support services for underprivileged children & youth. A total number of 7 Vitamin A Prophylaxis railway station communities. this program is conducted at Red Program Most people in these regions Fort & Mori Gate are, but efforts are more vulnerable drug are underway to implement it in 9LWDPLQ$GHÀFLHQF\DVLWLVWKH PLVXVH 7KHUDOO\FRYHUHGWKH Nizamuddin & Village Ghasera leading cause of preventable overall area of 2kms through &RPPXQLWLHV%8'67UXVWHH0U FKLOGKRRGEOLQGQHVV Rajindra market, Mori gate, 5&0RG\WDNHVVSHFLDOLQWHUHVW malnutrition is responsible for Khanna market, Novelty and supervision of children RIDOOFKLOGKRRGGHDWKV Bridge, Fatehpuri and Old for their higher education and Delhi railway station. YRFDWLRQDOGHYHORSPHQW&DVHRI With the help of Mr. Rick 3LQWX-KDLVDVKLQLQJH[DPSOH &DUOWRQ3UHVLGHQW6HYD&KLOG of what we can together achieve! India, BUDS is distributing Pintu is about to complete Vitamin A prophylaxis in 0DVWHURI&RPSXWHU$SSOLFDWLRQ our intervention areas such 0&$ SURJUDP,*1281HZ as Mori Gate, Sarai Kale 'HOKL7KHSUHVHQWUHSRUW Khan and village Ghasera has few shining examples of community areas. Along with children and youth excelling our health camps, a total of from BUDS vocational training 600 children provided vitamin and skill building program A & essential nutrients to protect children from disease Entrepreneurship Training and to save children’s lives. 7KHUHZHUH Program with Learning Links GLUHFWEHQHÀFLDULHVIURPWKH Foundation (LLF) rrally,a including 6 associates of ttheh NGO staff. BUDS estimates (QWUHSUHQHXUVKLS7UDLQLQJ aaboutb 10,000 people in the region 3URJUDPVXSSRUWHGE\//) ZZHUHLQGLUHFWEHQHÀFLDULHVRIWKH started in the month February aawareness rally. Awareness %8'6ZLOOPRELOL]HWZR ppamphlets were distributed EDWFKHVHDFKFRPSULVLQJRI WWRWKHEHQHÀFLDULHV)RU youth. One batch has already thet illiterates, the direct started in which 22 young EHQHÀFLDULHVZHUHVLQJLQJDQG entrepreneurs enrolled in the shouting the slogans made by morning time at Mori Gate our associates. Few slogans FHQWHU7KHUHZLOOEHDERRWFDPS werewe “Hazaro log Nashachortehai for business plan development par marnekebaad” Merabharat, of aspiring entrepreneurs and Nashamuktbharat” “jokare conduct placement drives for a drugs kasevan, wokhoyejawani certain limited number of youth mem apnajivan” . who are seeking full time job opportunity. After completion VocationalV and Skill the course, each entrepreneur DDevelopment will submit the business plan in different government BUDSB strongly believes in organizations/ MFIs/angel buildingbu vocational and skill LQYHVWRUVEDQNVHWFIRUÀQDQFLDO developmentde for these groups support to micro entrepreneurs. of vulnerable children. At the Prevention of substance presente time, abuse among adolescents

On the eve on International GD\DJDLQVWGUXJDEXVHRQ-XQH %8'6DQGSDUWQHU NGO’s Antakshari and Nada India foundation jointly organized an awareness rally DJDLQVWGUXJXVDJH DPRQJ7L] Hazari, Mori gate & Old Delhi 8 Conferences and Advocacy Child Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Medical & Psychosocial Services for the Victims, India International Centre, New Delhi, October13, 2016

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Students from Ambedkar &ROOHJHDQG$GLWL&ROOHJHZRUN under a volunteers program ZLWK%8'67KLV\HDUDWRWDO RIYROXQWHHUVLQWHUQVZRUNHG RQWKHSURMHFW7KH\ZHUH mainly involved in outreach activities, documentation, Networking, and outdoor activities. As interns they engage with children throughgames, drawing, and storytelling. Some of them improvised a play script on Health & Hygiene during the reporting period

20201616. &KLOG&KLOGUHQHQMR\HGDFWLYLWLHV M G WL LWL SURJUDPPLQJ'U6DQJHHWDS and games. A group discussion Saksena,S Enfold foundation was held on Sanitation and WRRNDVSHFLÀFZRUNVKRSW importance of toilets. A total forf working with issues of 100 children participated relatedr to Gender base in this program. YLROHQFHDQG&KLOGDEXVHY and encouraged staff members to UHÁHFWRQWKHLU own attitudes andd beliefs related to gender and child abuse. Mr. Rick &DUOWRQ6HYD &KLOGSURYLGHG& 7UDLQLQJIRU7 7UDLQHUV 727 7 workshopw to YawarY Qaiyum on Malnutrition andan Vitamin ProphylaxisPr SURJUDP7UDLQLQJVSU alsoalsa provided a BUDSBUB DS SStafftat fff forumf for reviewing Capacity development staff members’ responsibilities vis-à-vis Building the capacity of BUDS WKH &RGHRI&RQGXFW staff is an essential part of our programme implementation. Swach Bharat Abhiyann Several initiatives were carried out by Dr Rajeev Seth such BUDS children as Basic training for all staff participated in on BUDS guiding principles, SwachhMela with the helplp goals and activities of BUDS RI1LQHLV0LQHRQ$SULO 12 Children Day Celebration 2016

BUDS organized a very to express themselves through -DLQ'U'19LUPDQL0U VXFFHVVIXO&KLOGUHQ·VGD\ painting competition and a Aseem Pal, Yawar Qaiyum, celebrations on November, grand cultural program, full of Shobha, Id Mohammad and 2016,at Delhi Medical fun, songs, dances and a play. Sandhya Mandalmotivated Association Hall, Daryaganj, All children were given warm the children. New Delhi from 11 to 4pm, winter cloths and awards. along with IAP Delhi, Indian 7KHFKLOGUHQZHUHVHUYHGKRW %8'6RIÀFHEHDUHUVKDYHQR &KLOG$EXVH1HJOHFW &KLOG cooked luncheon arrival and ZRUGVWRWKDQN'0$RIÀFH /DERU ,&$1&/ JURXS'HOKL refreshment sat the end of the bearers for providing the 0HGLFDO$VVRFLDWLRQ '0$  HYHQW7KHIROORZLQJVHQLRU auditorium and basement DQGRXUDOOLHG1*2·V GRFWRUVRI,$3'HOKL,&$1&/ hall free of charge. BUDS under-served children, group addressed, motivated appreciates support from who participated from two DQGEOHVVHGWKHFKLOGUHQ RXUGRQRUV7RQ\ %RQQLH GLIIHUHQWVOXPVLWHV7KH Dr Rajeev Seth, Dr Rajesh Uppal, for the children day vulnerable children and youth Gupta, Dr. Uma Agrawal, Dr FHOHEUDWLRQ a day of joy, program got an opportunity RN Srivastavaand Dr Piyush freedom and to engage in fun!

13 Exposure Visit HQFRXUDJLQJDQGVXSSRUWLYH VRPHRIWKHVHQLRURIÀFLDOVKDYH BUDS organized a visit to extended their support to make the Firoz Shah Kotla Stadium the program strong and effective. BUDS Donors RQWK-XQH7KHPDLQRQWK-XQH 7KHPDLQ &&RQWLQXRXVOLQNDJHVKDYHR • Department of Biotechnology, aalsols been established with Govt. of Science & NNGOsG working for street Technology, Govt. of India chchildren on substance ususe such as NADA India • PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) FFoundation, Prayas, 66DODP%DODN7UXVW6DWKL • Universal Business & 66XEKLNVKD&KHWQDOD\D Marketting Associates 55DLOZD\&KLOGUHQ,QGLD DDon Bosco, Sard and • Participation Finance & 6DYHWKH&KLOGUHQ Holding (India) Pvt.Ltd.

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BUDS Staff networked with senior railway and police RIÀFLDOVLQRXU5HG)RUW  Nizamuddin Railway station regions. One of the major achievements of the BUDS team was to develop a strong network with the local RPF 5DLOZD\3ROLFH)RUFH *53) *RYW5DLOZD\3ROLFH)RUFH  DQG'HOKL3ROLFH7KHWHDP is also established linkages with Missing Person Squad, New Delhi for their support to provide information to parents about their missing children. Delhi police has been very BUDS staff meet with Chief Medical Officer & DIO, Mewat 14 BAL UMANG DRISHYA SANSTHA (BUDS)

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15 Bal Umang Drishya Sastha (BUDS) is registered as an Indian Not for Profit Trust since 2003 (Registration No. 11686/4 of 2003)

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