NEAID is contributing to the nation and NE region by

Strengthening systems and partnering with communities to advance a collaborative, preventive, and child-centred approach to child safety.

Child Safety

Across Northeast India, children continue to face risks such as child marriage, child labour, trafficking, abuse, neglect, and other forms of vulnerability. Addressing these challenges requires more than individual interventions; it calls for strong child protection systems, coordinated institutional responses, and active community participation. Gaps in awareness, early identification, service delivery, and coordination can leave vulnerable children without timely protection and support.

Our Child Safety Program was created in response to these challenges aligned with the objectives of Mission Vatsalya . Our approach centres on strengthening systems, empowering communities, and ensuring that child protection is a shared responsibility.

What We Do

  • Strengthening child protection systems by building the capacities of government institutions, local governance bodies, and community-level stakeholders.
  • Promoting early identification and timely referrals to ensure vulnerable children and families can access appropriate protection services.
  • Enhancing interdepartmental convergence and coordination between district and block administrations, relevant government departments, schools, frontline workers, and community-based organisations.
  • Promoting child rights and community participation by engaging Village Councils Development Committees (VCDCs) and other local stakeholders in creating safer environments for children.
  • Improving access to social protection schemes and services through stronger linkages between vulnerable children, families, and relevant support systems.

We work closely with the State Child Protection Society (SCPS), Department of Women and Child Development, District and Block administrations, Police, Government departments, Local Governance Institutions, VCDCs and community-based organisations. Together, we aim to build a more responsive, preventive, and accountable child protection ecosystem where risks are identified early, institutions work collaboratively, and communities play an active role in safeguarding children.

Highlights from the ground

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