Pradeepan has played a critical role in protecting vulnerable children through the CHILDLINE 1098 Project (May 2012 – August 2023) and other child-focused initiatives.
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Missing Children: 522 missing children traced with support from RPF, GRP, and police, and safely reunited with families through the District Child Welfare Committee (CWC).
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Shelter & Care: Temporary shelter provided to 320 distressed children; 20 abandoned newborns placed in Shishu Griha as per CWC orders.
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Protection from Sexual Abuse: 455 cases of child sexual abuse and molestation addressed through rescue, counselling, legal support, and access to compensation under the MP Crime Victim Compensation Scheme (₹2–4 lakh per survivor).
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Child Labour & Bonded Labour: 615 child labourers and 9 bonded child labourers rescued from hazardous work and rehabilitated through education.
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Begging & Domestic Violence: 289 children rescued from begging; 306 children protected from domestic abuse through family counselling and legal awareness.
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Education Linkages: 1,750 out-of-school children enrolled; 1,800 irregular students reintegrated into formal education.
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Child Marriage Prevention: 434 child marriages prevented through coordination with WCD and Police.
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Anti-Trafficking: 122 trafficked girls rescued and rehabilitated.
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Girl Child Safety Awareness: The organization has been organizing National Girl Child Safety Day and International Girl Child Day programs every year since 2012, reaching over 15,000 girls to raise awareness about their rights and safety.
Awareness & Campaigns
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Child Rights Awareness: Reached over 40,000 students in 1,200–1,500 schools.
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POCSO Act Awareness: Conducted in 868 schools, 35 colleges, and 125 hostels, reaching more than 85,000 children and youth.
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Child Labour Awareness: Reached nearly 300,000 people across 550 villages.
Child Labor Awareness Campaign
Pradeepan has conducted extensive child labor awareness campaigns across approximately 550 villages in the Betul district over the past 12 years (2012–2023). During these campaigns, nearly 300,000 people were educated about the Child Labor Prohibition Act and the harmful effects of child labor through village meetings, rallies, wall writings, poster and pamphlet distribution, street plays, and public announcements.
The organization visited brick kilns, dhabas, hotels, restaurants, sugarcane fields, garages, and scrap collection sites, encouraging owners to display notice boards banning child labor under the Child Labor and Adolescent Labor Prohibition Act, 1986.
During this initiative, 615 children found working in shops, brick kilns, dhabas, sugarcane farms, hotels, restaurants, and garages were rescued, presented before the Child Welfare Committee, and reintegrated into education.