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Follow on Google News | Smile Foundation's ‘Action for Children’ - a step for child welfareIndia has the highest number of underprivileged children. Many attempts are being made for the uplift of these children. ‘Action for Children', is one such initiative that persuades the rich and the concerned to help in improving their lot..
By: Sumita Rathore If all the ‘fortunate’ ‘Action for Children’ (AFC) is an interesting initiative of the Smile Foundation, which is directed to stimulate ‘fortunate’ The programme is based on the premise that development is a people’s issue and not just the government’s concern. It aims to sensitise people through advocacy on child related issues. The initiative seeks to involve them in mobilising resources for grassroot initiatives, targetted to bring about a qualitative change in the lives of underprivileged children. And encourages the privileged to stand up and ‘act’ to make a difference in the lives of the disadvantaged. The programme permeates from the context that: The situation of children in India leaves much to be desired; Fund raising in India needs to be broad-based; Public support for the cause of children and its socialisation is required to be strengthened. In line with this emerging scenario, the ‘Action for Children’ programme aims at encouraging various civil society groups like rotary, lions clubs, trade, industry and professional associations, schools, colleges, youth clubs/youth wings, corporate employees etc, including community organisations, to get involved in child development initiatives. This will not only involve local people in relevant development initiatives, but also ensure that development activities become locally sustainable and not dependent on external support alone. A programme like this, is the need of the hour to bring about a qualitative change in the lives of millions of underprivileged children in our country. # # # Smile Foundation is a national level development organisation working for the welfare of underprivileged children and youth through various education, healthcare, skills building and advocacy programmes across India. Today Smile Foundation reaches out to over one lakh underprivileged children & youth through more than 100 education and healthcare projects across 21 states of India End
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