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What the State Can Do to Identify and Assist Children Orphaned by COVID-19
Itâs unfortunate that because of historic neglect, we have to start building a basic child protection and care system in the middle of a national catastrophe.
Children of migrant workers sit at a bus station, as they wait to board a bus to return to their villages, after Delhi government ordered a six-day lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, April 20, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi
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Hidden behind the numbers of the dead in Indiaâs second wave of coronavirus are the survivors. Thousands of them are children, who have suddenly lost one or both parents and live now in the grip of sadness, uncertainty and fear. The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has reported that as of May 29, 1,742 children have lost both parents and 7,464 have lost one.
Shivani Bhaskar, Manager, Policy & Advocacy (Protection), Save The Children India, talks about protecting children from social impacts of the pandemic.
Cannot put up children like merchandise, says NCPCR chief on adoption of Covid orphans
Cannot put up children like merchandise, says NCPCR chief on adoption of Covid orphans A child, who has lost his/her parent, can’t be simply adopted or taken away by an NGO or a person. The individual, who plans to adopt an orphaned child, must follow a clear process in place under the Juvenile Justice Act.
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As media reports show heart-wrenching stories of children orphaned by the pandemic, social media started blowing up with posts calling for donations and offers for the adoption of such children. But while the public might be sympathetic, such posts and the demand for donation and adoption clearly violate the law.