The Concerned for Working Children

Aim To work with local governments, community and working children, to implement viable, comprehensive, sustainable and appropriate solutions in partnership with all the major actors, so that children do not have to work.

The Concerned for Working Children...
	is listed under the category Child Development/Organisations
	was established in 1985
	focuses on street and working children, advocacy, research, documentation, child labour, resource centre
	functions at the Local, State, National, International level
	works with working children
	has the resource of publications, newsletter, audio-visual material
	welcomes help in the form of volunteers

CWC has an urban programme in Bangalore and in Kundapur, Karnataka, for girl street children and children employed in the agarbathi and hotel industry. In Bangalore it has 24 centres in two slums reaching over 800 children. It has a rural programme for working children in 80 villages across four districts of Karnataka. It researches, documents and disseminates information through its Centre for Applied Research and Documentation (CARD). It facilitates links between working children and helps them set up their own sanghas. It conducts workshops to build awareness on the issue of child labour for NGOs, teachers, and panchayat members. It also holds personality development workshops for working children. It lobbies for policies and legislation in favour of working children, and networks at local state, national and international levels.

Ms Kavita Ratna, Director
Available - Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30
303/2, LB Shastrinagar, Vimanapura Post, Bangalore - 560017.
Ph 25234611, 25234270 , Fax 25234258 , Email cwcblr@gmail.com , Website www.workingchild.org