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{{Infobox organization
| name = Aarambh India
| logo =
| formation = 2012
| founders = Uma Subramanian
| type = [[Non Profit Organization]]
| focus = [[Child sexual abuse]], Child-Friendly systems, Victim care & support
| slogan = Safeguarding Children From Sexual Offences
| website = {{URL|http://www.aarambhindia.org/}}
}}

'''Aarambh India''' is a [[non-profit]] initiative working in [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. It focuses on [[child protection]] and issues related to [[Child sexual abuse in India|child sexual abuse]] and exploitation. The organization was established in 2012. It partners with other organizations and stakeholders and works across levels from implementing the law of Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) on ground to training and workshops, providing care and support to the victims to child sexual abuse research, public education to advocacy.<ref>{{cite web | title = Child Online Protection in India | publisher=Unicef India | url=http://unicef.in/Uploads/Publications/Resources/pub_doc115.pdf}}</ref>

In 2014, Aarambh India launched its website which became India’s first online resource center on child sexual abuse.<ref>{{cite web | title = An online portal for Child Sexual Abuse info | publisher=Afternoon | url=http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/an-online-portal-for-child-sexual-abuse-info/article_122295}}</ref> In 2016, it partnered with [[Internet Watch Foundation]] to launch India’s first internet hotline to report images and videos of child sexual abuse online.<ref>{{cite web | title = Maneka Gandhi launches India's first internet hotline for reporting online child sexual abuse images | publisher=India Today | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/internet-hotline-online-child-sexual-abuse-maneka-gandhi/1/768177.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = In A First, India Launches Hotline to Report Online Child Pornography | publisher=She The People | url=http://shethepeople.tv/india-launches-its-first-internet-hotline-for-online-child-sexual-imagery/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = In A First, India Launches Hotline to Report Online Child Pornography | publisher=NDTV | url=http://everylifecounts.ndtv.com/in-a-first-india-launches-hotline-to-report-online-child-pornography-5147}}</ref> On 14 November 2017, Aarambh India received the National Award for Child Welfare (Institution category) by the President of India [[Ram Nath Kovind]], “in recognition of the valuable services to the community rendered in the field of child welfare”.<ref>{{cite web | title = President of India gives away National Child Awards 2017 on occasion of Children's Day today | publisher=Press Information Bureau Government of India | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=173487}}</ref>

==Principal Activities==

The current activities of Aarambh India include:
* Training and workshops with parents, teachers, journalists, police officers, District Child Protection Units, students of [[social work]], NGOs and other individuals and organizations to help them deal with the issue of child sexual abuse and exploitation<ref>{{cite web | title = Breaking a culture of silence | work=The Hindu | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/Breaking-a-culture-of-silence/article16089148.ece}}</ref>
* Providing legal aid and services of a social worker to help victims with judicial processes, rehabilitation and psycho-social support
* Research on the implementation of [[Child sexual abuse laws in India|law on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences]] and key areas of child sexual abuse and exploitation
* [[Advocacy]] – POCSO On The Ground initiative, a discussion series that brings up challenges of working with the law, health care and police and make recommendations towards a better framework using on-ground evidence and findings

==India's first hotline to report Child Pornography==

Aarambh India partnered with Internet Watch Foundation and in September 2016 launched India’s first reporting button for child sexual abuse images and videos on the internet.<ref>{{cite web | title = IWF Aarambh India Reporting Portal | publisher=Internet Watch Foundation | url=https://report.iwf.org.uk/in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = India's 1st hotline to report child pornography goes live next week | work=The Times of India | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-1st-hotline-to-report-child-pornography-goes-live-next-week/articleshow/54314025.cms?from=mdr}}</ref> The national hotline for reporting child sexual abuse imagery works closely with the government, police and internet industry in India and enables citizens to report offensive content [[anonymously]]. If the content reported is found to be illegal, it is blocked, taken down irrespective of where it is hosted and the information is shared with the police for [[prosecution]]. The removed content is assigned a unique identification number ensuring that it is not uploaded in the future.<ref>{{cite web | title = India launches first internet hotline to tackle surge in child porn | publisher=Reuters | url=http://news.trust.org/item/20160919182412-15d79/}}</ref>

==Other Programs==

'''Mumbai Children’s Safety Initiative''' – MCSN was started in 2013 in collaboration with Forum Against Child Sexual Abuse (FACSE) in order to help NGOs understand and provide direction on prevention and case management in slum communities. The network is led by Aarambh India and run by youth living in slum communities trained in child protection, prevention of abuse and reporting in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web | title = Prerana-Aarambh | url=http://www.preranaantitrafficking.org/aarambh/}}</ref>

'''Child-Friendly Systems''' – Partnering with UNICEF India, Aarambh started a pilot initiative to create child-friendly systems in Mumbai in 2015. The initiative aims at ensuring that child-friendly procedures prescribed under the POCSO law are put into practice. Under the initiative, the organization works with Child Welfare Committees, government hospitals, police, District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) and local NGOs.

Over the years, Aarambh India has partnered with organizations including [[UNICEF]], IWF, [[Enfold]], Stairway Foundation and others to ensure maximum impact on the issue.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.aarambhindia.org/ Aarambh India, official website]

[[Category:Child sexual abuse in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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