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3, Ayyavu Street
Ayyavu Colony
Chennai - 600 029
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FORYOUCHILD

"A pro-active approach, replacing retroactive approach"

Who We Are

Foundation for Rights of Young Child (FORYOUCHILD) is a Non Profit Organisation, working exclusively for the 'Rights of the Child'. The Foundation aims at improving opportunities for vulnerable children from socially and economically challenged environment and ensuring quality child care services for their all-round development. The activities of the Foundation include building awareness about the needs of children and services provided under various child care schemes of the Government and monitoring the quality of services for children, among others.

Vision

Mission

To Protect, Promote and Defend the Rights of the Young Child living in socially and economically disadvantaged circumstances.

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CELEBRATING A DECADE OF CHANGING CHILDREN'S LIVES

(2005-2015)

To protect, promote and defend the Young Child from all sorts of Right violations starting from conception through advocacy, networking, resource mobilization, capacity building, enlisting civil society participation and Research studies.
Identifying specific instances of Young Child Rights violation, initiating and monitoring redressal mechanisms and procedures.

Objectives

To work for promoting, protecting and defending the rights, dignity and equality of children, their families and the community.
To improve opportunities for vulnerable children, younger than eight years, growing up in conditions of deprivation.
To prevent, protect from risk and mitigate consequences of disaster and develop models of Disaster Management with special focus on young children.
To initiate Research Studies and publications on child development in the content of the family, Young Child Rights, Women Rights, Maternity Entitlement issues, Workers Rights and Right to Health, Right to Education.
To ensure quality Childcare Services for Physical, Social, Cognitive and Emotional development of vulnerable children in migrant families and pavement dwellers.

Former Trustees

Mrs. Mina Swaminthan

M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

Mr. V. Sankarasubbaiyan I.A.S. (Retd.)
Former Education Secretary
Government of Tamil Nadu

Mrs. Geetha Ramakrishnan Unorganised Workers Federation			Mrs. Gomathi Kannapan National Federation of Indian Women

Mrs. Amukta Mahapatra
Director School Scape Centre for Educators

Trustees At Present (2015)

Dr. K. Shanmugavelayutham

Managing Trustee

Professor of Social Work (Retd), Loyola College, Chennai
No. 1, Ayyavu Street,
Ayyavu Colony,
Aminjikarai,
Chennai - 600 029

Dr. Anandhavalli Mahadevan
Former Vice Chancellor, Mother Teresa Women's University
Dev Builders
Plot No. 2 & 3
Sarojini Street, Ramamoorthy Avenue
Mugalivakkam
Chennai - 600 125

Mrs. Padma Venkataraman
President, Women's India Association

5/57, Sea View Enclave
Neelankarai
Chennai - 600 041

Dr. M. Bhuvaneshwari
Child Rights Consultant
2/965, 15^th Street
Soumya Nagar
Medavakkam
Chennai – 600 302

Dr. G. Ilango
Professor of Pediatric Surgery (Retd)
Madras Medical College

24, B Block, 6th Street,
Anna Nagar East
Chennai – 600 102

Dr. V. Thirumagal
Social Scientist
T.T. Renganathan Clinical Research Foundation
No: 9/10 PREMS FLATS,
IIIrd Main Road,
Indira Nagar, Chennai – 600 020