Finance
On Wednesday, the Union government started a month-long adoption awareness campaign to help children with special needs.
Adoption Awareness Month is commemorated yearly in November. However, the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has initiated a series of offline and online social media events in preparation for the official launch of national adoption awareness month in November, according to the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
The theme this year is “non-institutionalised rehabilitation of children with special needs (divyaang children)”.
“The nationwide campaign is dedicated to promoting the adoption of children with special needs, breaking myths and misconceptions surrounding adoption, and celebrating the joy and transformative power adoption brings to children and families,” the Ministry said.
The adoption awareness month aims to highlight key issues related to adoption and foster greater public understanding and engagement.
A special logo along with a dedicated hashtag “#EveryChildMatters” has been designed to celebrate families and honour children who have been adopted, as well as those currently waiting to find loving homes.
CARA’s statewide web campaign, in cooperation with MyGov India, includes activities such as poster-making competitions, pledge-taking, mascot creation, sharing of adoption stories by parents and adoptees, and submission of ideas and suggestions to improve adoption processes.
States including Ladakh, Assam, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andaman Nicobar Islands, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, and others are likely to hold awareness activities.
Offline activities will include interactive discussions with prospective and adoptive parents, adoptees, and stakeholders; cultural events, competitions, and Q&A sessions to exchange experiences and insights; and community initiatives to dispel stereotypes about adoption and encourage positive views about it.
In FY25, 313 children with special needs were successfully adopted, with 83 domestic adoptions and 230 inter-country adoptions. Each adoption demonstrates families’ and society’s dedication to provide every child with love, care, and dignity, according to the Ministry.
Source: IANS
