There are thousands of street children in the cities of Gujarat, who are exposed to all kinds of abuses. Sneh-Prayas has initiated a process, which can facilitate basic needs-shelter, nutrition and education- to such children on one hand and capacity building by vocational training inputs on the other. That will be much helpful in restoring childhood of vulnerable children and their mainstreaming in the development process. We are keen to expand the outreach of our program in other parts of rural and urban areas of Gujarat.

Our several interventions in Delhi are successful examples of "Shelter cum Vocational Training Center Model". This model is very relevant for Gujarat also. Therefore, Sneh-Prayas has a plan to replicate that model in cities of Gujarat with multisectoral support e.g. government, donor agencies, corporate sector and individuals' support. Sneh-Prayas has started working on this line.

After successful examples of integrated approach of Community Based rehabilitation and Institution Based Rehabilitation through Shelter cum Vocational Training Centers and Slum Children Program of Delhi, therefore Sneh-Prayas has a plan to replicate that model in Gujarat.

• Shelter to orphans, neglected and street children.
  
• Shelter to marginalized adolescents and youths in need of care and protection.
  
• Rehabilitation of neglected children in their families.
  
• Food, nutrition, education and fulfillment of other basic needs of such children, adolescents and youths.
  
• Vocational training to adolescents and youths in need of care and protection.
  
• Vocational training to vulnerable women and disables.
  
• Placement of trainees to ensure better employment after training.
  
• Regular follow-up of placed trainees to avoid the reverse process.
  
• This will play a role of resource center in addressing issues related to children and women, in Gujarat.
  

Our strategy for future interventions will be in two directions,

1.) Community based Rehabilitation

We will expand our community based rehabilitation process by involving children, women, disabled, uncared old, etc in the rehabilitation process by providing them education, nutrition, shelter, health awareness, skill development training so that they can get employment and can become self reliant.

2.) Institution based Rehabilitation

Currently, our focus is to start Shelter cum Vocational Training Center in Bhachau (Kutch) and Ahmedabad for the children, adolescents and youth, who are in urgent need of care and protection. Gradually, we will be replicating our program in other areas of Gujarat also.

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