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PAHCHAAN (Protection And Help of Children Against Abuse and Neglect) is a child-rights organization. The word ‘PAHCHAAN’ is derived from the Urdu language and means Identity, and that is what we seek to do – give the nameless and faceless children of society an Identity. Vision Mission Statement Core Values Registration Projects Children in Emergencies Empowering Street Children Managing Abused Children in Hospitals Awareness against Abuse and Neglect (AAN)
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“PAHCHAAN is proactive on the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child through objective measures for protection and empowerment of children against abuse and neglect, building the capacity of care givers, and creating awareness amongst duty bearers (parents, service providers, and government) and masses”.
“Credible; Child-centered; Committed”
PAHCHAAN is a registered non-government, not-for-profit organization based in Lahore, Pakistan. The organization was formed in 2005 and is registered with the Societies Act 1860. PAHCHAAN is also provisionally registered by Child Protection and Welfare Bureau, Home Department, Government of the Punjab
PAHCHAAN carries out many projects for the protection and help of children. These can be broadly categorized into 4 program streams
PAHCHAAN carried out an immediate relief operation after the devastating earthquake in 2005. Last year PAHCHAAN supported the internally displaced families with food, clothing and commodities. It also created 48 child and women friendly spaces for psycho-social rehabilitation of the IDPs in Swabi and Buner Districts of Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa. This effort helped the IDPs cope better with trauma of displacement
PAHCHAAN Drop in center is named by the street children themselves as Bache Sab De Sanjhe (children are joint responsibility of every one). It is providing these children to return to their childhood with their participation at their own pace. This stream runs many projects including psycho social rehabilitation, repatriation to their homes, formal, informal and life skills based education just to name a few.
A comprehensive program stream addresses the needs of the street children in Fruit Market Area in Kot Lakhpat Area in Lahore Pakistan
Children being physically abused, sexually assaulted, emotionally traumatized or severely neglected are taken care of by trained health care professionals, psychologists and social workers through a pioneering effort of PAHCHAAN in collaboration with Child Rights and Abuse Committee of Pakistan Pediatric Association at various government hospitals in Pakistan including Children Hospital Lahore which has owned it as the first child protection unit of South Asia
The best way to prevent abuse and neglect is through awareness of masses. AAN also meaning dignity or self-esteem is an effort to prevent abuse and neglect of children through awareness of teachers, parents, and other people caring for the children. PAHCHAAN creates awareness through research, capacity building and advocacy
Since its inception PAHCHAAN believes that, awareness raising is the most important strategy for preventing child abuse and neglect. PAHCHAAN has incorporated the aspect of awareness raising in all its projects. Its first project of vaccinating nomad children included health awareness seminars in each gathering at all three doses of Hepatitis-B Vaccination. PAHCHAAN has conducted innumerable awareness seminars, workshops, lectures, and symposia with almost all major care providers including health care providers, educationists and teachers, social scientists, students, youth, parents, and law enforcers and other duty bearers. The number of people directly informed thus runs into thousands.