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YUVA works on issues related to the
vulnerable and marginalised poor,
focussing on rights related to
housing
and livelihood of children, youth, men
and women residing on the
pavements and
slums of Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. YUVA works on issues related to the
vulnerable and marginalised poor,
primarily in urban areas. It focuses
on
rights related to housing and
livelihood of children, youth, men and
women residing on the pavements
and
slums of Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.
It is
involved in comprehensive
community
work , addressing issues such as
education, health , access to civic
amenities, credit and gender justice.
YUVA's level of intervention are multi-
fold: education and awareness ,
action,
organisation, experiments towards
alternatives, research and policy
work,
networking, solidarity support and
documentation. It aims to strengthen
peoples organisations , to defend
and
promote existing rights, to create
new
rights and to protect existing
community assets and resources
Primary areas of work:
YUVA works with street children, child
labourers , children of nomadic tribal
communities and children living in
slums and on pavements. YUVA runs
a 24
hour night shelter on space given by
the local municipal authorities. It
addresses children's needs such as
shelter, education, health, recreation
through a comprehensive and
integrated
programme. Counselling services,
savings, job placements for older
youth, vocational training and
personality development
programmes are
regular activities. YUVA is part of a
network of organisations in Mumbai
running phone-in crisis intervention
services. A mobile medical van
extends
care to children on the streets.
Education , recreation, and training
of "barefoot child doctors" is also
undertaken. Firmly believing in every
child's right to education YUVA has
community based campaigns to
enroll
children into schools and study
centres. Broader advocacy initiatives
concentrate on children's shelter
issues. Activities were held with
children to understand how they
view
housing and the inputs fed into the
Habitat ll Agenda. Active advocacy
with
local government has secured
spaces for
shelters for street children. Advocacy
also covers child abuse, police
harassment , administration of
juvenile
justice and child labour
YUVA