The Role of Navajeevan Bala Bhavan

Navajeevan Bala Bhavan is a charity based in the city of Vijayawada (population >2 million), which is the capital city of the state of Andhra Pradesh. People speak the regional language known as Telegu. Andhra Pradesh is a state on the east coast of India, with Chennai to the south and Hyderabad to the north.

Recent studies reveal that Vijayawada city, as a crucial rail and road junction between northern and southern parts of India, has turned into a transit hub for all sorts of illegal activities, from drug smuggling to human trafficking, and gold smuggling, Vijayawada is witnessing a surge in organized illegal activities.

Navajeevan Bala Bhavan acts to protect and enhance the rights of ‘Young at Risk’ through child rescue & rehabilitation, advocacy and lobbying together with community based resilience building.

The ‘Young at Risk’ for Navajeevan are: street children/youth and child workers, child victims of sexual and all other forms of violence, Children in conflict with law and children addicted to substance abuse

Children from marginalised & migrant communities, especially girls, forced to beg and endure child labour.

Navajeevan firmly believes in a holistic approach and that the biological family is the best place for child’s overall development.