Indian Association for Promotion Of Adoption and Child Welfare (IAPACW)

The Indian Association for Promotion of Adoption and Child Welfare (IAPA) works toward the vision of every child growing up with love and nurturance within the security of a family. It rehabilitates orphaned or abandoned children through adoption and strengthens families in crisis by providing nutrition, education, and vocational support. Its primary goal is to promote child rights and ensure opportunities for all-round development in a supportive environment.

Major Interventions:

Adoption and Adoption Support Services: IAPACW facilitates legal and ethical adoption for abandoned children and promotes safe surrender practices to prevent child abandonment and trafficking. It provides pre-adoption orientation, home study assessments, post-adoption follow-up, and counselling support to adoptive and prospective parents. Awareness programs and outreach activities promote informed, sensitive, and responsible adoption practices within the community.

Educational Sponsorship Programme supports children from economically disadvantaged families to continue their schooling and higher education. It works closely with families, schools, and sponsors to prevent school dropouts and strengthen academic progress. Alongside financial support, children receive guidance, mentoring, and emotional support to help them achieve stability and confidence.

Alternative Family Care and Family Strengthening: It assists children who live with extended families or single caregivers during crises, which in turn strengthens family units, prevents institutionalization, and ensures children grow in familiar and nurturing environments. Regular home visits, counselling, and need-based assistance form the core of this intervention.

Child Guidance and Mental Health Services: The NGO provides counselling, remedial education, psychological support, and therapeutic services to children and caregivers. The centre addresses academic challenges, emotional concerns, behavioural issues, and family stress through individual and group sessions, enabling healthier development and coping mechanisms.

It also offers vocational training and livelihood assistance to adolescents, women, and caregivers to enhance employability and income generation. Skill-based courses and small enterprise support strengthen economic resilience and contribute to long-term family stability.