Ladakh Help Hub

MISSION VATSALAYA

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 provisions, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 form the basic framework for the implementation of the Mission Vatsalaya, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

Key objectives:

  • Prioritisation of children in the scheme of Administration keeping Centrality of the Child during all the activities and actions taken under the Mission.
  • Best interest of the Child while designing or delivering projects and programmes and to take affirmative action to ensure right to grow in happy family environment with strong social safety net to support families.
  • Ensuring Children’s right to Survival, Development, Protection and Participation.
  • To establish essential services and strengthen emergency outreach, noninstitutional care within the family and community, and institutional care counselling and support services at the national, regional, state and district levels.
  • To strengthen child protection at family and community level, equip families and communities to identify risks and vulnerabilities affecting children, create and promote preventive measures to protect children from situations of vulnerability, risk and abuse.
  • Raise public awareness, educate public about child rights, vulnerabilities and measures for protection sponsored by government and engage community at all levels as stakeholder in ensuring the best interest of children.
  • Participation of Panchayats and Municipal Local Bodies at the village level and at the ward and the urban cluster level within the urban municipal ward, for sustained assessment of the issues deserving attention, implementation of appropriate interventions, regular monitoring to develop a robust social safety net for children.

Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW)

Name of DHEW Name with Designation Contact No Address
State Hub for Empowerment of Women (SHEW) Sonam Yangzom, State Mission Coordinator 8899115862 Directorate Office of Social &Tribal Welfare UT Ladakh
District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW) Leh Diskit Ladol, District Coordinator 8492813446 Working women Hostel compound Ibex Colony Dambuchan Leh.
District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW) Kargil Ameena Banoo, Gender Specialist 6005681915 Main Market, near Police Station, Kargil

MISSION VATSALAYA

Unit Name with Designation Contact No Address
District Child Welfare and Protection Committee District Magistrate, Chair - -
District Child Protection Unit Leh Ms Nilza Angmo District Child Protection Officer 8493865644 Working women Hostel compound Ibex Colony Dambuchan Leh.
District Child Protection Unit Kargil Ms Padma Angmo District Child Protection Officer 7051331194 Council Secretariat, Kurbathang, Kargil
State Child Protection Society (SCPS) Abdul Rahim, Program Manager 9205061226 Directorate office of Social & Tribal welfare UT Ladakh.
State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) Sonam Chosdon, Program Manager 9596981741 Directorate office of Social & Tribal welfare UT Ladakh.
Specialised Adoption Agency (SAA), Leh Shafiya Banoo (Manager/Coordinator) 9797986364 Working women Hostel compound Ibex Colony Dambuchan Leh.

JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD LEH, WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL COMPOUND, IBEX COLONY, DAMBUCHAN, LEH UT LADAKH

Designation Name Contact No
Chairperson Principal Magistrate Wangail

CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE LEH, WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL COMPOUND, IBEX COLONY, DAMBUCHAN, LEH UT LADAKH

Designation Name Contact No
Chairperson
Member Shaila Khan 9622173705

JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD KARGIL, NEAR FCI, COUNCIL SECRETARIAT, KURBATHANG, KARGIL

Designation Name Contact No
Chairperson Principal Magistrate Shafiq Mushtaq
Member Hamida Banoo 6006550544

CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE KARGIL, NEAR FCI, COUNCIL SECRETARIAT, KURBATHANG, KARGIL

Designation Name Contact No
Chairperson
Member Nazir Ahmad 9419706413
Member Najma Akhtar 0469384124