Our Project with UNICEF – SCALE (Strengthening Care leavers & Aftercare Youth’s Engagement)

CLiC is working to collectivise the careleavers and support them in accessing the aftercare services. UNICEF is supporting CLiC to strengthen the aftercare program of state by collectivising the careleavers and providing the requisite hand-holding support in their main-streaming and social re-integration in the Society.

Our Work so far

• Developing a unique tech-based platform to build a network of careleavers. Our focus is to provide equal opportunities of survival and growth to vulnerable careleavers section like girls, disabled, HIV-infected and affected, LGBTQ+ etc.

• Physically visited 80 childcare homes in Rajasthan establishing direct personal connect with the founders as well as children staying there.

• Created a database of over 700 children between age of 15-18 years who will be moving out of childcare home in the next 2 year.

• Built a network of 600+ careleavers (18+ year across India).

• Issued CLiC membership cards to 125 careleavers registered with us as on March 2023.

• Have a running helpline for the careleavers to contact us in case of any help required.

• Started DHRUVA (Digitally skilled, hungry for growth, ready to perform YUVA) launchpad providing access of computer and Digital skilling program to the careleavers.

• Launched an exclusive mobile app for careleavers to search and apply for jobs in the digital sector. Through this app, we aim to provide access of jobs to as many careleavers as possible who are digitally skilled.

• Helped careleavers get computer-based jobs in good companies.

• Arranged housing support for careleavers .

• Organized sessions for skill & career development, financial & legal literacy, and mental guidance for Careleavers .