Special (Remand) Homes

Our work at The After Care Home for Women and Special (Remand) Home for Boys.
The Remand Home Committee constituted by the High Court:

• Feb 1990 ( For After Care Home)
• 1997 (For Boys' Special Home)

• I.C.W.A appoints personnel to supervise and provide Vocational Training.
• They work for 4 hours everyday.

Members of the Project:

• Dr. Sister M. Carol A.C.
• Dr. Usha Kiran Narain
• Mrs. Chitra Sinha
• Mr. Sanjeet kumar

Objectives of both the Homes :

• Health
• Sanitation and hygienic living conditions
• Rehabilitation
• Release
• Vocational Training
• Literacy and ongoing studies

Health Related Activities :

• Regular Health check-ups by doctors and nurses of Kurji Holy Family Hospital and distribution of medicine.
• Eye Camp, medicines and spectacles distributed to those who need them .
• Awareness programmes on AIDS and other diseases.
• Morning Prayers are held for peace, harmony and strength.
• P.T classes held in the morning under the guidance of I.C.W. A staff.
• Yoga and games.

Sanitation and hygienic living conditions :

• Construction of a new floor at the Boys' Home, with the help of UNICEF to segregate the guilty from the lost boys.
• Supervision by I.C.W.A staff to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.

Rehabilitation :

• Educational Activites.
• Motivating the deprived children to pursure education.
• Guiding the diverted and off-track children to pursue higher education.
• Skill development /Income generation activities.
• Income-generatiing activity introduced in 1995 and Rs. 5,000/- sanctioned by the then Secretary, Mr. G. Krishnan, as a rolling grant.
• Exhibition-cum-cultural programmes held twice a year to exhibit their talent and encourage the inmates.
• Other Activities by I.C.W.A.- celebration at Republice Day, Independence Day, Diwali, Saraswati Puja, Christmas.
• Donations:-Blankets, Clothes, Utensils,T.V and various games like, Carrom, Ludo, Volley Ball, Cricket etc.

Vocational Training Programmes going on at both the Homes.

• Tailoring
• Candle Making
• Soft Toy Making
• Embroidery
• Book-Binding
• Photo- Framing
• Other items of Handicraft

Personalty Dvelopment :

• Prayer
• Dance
• Drama
• Singing
• P.T.

Release :

• Continuous effort by our lawyer for the release of the inmates. Till date more then 1,000 have been released.
• Legal settlements of the court are done from the fund provided by I.C.W.A .

Additional Activity :

• Sensitization Programme for Jail Personnel / Officials
• Held twice a year.
• Resource persons are mainly qualified psychologists, advocates, administrarors and educationists.

Purpose of the these seminars.

• To make the officials more alert towards their responsibilities.
• The staff get a chance to share their difficulties.
• They are helped through group discussions to find solutions.
• They go back to the Homes armed with action plans, and more sympathetic attitudes towards the inmates.