United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC 1989) is a legally-binding international agreement setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of race, religion or abilities. India ratified the convention in 1992. The age of a child, as defined by the UNCRC, is any person below 18 years. The four core principles of child rights as per UNCRC are:
1. Non-Discrimination
2. Best Interest of the Child
3. Survival and Development
4. Participation/ Inclusion
Children are also citizens. They, too, have rights like other citizens. They also have special rights called child rights. An empowered child changes everything! The National Policy for Children 1974, Government of India, declares that the children are the ‘supreme asset of the nation’. Project CACA, i.e. Children Against Child Abuse, is a right based project. We, at Project CACA, believe that the empowerment of children can be the single most impactful step that can be taken to challenge and face the issue of child abuse.

Partners & Supporters

Project CACA is an institution (school) driven child rights based project for schools. NGO – Social Axiom Foundation, SAF (earlier called Social Axiom Insignia, SAI) is the parent organisation of the project. The project is developed and implemented in collaboration with various partners and supportive organisations like: Counsel to Secure Justice – CSJ | Edusynergies | Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, Fortis Health Care | Various State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights | Districts Legal Service Authorities | Child Welfare Committees.

Helplines

Project CACA Outreach/Impact

CACA Schools

These are the schools across India that have implemented Project CACA as a safety programme under their school’s safety policy to keep children happy, healthy and safe. The project covers the entire spectrum of schools, i.e.
Ownership Type: Govt./Aided/Pvt.
Board Type: CBSE/ CISCE/ State Boards/ Foreign Boards
Religious Minority Type: Christian/Muslim/Sikh/Jain
Group Type: PM Shri | Samagra Shiksha (Meghalaya Govt.) | Army Welfare Education Society Schools | Air Force Educational and Cultural Society Schools | Assam Rifles  Welfare Education Society Schools | Ryan Group of Institutions | Akal Academy  Group of Institutions | SBIOA Educational Trust Schools  | Calorex Schools, etc.