Delhi Council For Child Welfare

Details

Name :

Delhi Council For Child Welfare

Address  :

Qudsia Bagh
Yamuna Marg Civil Lines

Town  :

New Delhi

State  :

Delhi

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

110054

Phone  :

23968907

Fax  :

239344655

Web URL  :

Delhi Council For Child Welfare
Specialization
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
Facilities

Speciality Type :

  • Single Speciality : rehabilitation of physically and mentally children
  • Physiotherapy


Description

ABOUT US
Delhi Council for Child Welfare DCCW is an NGO registered in 1952 under the Societies Registration Act XII of 1860 Registration number S2236

DCCW programmes focus on the underprivileged deprived and neglected segments of Delhis child population the homeless the physically handicapped the mentally challenged and the very poor Approximately 2500 children avail of DCCW services each day The services are provided virtually free of cost to the children

In providing immediate relief as well as longterm rehabilitation to these children the focus at DCCW has been on the girlchild as the one who is most likely to be abandoned and in need of shelter and whose health emotional and developmental needs are the most likely to be neglected within the family

DCCW programmes include

PalnaTM established in 1978 a home to provide care and shelter for lost homeless and abandoned children An adoption programme has placed approximately 2700 children over the years The home looks after around 70 children daily

An Orthopaedic Centre in West Delhi established in 1991 to provide total rehabilitation to physically challenged children from underprivileged families of Delhi The services provided include assessment surgery pre and postoperative care physiotherapy fitment with aids and appliances from the inhouse workshop and vocational training An Outreach Programme carries these services to the rural hinterland of Delhi
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