CHILDREN  GONE  MISSING    -    BOSCONET THOUGHTS

In 2013, a total of 6,494 children were reported as gone missing in the city of New Delhi, an average of 18 per day! 78% of them were traced out. The remaining have never again been seen or heard from till now. 

It is alleged that some are sent to the gulf countries to work as domestic servants, others to in roadside dhabas; some are to be raped, others are forced to get married. At least 1000 per year are gone for ever – from the city of Delhi alone!

The DON BOSCO NATIONAL FORUM FOR THE YOUNG AT RISK (the national network of the services offered by Don Bosco to street children in 87 towns of India) has a tracking system developed with support from UNICEF. 300 partner organisations, including our own centres, enter into this computer software all the information they can get about missing children. Data is fed in also of any ‘found’ children. The software throws up possible matches.

The site now has data of some 3 lakh children gone missing. Our record is of tracing out some 30% of them so far. Some State governments have adopted the system for state-level use. Hopefully, the central government will take it up and use it all over the nation.

EVERY LOST CHILD IN AN UNACCEPTABLE DISASTER !

Visit our website: www.missingchildsearch.net