Childline – Peddapalli

EArtH Peddapalli, in collaboration with CHILDLINE India, safeguards children in distress. We intervene in cases of abuse, trafficking, and missing children to ensure their safety and well-being

PEDDAPALLI CHILDLINE

Protecting Vulnerable Children in Peddapalli

In July 2018, EArtH Foundation launched the Childline Chapter in Peddapalli, with the support of the Ministry of Women & Child Development and CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF)
Since then, our dedicated team has been responding to child-related emergencies such as abuse, trafficking, missing children, child marriage, and child labor. We work closely with the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), police, schools, Anganwadi workers, and local communities to ensure that every child receives immediate protection and long-term care.

Peddapalli, being a district with large migrant labor populations, vulnerable communities, and socio-economic challenges, has witnessed several cases of child exploitation. Our interventions focus not only on rescue and crisis management, but also on counseling, family reintegration, educational support, and rehabilitation through government and NGO-run shelter homes.

Case Study 1 – Protection from Sexual Abuse

EArtH foundation is helping with Childline on two locations – Peddapalli and Rajanna siricilla. Below table shows the statistics on how many children were saved by EArtH foundation as part of this partnership.

Child background:

A six year old girl (name hidden for safety concerns) was studying 1st class in kolanur government school at Odela Mandal. She was living with her Grand Mother kyadasi shanthamma wife of Komuraiah, 57 years old who belong to SC community.

Distress situation:

The offence occurred on 30-03-2019 in kolanur (Vill), Odela (Mdl) peddapalli district. Case of the day child went to school near Government school. After school she didn’t came to her home. Meanwhile grand Mother reached her residence from labour work and found her granddaughter’s absence in her residence. By this She went to school about search at that time accused person Kallepelli Odelu, 60 years old belongs to SC community ‘’Madhiga”. He brings into Anganwadi school bathroom by giving chocolates and attempted to commit forcibly rape by removing her cloths. Meanwhile her grandmother reached and called by her Name by observing her Granddaughters’ cries and hues from school bathrooms. While so on the accused sent the complainants granddaughter from school and closed the doors, later the accused fled away from the scene of offence by observing the arrival of the neighbours by listening the hues and cries of the complainant after she complaint in odela police station.

Our Intervention:

Our counselor immediately assessed the case, counseled the family, and referred the child to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC). She was later admitted to Thabitha Home, where she received safety and education support.

Present situation:

The child is now safe, continuing her studies happily in Thabitha Home.

Case Study 2- Child Selling

Child background:

A thirteen year old child, Peddi Anjali, D/O Laxmaiah, Mother Boddakka Cast : ST Nayakapu was studying 7th class at Khammampalli government High school in Mutharam Mandal, Peddapalli.

Distress situation/circumstances:

The offence occurred on 07-02-2020 at Khammapalli in Mutharam (Mdl), Peddapalli. We got this case from CCC . After getting information our team members Mounika and Harish went to the school to know the details with school HM. While the student was going home from school, two unknown offenders met the child and asked her name and told her that her mother sold her to them, but she escaped from there by saying it is not her and reported the incident to the school headmaster.

Present situation of child:

She is happily living with her family members.

Case Study 3- – Missing Child

Child background:

Eight year old girl, Kourigiri Mahankali D/O, srinivas, Cast : SC, resides at Tanuku , West Godhavari, AP.

Distress situation/circumstances:

She went to GRP Ramagundam Railway Station here by unknown train. After Ramagundam GRP found one girl alone sitting on platform no.1 in Ramagundam Railway station. Then they approached her and enquired. She revealed her name and other details. She didn’t know where she was. After GRP our CCC toll free number 1098. We received this missing case on 01-07-2019 from CCC.

Intervention: CHILDLINE

Once we got the information, our team member Sathis went to the Railway station to bring the child and produced it at CWC at Karimnagar. After that they kept her in the children’s Home Tabitha Ashramam, Ramagundam for two Months. Our team members intimated to childline & ICPS of West Godhavari who then identified the girl & intimated her parents about the child.