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CARA, in collaboration with MyGov, is hosting an ‘Adoption Awareness Quiz Contest’ to sensitize people towards the safety & belongingness of children and make them aware of the legal process of adoption under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (amended in 2021).
About Quiz:
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is a statutory body of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. It functions as the nodal body for the adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Child) Act, 2015 (amended in 2021). CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993, ratified by the Government of India in 2003.
CARA primarily deals with the adoption of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children through its associated/recognized adoption agencies. Every year, November is marked as Adoption Awareness Month. With an objective of promoting and making people aware of legal adoption and safe abandonment/surrendering. CARA is trying to reach a larger population. All states are encouraged to organize events in November to draw attention to adoption-related issues. This year the emphasis is on the adoption of children who are older children, children with special needs or children currently in foster care.
Objectives:
- To enhance participants’ awareness about the legal process of child adoption.
- To promote the legal process of adoption that safeguards the rights of Abandoned, Surrendered and Orphaned Children.
- To foster an understanding of why we need to know about the legal process of child adoption and the safe surrendering of a child.
- To motivate people about the adoption of older children/Special needs children/children in foster care, because they too need to belong.
Gratifications:
- The Top 15 Winners will be rewarded with a cash prize of Rs. 3000/- each.
- Certificate of Participation will be provided to all the participants.
