CHILDLINE has been a key program for Butterflies NGO and Butterflies USA grants have helped fund salaries for this staff-intensive operation. On May 31, 2023, the Ministry of Women and Child Development informed all NGOs that as of August 1, 2023, each state government will operate this service.
Following the notice, Butterflies NGO committed to providing a 3-month severance package for 15 staff members. The Butterflies NGO financial team will provide both Miseror and Butterflies USA with the cost implications of this emergency transition aid as staff seek new positions.
About CHILDLINE
CHILDLINE is an emergency hotline for children who need immediate care and protection. Butterflies manages three CHILDLINE sites, one housed in its new Home Building in New Delhi South and another at the bustling Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station where runaway, missing, abused children reach the capital. Butterflies’ experienced professionals provide psychosocial therapy; accompany the children to hospital, police station, courts; and intervene after the families are tracked and brought to Delhi.