TO GO WITH INDIA-EDUCATION-LABOUR-POVERTY, FEATURE STORY BY PENNY McRAE Indian street children study at a school run by Save the Children NGO in New Delhi on May 24, 2011. Getting India’s millions of street children into schools is just one of the big challenges facing the government as it seeks to implement its landmark Right to Education Act which is just over a year old. AFP PHOTO/MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)
By LiCAS.news
Aug 8 2023
After Greenpeace, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch, Save the Children now finds itself unable to receive foreign funds under the FCRA, Asia News reported on Monday.
The FCRA license is crucial for NGOs to obtain financial support from abroad.
Operating under the name Bal Raksha Bharat, the Indian branch of Save the Children has been active since 2008, working across 16 states to address the health and education needs of children in underprivileged regions.
However, last year, the organization drew government scrutiny for a malnutrition-focused fundraising campaign.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development contended that government schemes were already in place to address malnutrition effectively.
Presentation Sister Dorothy Fernandes expressed dismay over the decision of the ministry, saying revocation of licenses of NGOs is “a matter of great concern”.
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