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Child-Friendly City Initiative among BOSCO Stakeholders and NGOs

Posted On: 22nd May 2026

BOSCO Bengaluru organized a capacity-building training programme at BOSCO Yuvodaya with the support of the Don Bosco YaR Forum Homelink Programme under the theme “Child Friendly City Initiative for Children & Young People” On May 16, 2026.  The programme brought together stakeholders, coordinators, social workers, and NGO representatives to strengthen their understanding of child protection, adolescent development, governance, collaboration, and child-friendly practices.

The sessions focused on counselling skills, adolescent developmental changes, child protection laws and government schemes, BOSCO Homelink documentation, child-friendly environment planning, collaboration between Government and NGOs and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act). Resource persons included Fr. Varghese Pallipuram, Fr. Joseph Dandavathi, Mr. Shivamallu, Mr. John Joshua Nirmal, Fr. Johnson, and Mr. Obalesh.

Participants appreciated the training’s informative and practical nature and expressed their commitment to applying the lessons in their respective fields. The programme concluded with feedback sessions and a vote of thanks.

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