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Series Code: HIM
Program Code: HIM001204S
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00:02 Child Impact International
00:04 is an organization that gives hope 00:06 and fosters permanent positive change 00:08 in the lives of disadvantaged children 00:10 and their communities. 00:13 Countries include Zambia, Kenya, 00:17 India, Nepal, Bangladesh, 00:20 Sri Lanka, and Myanmar. 00:22 Child Impact's investment in the lives 00:24 of more than 3,500 children 00:26 continues to yield infinite returns. 00:29 Outreach spans from child rescue operations 00:32 to providing an education 00:33 and a home for deaf and blind children and orphans. 00:37 Above all, Child Impact's sponsors give hope to the ones 00:41 who need it the most. 00:58 The life of every human is precious, 01:00 especially children. 01:02 That is why it's hard to see so many suffer 01:05 because of human trafficking. 01:07 Thankfully, Operation Child Rescue 01:09 works to save these children and give them a bright future. 01:13 Another area that they work in is saving abandoned babies. 01:16 One of the key projects of Operation Child Rescue 01:21 is supporting the baby rescue center in Bangalore, India. 01:26 It's located about an hour out of the city of Bangalore 01:30 and it's run by an Adventist trust 01:33 called the Ashram Trust. 01:40 It's real touching 01:42 when you come to the baby rescue center. 01:44 And you actually see these children 01:46 that have been rescued. 01:47 All rescued from terrible situations, 01:50 left outside police stations, left outside hospitals, 01:54 even found on the side of the road. 01:57 This little boy here was found on the side of the road. 02:00 Operation Child Rescue is just so excited 02:04 that it can be involved in the real rescue 02:06 of these precious little babies. 02:11 Even though it's hard to imagine, 02:12 baby abandonment has been an issue in India 02:15 for many years. 02:17 Seeing the need an organization was formed 02:19 to save these helpless little ones. 02:24 This rescue program has been going on for the past 30 years 02:29 and hospital began 02:33 because of this rescue program. 02:35 As they went from the religious to do some primary health, 02:39 they found babies who are being killed 02:43 or not going by parents. 02:47 Parents do not want female child. 02:50 And that motivated the chairman to begin this program. 02:55 And as it said today we have a viable project going on 03:00 and we rescue a lot of babies through this project. 03:09 The Ashram Trust has a unique relationship 03:12 with the Indian government in that it has a license 03:15 to receive abandoned children. 03:18 It also then has a process, a legal process for adoption 03:24 or placing the children under an appropriate orphanage. 03:28 The Ashram Trust is very committed to finding proper 03:32 and the correct parents for children 03:36 that are abandoned. 03:45 These kids are left on the side of the road, 03:48 often outside a police station or often outside hospitals. 03:53 And this is a haven for them to be brought to. 04:00 There are many different reasons 04:02 why a parent would abandon their baby. 04:04 Unfortunately in India, 04:05 it is often because of the culture. 04:10 The cultural aspect is any girl child 04:12 is looked upon as a curse for the family 04:16 because of the dowry that has to be paid. 04:19 Huge expense that is there. 04:21 And so, every family in the villages want to get rid 04:24 of the girl child. 04:26 They like to have male child. 04:28 And most often, if there is more than one bear, 04:30 female child, then they tried to kill them very quietly 04:35 without even bringing it to the attention of anybody. 04:39 And this is where the government brought 04:41 in a scheme called the cradle, baby cradle program, 04:46 where if they don't want a baby, 04:48 they can come and leave it on the cradle and go 04:50 without anybody's notice. 04:52 And that is one main source 04:54 where we rescue the babies from. 04:58 The need is great. 05:00 According to UNICEF, India has 29.6 million orphaned 05:04 and abandoned children. 05:06 That is a staggering number. 05:08 It is almost a 10th of the amount 05:10 of people that are currently living in the United States. 05:14 What's even sadder is that most 05:15 of these children are not taken care of. 05:18 A study done by Childline India Foundation 05:21 discovered that approximately only 470,000 children 05:24 were in institutionalized care. 05:27 Even though the need is great, the baby rescue 05:30 is doing its part to lower those numbers. 05:33 And to ensure that babies that they rescue 05:35 end up in good homes. 05:37 Yeah, we rescue a child 05:38 and the child comes to us in whatever condition it is. 05:42 It may be sick. 05:43 It may be malnutrition, 05:45 or it may be a challenged child. 05:49 And we take the child 05:50 and we do a thorough medical checkup 05:52 with qualified doctors in the hospitals. 05:55 Then after that, the child is taken care here 05:57 in the home for almost two to two and a half months. 06:00 Within that period, there are the parents 06:04 who are looking for a child to be adopted as their own. 06:09 And they register on the website, 06:11 which is a common website. 06:14 And through that, the request comes, 06:17 then we match the children and the baby 06:21 and the parents. 06:24 And then we'd go through the process of checking 06:26 if the parents will take care of the baby to the last 06:29 and the purpose of which they are adopting these babies. 06:33 And then only we give this baby to them as adoption. 06:37 And they take care of that from that point. 06:38 So, within a matter of six months normally 06:41 every baby is placed in a home 06:44 where they could have a loving care of the parents. 06:48 It is very important that the babies 06:50 end up in a kind loving home. 06:53 If the baby rescue did not ensure the safety 06:55 of the home, there is a danger that the child 06:57 could be sold into slavery or abused. 07:01 But thanks to the baby rescue, 07:03 every infant that comes into their care 07:05 is given the best chance for a bright future. 07:10 The baby rescue receives 07:12 and cares for not just healthy babies, 07:14 but also babies that have a range 07:16 of different health issues. 07:18 Sometimes we have received one baby, 07:20 which was wrapped in a mat and thrown near a market. 07:24 And when the baby cries, 07:26 somebody passes by and sees that, 07:28 and then they call the police and then they call us 07:31 and we will pick it up. 07:32 Those are the worst scenarios, 07:34 and there are very 07:36 badly sick babies 07:41 also come to us. 07:42 We have had a baby which had a multiple organ failure, 07:47 which came here, which we had to take to the hospital 07:50 and spend a lot of money to take care of the baby. 07:53 Those are the very unusual things. 07:57 Children who are challenged physically, babies 07:59 who are challenged physically are brought to us. 08:02 We had a couple from Hosur itself 08:05 who normal couple 08:07 who had a baby with a very large head 08:11 and the parents could not take care of it. 08:13 So they came and gave it to us. 08:15 We took care of the baby for almost four or five months, 08:18 and then the baby could not survive, 08:20 but we gave a proper medical care 08:22 and attention love till the baby lasted with us. 08:26 These are some very unusual circumstances. 08:28 We have to spend a lot of time, 08:31 energy, money, and people who could really, 08:35 really show love and concern for these babies. 08:53 My name is Rashmi, I'm the manager of this home. 08:57 In this adoption unit we have eight children. 09:01 Recently we had a newborn baby. 09:05 That is Mithun. 09:07 He's a new born baby, 27 days old. 09:11 His mother is infected with the HIV. 09:14 So, they are not willing to take care of the baby. 09:17 They handed over to a government, 09:20 the government taking care of the baby. 09:22 After that, they are handed over to our home. 09:26 He's under observation. 09:28 Now he is taking Nevirapine syrup 1.5 ml every day morning. 09:33 After 45 days, we are having a one test. 09:36 He's, after treatment he will, 09:38 he's ready to give for adoption after test. 09:42 He's an abandoned baby, 09:44 the parents have thrown into the bushes 09:45 and around thorns. 09:47 After the government take him from the slum area, 09:51 they have given a treatment for one month. 09:53 After treatment, the government has handed 09:56 over to our care. 10:08 Child Impact through its project Operation 10:10 Child Rescue is very excited that it can help 10:14 the Ashram Trust. 10:15 And we help with supplying the basics for the babies 10:19 themselves, clothing, food, sanitary items, 10:23 and we've even bought some equipment for the home itself. 10:41 Babies are not able to choose 10:42 the place or parents that they are born to, 10:46 but we have a choice in helping to provide them with the food, 10:49 shelter, clothing, and love that they so desperately need. 10:54 Organizations like the baby rescue 10:56 give hope to the helpless, 10:58 but they can only do that because of the generous 11:01 donations from people like you. 11:03 Thank you for giving these little ones a chance at life. 11:57 Hi, I'm Jean Boonstra, 11:58 associate speaker at the Voice of Prophecy. 12:01 Now, I'm sure that you're aware of the global problem 12:04 of human trafficking. 12:06 And in places in the world like India and Nepal, 12:08 for example, this problem of human trafficking, 12:11 well, it's very real. 12:13 Not long ago, I was in India, 12:14 and I learned a little bit more about 12:16 what happens in that area. 12:18 Young girls are tricked, 12:20 usually girls who are disadvantaged, 12:22 maybe from a poor village or community, 12:25 and they're tricked into becoming part 12:27 of the sex industry and into prostitution. 12:30 It's extremely sad. 12:33 And you know, these young girls, 12:34 they're caught in a web 12:35 and a lifestyle 12:37 that they don't want to be a part of. 12:39 But once they're in it, 12:40 it's very difficult to find a way out. 12:43 When we think about the problem of human trafficking, 12:46 we often think about these girls, 12:48 but it often affects young boys as well. 12:51 Young boys in India, for example, 12:53 they're caught and they're used for child labor. 12:56 They're put into begging rings, 12:58 and they're often taken advantage of as well. 13:01 And it's not just these young girls 13:02 and boys either. 13:04 This affects infants as well. 13:06 Young babies are left on the side of the road 13:08 abandoned with no one to care about. 13:11 Child Impact International's Operation 13:14 Child Rescue addresses each of these three issues. 13:18 They have an answer, a solution, 13:20 and an opportunity to offer hope 13:23 and a way out for these people caught in human trafficking. 13:26 At Voice of Prophecy, 13:28 we are privileged to partner with Child Impact's Operation 13:31 Child Rescue, to help these young girls 13:34 that are caught in prostitution, 13:36 the young boys doing labor at a very young age, 13:40 and these young babies that simply need a home 13:43 and someone to love them. 13:44 It's our privilege to partner with Child Impact's Operation 13:48 Child Rescue, and be part 13:50 of the solution to give that hope. 13:53 Now, is this something that appeals to you 13:56 and would you like to learn more about 13:57 and be a part of this? 13:59 Well, I encourage you to get in touch 14:01 with Child Impact International today. 14:04 They would love to hear from you. |
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