India Child Protection

India Child Protection (ICP) is a civil society organization established in 2005, working in the area of child protection across India. ICP's mission is to identify and scale sustainable solutions to strengthen the child protection ecosystem by promoting coordinated and strategic efforts, building capacity, publishing ground-breaking grassroots and policy research, leveraging grassroots expertise, and utilising technology. The organisation tackles the growing instances of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM) and other forms of child exploitation, including child trafficking and child marriage, operating at the ground level with a partner-driven approach.

ICP is a strategic partner of Just Rights for Children (JRC), founded by child rights activist and lawyer Bhuwan Ribhu, whose work has led to landmark judicial interventions, including a Supreme Court judgment in September 2024 to combat CSEAM. ICP works in close collaboration with government departments, law enforcement agencies, civil society organizations, educational institutions, and the judiciary, currently operating in 416 districts across 29 states and Union Territories in India.

Headquarters: New Delhi.

Major Areas of Work

• Ending Online Child Sexual Abuse: ICP tackles the abuse of children in digital spaces, addressing the growing threat of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM) through prevention, investigation support and awareness programmes.

• Ending Child Sexual Abuse: The organisation works to prevent and respond to the abuse of children within homes and communities, supporting survivors through the justice process.

• Ending Child Trafficking: ICP combats the trafficking and commercial exploitation of children through partner-driven, ground-level interventions across the country.

• Ending Child Marriage: The organisation works to end culturally sanctioned practices that harm children, including child marriage.

• Training & Capacity Building: ICP equips law enforcement, educators and community stakeholders with the skills needed to identify and respond to child protection issues.

• Research & Policy: The organisation publishes grassroots and policy research to inform systemic, evidence-based legal and policy reform.

Major Initiatives & Programmes

• School & Community Sessions on Online CSA: Awareness sessions delivered directly to children, schools, colleges and communities to prevent online child sexual abuse.

• Investigating Officer Training: Specialised training programmes equipping law enforcement to investigate digital crimes against children.

• Master Trainer Programme: Builds a network of master trainers embedded within schools to sustain child protection awareness at the ground level.

• Case Registration Support: Supports the registration and prosecution of cases against offenders of online child sexual abuse.

• Just Rights for Children (JRC) Partnership: A strategic alliance driving legal and policy reform for child protection in India, including landmark Supreme Court interventions.

Impact

Between April 2023 and April 2026, India Child Protection reached over 5,000 children through sessions on online CSA in schools, colleges and communities, and trained over 5,000 investigating officers in the investigation of digital crimes against children. The organisation has supported the registration of over 2,500 cases against offenders of online child sexual abuse and created 180+ master trainers across 94 schools. ICP is currently active across 416 districts in 29 states and UTs, and served as a strategic partner in the landmark September 2024 Supreme Court judgment to combat CSEAM.

Leadership

Executive Director – Sampurna Behura Director - Research – Purujit Praharaj Associate Director - Training & Capacity Building – Sangita Gaur

India Child Protection is an excellent fit for professionals passionate about child rights, law enforcement, digital safety, policy advocacy, research and grassroots implementation who want to contribute to large-scale systemic change in child protection.