Participations are invited for the Poster-Making Competition for CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) by MyGov. Submit by Nov 30!
About MyGov
MyGov is a citizen engagement platform launched by the Government of India on July 26, 2014 to promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country’s governance and development. It is aimed at creating a common platform for Indian citizens to “crowdsource governance ideas from citizens”.
About CARA
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is a statutory body of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. It functions as the nodal body for the adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Child) Act, 2015 (amended in 2021). CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993, ratified by the Government of India in 2003.
CARA primarily deals with the adoption of orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children through its associated or recognized adoption agencies. Every year, November is marked as Adoption Awareness Month. With the objective of promoting and making people aware of legal adoption and safe abandonment or surrendering. CARA is trying to reach a larger population. All states are encouraged to organize events in November to draw attention to adoption-related issues. This year, the emphasis is on the adoption of children who are older, children with special needs, or children currently in foster care.
About the Poster-Making Competition for CARA
Every year, November is marked as Adoption Awareness Month. The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, celebrates child adoption and makes people aware of the legal process of adoption & safeguarding of children.
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), in collaboration with MyGov, is inviting citizens to participate in the Poster-Making Competition, which aims to reach the masses through creative means and the involvement of the public at large, creating awareness of legal adoption and the safe surrender of children.
Themes of the Poster-Making Competition for CARA
The themes of the competition are:
- Embrace love; transform lives.
- ‘Adoption’ is a gift of hope.
- Children need to be loved & feel like they belong.
Prizes
The top 15 winners will be rewarded with a cash prize of Rs. 3,000 each.
Terms and Conditions
To read the Terms and Conditions, please click here or read the PDF attached towards the end of the post.
How to Submit?
Interested participants can participate via this link.
Submission Deadline
November 30, 2023.
Click here to read the official notification of the Poster-Making Competition for CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) by MyGov [Total Prizes of Rs. 45k].
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