Don Bosco National Forum for the Young at Risk

What Don Bosco National Forum for the Young at Risk does

Don Bosco National Forum for the Young at Risk (DB YaR Forum) is an all-India non-profit coordinating network of 80+ Don Bosco institutions and organizations operating across 20 states and union territories, headquartered in New Delhi. The Forum's mission is the safety, growth, development, and rights protection of at-risk, vulnerable, and marginalized children and young adults, alongside safety, wellbeing, dignity, and entitlements access for internal migrant workers. Its core programs include Don Bosco for Migrants (DB4M) with helpline services and 21 provincial migrant desks, the Homelink Network (Child Management and Information System and Services / Child MISS), Don Bosco Standards of Care framework, Child Friendly Cities Initiative, YaR Leaders' Orientation, and recurring national events (National YaR Conference, Awards, Day, and annual Campaign).

The organization operates a community-led, faith-based ministry model rather than a technology product. Its underlying infrastructure is a distributed network of member institutions delivering street, market, railway station, and slum outreach; remedial coaching and drop-out prevention centres; vocational and skill training; children's clubs and child parliaments; medical camps; and stakeholder consultations. Technology components are limited to a WordPress-hosted website, the Child MISS information system, partner-built mobile applications (SharamaGaurav app by DISHA Foundation, Catholic Connect), and helpline telecaller services. The revenue model is non-commercial: services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, with the Forum sustained by donations, grants, and institutional funding from the global Salesian network and partner organizations.

The Forum is led by Fr. Joe Prabu (Executive Director) and Fr. Francis Bosco (Director, Don Bosco for Migrants), and maintains strategic alliances with UNICEF India, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), Goa Institute of Management, KISMAT, Aajeevika Bureau, MAIN, DISHA Foundation, National Domestic Workers Federation, Working People's Charter, and DTNBWED. The current 2025-2026 annual campaign, "Uphold our HOPES – Unfold our DREAMS," continues a thematic progression from prior years' campaigns on mental health and family-based care.

Name

Don Bosco National Forum for the Young at Risk

Legal name

Don Bosco National Forum for the Young at Risk and Migrant Services

Website

https://dbyarforum.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Don Bosco National Forum for the Young at Risk is an all-India non-profit coordinating network of 80+ Don Bosco institutions across 20 states, delivering protection, advocacy, and support services for at-risk children, young adults, and internal migrant workers through helplines, capacity building, and annual national campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Migrant Support Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Migrant worker support
• Youth protection programs
• Nonprofit social services
• Community child advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The organization operates as a non-profit charitable network reliant on donations, grants, and institutional funding from the Salesian network and partner organizations to sustain its programs for at-risk youth and migrant workers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DB YaR Forum is an all-India network of 80+ Don Bosco institutions that delivers programs protecting and developing at-risk, vulnerable, and marginalized children, young adults, and migrant workers across 20 states and union territories. Its core offerings include the Don Bosco for Migrants (DB4M) program, the Homelink Network with Child MISS, Don Bosco Standards of Care framework, the Child Friendly Cities Initiative, YaR Leaders' Orientation, the National YaR Conference, National YaR Awards, the National YaR Day & Campaign, and service programs such as migrant helpline, life-skills and leadership training, medical camps, skill training, and stakeholder consultations.

Product overview

Don Bosco National Forum for Young at Risk (DB YaR Forum) is an all-India network of 80+ Don Bosco institutions offering a portfolio of programs and services focused on the safety, growth, development, and rights of at-risk children and migrant workers. The core offerings include Don Bosco for Migrants (DB4M) providing helpline services and protection for migrant workers; Homelink Network with Child MISS for child management; Don Bosco Standards of Care combining legal compliance with Don Bosco methodology; Child Friendly Cities Initiative; and YaR Leaders' Orientation. The forum runs annual National YaR Campaigns (currently 'Uphold our HOPES – Unfold our DREAMS' for 2025-2026) alongside National YaR Awards, National YaR Day, and National YaR Conference. Service programs include migrant helpline telecaller services, life skills and leadership training, medical camps, skill training, exposure programs, and stakeholder consultations. The organization is built on a network model with province hub coordinators across 20+ states and union territories of India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Don Bosco for Migrants (DB4M) A national program focused on ensuring safety, wellbeing, and dignity for migrant workers across India, providing helpline services, source-destination connect strategies, migrant protection forums, data collection, networking, and advocacy.
• Homelink Network (Child MISS) Child Management and Information System and Services (Child MISS) focused on child protection and management across Don Bosco child care institutions.
• Don Bosco Standards of Care A framework combining legal compliance with the Don Bosco methodology of care for children and young at risk.
• Child Friendly Cities Initiative A program working towards creating communities and local governance committed to the rights of all children.
• YaR Leaders' Orientation A program focused on sustaining commitment and professionalism among Young at Risk (YaR) leaders across member institutions.
• National YaR Conference An annual conference focused on reflection driving innovation and change for young at risk.
• National YaR Awards Annual awards recognizing talent, creativity and achievement among young people at risk.
• National YaR Day & Campaign Annual campaign and celebration focused on learning through celebration and activity for young at risk youth.
• Uphold our HOPES – Unfold our DREAMS Campaign (2025-2026) Current annual YaR Campaign emphasizing collective responsibility to nurture, protect, and empower children and young at risk through community-based collaboration.
• Migrant Helpline Services Helpline telecaller services providing distress response, case documentation, and referral support for migrant workers, operated across multiple Salesian provinces.
• Life Skills and Leadership Training Training programs for migrant workers focusing on leadership development and social welfare scheme awareness, organized through partnerships with organizations like KISMAT.
• Medical Camps for Migrants Health checkup programs for migrant workers addressing issues like anemia, nutrition, and dehydration, often organized in collaboration with local organizations.
• Skill Training Programs Vocational and skill training programs for young migrants and at-risk youth to enhance employability and self-reliance.
• Stakeholder Consultation Programs Consultation meetings bringing together government departments, NGOs, and civil society to network and serve migrants more effectively.

Quantifiable outcome

• Connected 65 centres across India during the Annual YaR Campaign launch event
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• UNICEF IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF, represented by Ms. Vijayalakshmi Arora, Child Protection Specialist, participated in the Annual YaR Campaign launch providing keynote address. UNICEF supports the campaign's objectives around child protection and community-based care approaches.
• Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBCI, represented by Fr. George Thomas, Secretary of Labour, collaborated on a 10-year mission plan (2025-2035) for distressed migrants. CBCI contributes expertise in labour movement, parish-centric approaches, and pastoral care for migrants.
• Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCBI, represented by Fr. Jaison Vadassery, Secretary of Migrations, is developing a 10-year mission plan (2025-2035) focused on human dignity and pastoral care for migrants, including creating directories, legal cells, and utilizing Catholic Connect app.
• International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICMC, represented by Christine Nathan, emphasized unified response from Church organizations and international bodies, focusing on fair labor practices and social justice for migrant families.
• Goa Institute of Management (GIM)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGIM faculty including Dr. Kingshuk Sarcar (Associate Professor and former Labour Commissioner of West Bengal) and Prof. Dr. Kinshuk Sarkar provide expertise on labour laws, social security schemes, and migrant worker rights through workshops and consultations.
• Migrant Assistance and Information Network (MAIN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAIN, represented by Fr. Joe Nazareth, SJ, works on securing entitlements, improving access to education, healthcare, and providing skill training for migrants; partners on helpline services and data collection.
• KISMAT (Karnataka Interstate Migrants Alliance for Transformation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKISMAT conducts life skills and leadership training for migrant workers and organizes health camps. Works with trade unions to train migrant community leaders on welfare schemes and worker rights.
• Aajeevika BureaumajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAajeevika Bureau, represented by Ms. Bhakti Vardan and Mr. Vishal, focuses on informal labour sector advocacy and support for distressed migrants.
• National Domestic Workers FederationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on campaigns for worker rights, particularly for domestic workers including North East migrant women.
• Working People's ChartermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMs. Shweta from Working People's Charter contributes to campaigns for worker rights and labour advocacy.
• Dattopant Thengadi National Board for Workers Education and Development (DTNBWED)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDTNBWED provides insights into government schemes available to migrant workers including e-Shram card and other entitlements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Don Bosco India (Salesians of Don Bosco): The parent Salesian province network of Don Bosco institutions across India, within which DB YaR Forum operates. Overlapping mission in youth-at-risk and migrant ministries, shared brand, and overlapping provincial footprint.
• Childline India Foundation: Operates the 1098 child helpline across India in partnership with government, providing emergency assistance to children in distress. Highly comparable to DB YaR Forum's helpline-and-child-protection model for at-risk youth.
• SOS Children's Villages India: India's largest non-profit dedicated to alternative care and protection of orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children. Directly comparable to DB YaR Forum on child welfare mission, family-based care model, and national footprint across India.
• Humana People to People India: Indian NGO running child development, vocational training, and community health programs for marginalized populations. Comparable on community-based program delivery to vulnerable children and families.
• Caritas India: Indian Catholic social-action umbrella coordinating humanitarian, migration, and community-development programs through diocesan networks. Highly comparable to DB YaR Forum on faith-based network model, migrant ministry, and child welfare partnerships.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): Long-standing Indian non-profit working on child rights, protection from exploitation, and access to education and health for underprivileged children. Comparable on at-risk youth focus and pan-India network operating model, though more advocacy-led than institutional care.
• Aajeevika Bureau: Leading India non-profit focused on livelihoods, labor rights, and entitlements for internal migrant workers — a stated partner of DB4M. Operates in the same migrant-desk and worker-protection space with comparable helpline and advisory services.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children India: Large international NGO with a broad India portfolio spanning child protection, education, health, and disaster response. Comparable as a broader, better-resourced incumbent in the same at-risk children segment that DB YaR Forum serves.
• Aide et Action (ActionAid) India: International NGO with India operations focused on education, child protection, and migrant worker rights. Comparable on migrant-desk and child-protection portfolio while being broader in scope and geographic coverage.
• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest NGOs focused on children's education and skills, with deep geographic reach into low-income communities. Comparable in scale and youth-segment focus, though mission centers on education rather than protection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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