[1] During the course of her career, Pawar has advocated for child rights issues and worked to reunite adopted children with their biological families.
[2] In 2012, Pawar advocated for a "detailed investigation into procurement of children through extortion, blackmail, threats and bribery of government officials," after Sakhee filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay on all inter-country adoptions until legal protections were implemented and to investigate the conditions at orphanages.
[5] In 2015, Pawar filed a petition with the Maharashtra Protection of Child Rights Commission (MPCRC) to reunite children with their parents after they were allegedly taken by a UK national.
[9] In 2017, Pawar led a team from Sakhee to rescue a 12-year-old girl from suspected abuse and forced employment.
[12] Pawar helped Jennifer Haynes, who was deported 2008 from the US to India, to find her parents[13][14][clarification needed]