Sex trafficking not only results in severe violation of human rights but also causes adverse physical, psychological and moral consequences for the victims. All hopes and dreams of a better life are shattered and over time the girls become penniless, mentally broken and affected with serious/life-threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS. The journey of sex trafficking destroys the body, mind and soul of a victim, and fundamentally takes away her capacity to trust herself or anyone around her. The damage done is deep rooted and often irreversible, as the sense of rejection, betrayal and numbness that a trafficked woman or girl goes through makes her lose faith in humanity. Skewed identity, poor self-worth and helplessness also make her believe that there is no hope for her in the outside world and her destiny is to sell her body.

The organisations we have funded work on the premise that prevention is better than cure and that addressing the root cause of sex trafficking is the most effective means of eradicating it. As a result, some of our partners have developed interventions that strive to eliminate the sources of trafficking. The first is providing education to equip vulnerable children with skills to ensure a bright future and the second is the rehabilitation of vulnerable women by building awareness of the dangers of commercial sexual exploitation and providing entrepreneurial skills, which ultimately provide the victims with a source of livelihood, sustainable development and dignity of life.

DREAM A DREAM

Dream a Dream provides children from vulnerable backgrounds with non-traditional educational opportunities designed to allow them to explore, innovate and build important life skills. Through our support, 2733, 6-15 year old children benefitted from the Dream Football and Dream Creative Arts Programme.

PRAJWALA
Prajwala an NGO in Hyderabad, helps to restore hope and dignity to victims of child trafficking. Prajwala has trained girls rescued from sex trafficking as carpenters, masons, security guards, cab drivers. All of them have excelled in their chosen field, have had their dignity restored and are gaining confidence and building hope in their lives by their own efforts.

MUSEUM SCHOOL
The Museum School set the goal of educating society’s forgotten children, the runaways. A one of its kind model for quality education – The Museum School has been able to reach out to 800 children in the age group of 6-12 years, coming from 8 slums in Bhopal, who now attend the school every afternoon.

FREEDOM FOUNDATION

BAALE MANE

ODANADI