sex trafficking

Subhasree and Nihar Raptan are helping trafficking survivors who have to deal with the social stigma attached to their past after going through physical and psychological trauma of being forced into the sex trade.

No words need to be spoken, no other connection is necessary; a strange solidarity appears and will stay; that is enough.

Thousands of women are trafficked from in and around Kadiri town in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district to the brothels of Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune every year.

The project spearheaded by the group was supported by the Maharashtra state government after heightened international awareness about the key role of hotels in fighting modern-day slavery.

One of the major objectives of AAWC is to “prevent the cycle of intergenerational prostitution” among the community.

Destiny Foundation, founded by Smarita Sengupta, aids women and girls rescued from trafficking to learn employment skills and earn their own livelihood.

Triveni Acharya has rescued and rehabilitated thousands of lives since 1993. She has also adopted a son named Luv, a child whose biological mother committed suicide in a brothel.

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, the number of registered human trafficking cases has increased by 38.3% over five years, from 2009 to 2013. Ayesha was in danger of becoming just one more such statistic before she was rescued; now she looks to the future with fierce grit and determination.

There are 18 million children enslaved in India, all of whom face some form of sexual exploitation everyday. Devi is a resilient young mother who went from being a victim to a survivor of sexual exploitation, and now dreams of leading the way for other women.