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Apne Aap Women Worldwide Trust

Org #9274
Vetted since 2012 Site Visit Verified
2002
year founded
$169,619
raised on GlobalGiving
7
years fundraising
1
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Our vision is a world where no girl or woman is bought or sold. Our mission is to end sex-trafficking by increasing choices for girls and women and to deter the purchase of sex. We are inspired by the twin Gandhian principles of : Ahimsa (non-violence) - Resisting violence to the self and to the other. Antodaya (upliftment of the last woman/girl) - Antodaya's last person is the prostituted girl or woman. Our approach is to help every Last Girl regain control of her destiny. The Last Girl is the most vulnerable of human beings because not only is she a poor, female, teenage, but from a marginalized caste or religion in India, Black or Native American in the US, a refugee in Europe, an eth... read more

Projects (1)

Project Leaders
Ruchira Gupta
Ruchira Gupta
Report Submitter
Report Submitter
Team
Kamakshi Tewari, Praveen Kumar, Sujata Subramaniam
Organization Information
3B St George Terrace Rd
Hastings
Kolkata, West Bengal 700022
India
16468474221
Organization Information
3B St George Terrace Rd
Hastings
Kolkata, West Bengal 700022
India
16468474221

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Apprentice opens Boutique: Apne Aap marches on!

By Praveen Kumar | Program Manager

At Apne Aap we aim to empower women by finding it within themselves the innate strength to help themselves; hence our name. Meet the two young women Reema Parveen (Name Changed) and Sitara... Read the full report ›

India Covid Food Drive crosses 12.4 million meals for vulnerable women and girls

By Sabina Marra | Executive Assistant

While COVID-19 has been tough on everyone, it has been particularly disastrous for victims of sex trafficking and their children, many of whom were already barely making ends meet. More than 85 %... Read the full report ›

Distributing Basic Support package during Covid-19/Coronavirus lockdown

By Debmalya Choudhuri | Project Research Fellow

The ongoing crisis due to Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic has badly affected the community of women and girls in the red light zones of Delhi, Calcutta and Mumbai. The community are losing their daily... Read the full report ›
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