Gender Equality India Project #42683

Empower Girls from Mumbai's Red Light Area

by Kranti

Empower Girls from Mumbai's Red Light Area

Project Report | Nov 9, 2020
Returning to our revolutionary lives!

By Trina Talukdar | Co-Founder

Truck of supplies to distribute for Covid Relief

As Mumbai, India returns to some semblance of normal life, with the lockdown for Covid-19 lifted, we realised that the struggle is not over for sex workers and their families. We have continued our Covid Relief work in the Red Light Area in Mumbai, Kamathipura, distributing monthly groceries and healthcare essentials to sex workers, for their families.

As for all the Krantikaris, their future plans of further studies and work all got cancelled when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. One of the Krantikaris was going to go to college in the US, one to art school in Copehagen, one of them was to go teach the children of migrant labourers in a school or first generation learners. But all these opportunities failed to materialise, and we were worried about the future prospects of the Krantikaris.

however, with the lockdown now lifted, we have been able to find alternate suitable opportunities for all the Krantikaris to continue to pursue their revolutionary dreams!

Krantikari Jayashree started her graduation in liberal arts at KREA University on a 90% scholarship.
Krantikari Shraddha will go to study art at Copenhagen, like she was supposed to, just a semester later than planned.
Krantikari Sumaiya joined an intensive design course, along with completing her high school certification.
Krantikari Kavita started her Bachelor in Arts in Yoga Therapy graduation program.

Even through these difficult times, the Krantikaris have continued to show the world they are truly revolutionaries!

Krantikari Lata, who was stuck in Glasgow through the lockdown, volunteering for animal shelters there, learnt to sew from her host mother, Adisson. Adisson and her partner donated a sewing machine to Kranti and Lata taught everyone at Kranti sew too! Together, the Kranti family stitched over 1000 masks and distributed them in the Red Light Area and slums in Mumbai.
Krantikari Jayashree's autobiographical story was published in the book, "More Than One Voice", by Global Girl Project. Get your copy here for inspiring stories of young girls leading their communities around the world.
and, as usual our girls are up to many more exciting things that would make too long a list to include in this report!

Distributing monthly groceries to sex workers

Krantikari Lata stitching masks to donate to CSWs

Krantikari Jayashree's autobiography published!

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