Help the victims of child slavery in India

Namaste from India.

This is Priya, Rescue Project Director the centre which runs our anti child trafficking and anti-child labour programmes. Once again, I would like to thank you so much for your help and support which has helped and is helping so many children.

Our approach is multi-pronged, prevention, legal action against traffickers and working closely with other law enforcement agencies, individual child support and rehabilitation in the local community.

Regarding  the latter this often means providing and tracking missing Birth Certificates, access to government help and education and training. Helping the children get national ID all of which will help them going forward in life.

Here is what Pankaj (age 12) had to say,

“Rescue Junction and the anti-trafficking team have saved me, I was taken from the arms of traffickers at the station by the team, just as I was being sent to work to a factory making glass bangles many thousands of kilometres away. When I got to Rescue Junction other children who had been rescued from other factories told me how they were beaten, made to work up to 18 hours a day and had no way of reaching out for help or to their families. I am so grateful to People First, Rescue Junction and the team that saved me and I would like to thank everyone who has helped us including those who help to fund the programme”.

The above was translated from Hindi but has not been changed in any other way

Every penny donated on this appeal goes to our anti child labour and trafficking programmes.

The average cost of rescuing one child is $1000.

However ANY donation large or small is very much appreciated and will go directly to maintain and improve this very important part of our work and I send my gratitude to you,

Priya

Links:

• Our Website

Namaste Everyone.

Here is hoping all is well with you.

Here at Rescue Junction the winter season has all but gone and the days are becoming warm. At the junction we never close and no child in need is ever turned away. Our doors are open 24/7/365.

This is from our admission system earlier in the month…

 A caller informed Childline that three children were being child trafficked from Chatra. Which will be taken to Delhi by catching Mahabodhi train from Gaya Junction. Then Railway Childline Child Trafficking was informed to RPF (Railway Police) and Station Superintendent. After which a team was formed by RPF Gaya. During the searching patrol the team saw children and child traffickers near the ticket counter. After that the children were questioned. The children said that we do not know this person completely. On being asked by the child trafficker, he admitted to child trafficking. After which the children were freed from child trafficking and handed over to Childline and legal action was taken against child traffickers. After which all the children were presented before the Child Welfare Committee and on their orders were made to stay in the Children's Home so they  could return home and be readmitted to the education system in the most safe  and complete way possible .

Your support makes such Rescue’s possible and everybody here thanks you from the bottom of our hearts.

With Best Regards,

Priya