Not For Sale: Rescuing Victims of HumanTrafficking

Introduction

The Project outlines the work done by Rescue Foundation in and around the North of India.  The Rescue Foundation Team works through the Protection Home Licenced by the Govt in Delhi

Rescue Foundation not only rescues Women & Children who are victims of Human Trafficking across the country but the Delhi Team partners with other Civil Society to rescue children who are trapped in Bonded Labour working as Child Labourers in factories, industries.  They live and work in these hazardous conditions exposed to injuries, accidents, lack of basic facilities, at times exploited phyisically and sexually.  The sad part is that this most often happens with the knowledge of the parents and relatives.

As the Home is licensed to operate as a Child Care Institute we also see many children being admitted by the Police or the Child Welfare Committees.  Most of these children are in need of immediate Care & Attention due to the fact they are run away kids, missing children, neglected or abandoned by their families.

The Home also sees some admissions for one night stay of women and girl children for night stay in case of abuse, or emergency.

Rescues/Admissions/Discharge

Total No of Major Girls Admitted 1

Total No of Minor Girls Admitted 32

Monthly Average of Ghildren Cared 38

Total No of Major Discharged & Handed Over to Families 1

Total No of Minor Discharged & Handed Over to Families 31

Montly Average Girls attendin Vocation Traning

Tailoring 38

Computers Basic 20

Zumba, Yoga,  Dance 39

Education

Attending School 9

Attending College 3

Skill Building Training

16 Girls have been attending a Inclusive Skill Building conducted by another Organization.  This Program intends to prepare the Major Girls to be job ready at the end of the 9 months training sessons.  Topics such as Conversational English, Computers, Mathematics, General Knowldege, Self Images and other sessions are conducted

Success Story

Name of child: Radha (Name changed to maintain identity)
Age-17+
Marital status- Unmarried

Brief Details of the Child:-
The child is a resident of Rescue Foundation(CCI) , as she has been living for more than 1 year
by the order of the Child Welfare Committee Alipur for the care and protection. The child does
not have any connection with family members as her father has passed away during Covid-19
Pandemic and she tried to connect with her elder brother but they don't want to talk to the child,
the child is emotionally attached with one of her friend namely Muskan.

Educational Background
The child studied till 5th class and she dropped out from school due to conflict with family
members and never enrolled in school again.The child wanted to enroll in further education in
10th class from NIOS but her basic literacy is not up to mark.
Emotional and Mental Status of the child:-
The child is very positive and calm by Nature , the child is very possessive towards those people
who are very close to her and she is very emotional towards them, the child is well mannered
and sincere.

Present status of the child:
The child is very calm and has appropriate behavior at the institution also the child is good
command in Tailoring and she design the dresses and stitch that as well as the child is trainer of
Zumba at the institution along with that she is enrolled in Inclusive Skill Training which Job
oriented and the child wants to open her own Boutique, after the technical and advanced
training of Tailoring.

Workshops / Sessions /Celebrations / Department Visits / Exposures

• Workshop Conducted by Leo Club on English Speaking
• Workshop on Mental Health
• Observed World AIDS Day by learning more of the topic and how to prevent it
• Management Meet by the Delhi Child Protection Unit
• Delhi Darshan for the Children to learn more about and historic places in Delhi
• Training and Mock Drill on Fire Safety by the Fireman
• Awareness on  Personal, Environment Hygiene
• Celebrationn of Community Festivals Makar Sankranti & Lohriri
• Welfare Officers Visit from the Distrct Health Department

As per the NCRB 2018 data, over two lakh women and children went missing in India.

Over 90% of women and girls trafficked across the globe are forced into sexual exploitation; they are lured in false promises of better lives, jobs, education, and even love. Traffickers prey on their vulnerability and coerce them into prostitution. (Source: UNODC,2018)

In order to make them comply, trafficked women and girls are subjected to physical, emotional, and sexual torture. They are also made to serve 20–30 customers a day. We've also discovered during rescue operations, women and girls are cramped in dark spaces with little to no ventilation.

Since 2000 we've been conducting rescue operations pan India and have rescued over 6000 women and girls. We currently operate 4 fully equipped shelter homes. We are also entrusted by various government stakeholders to provide care and shelter to women and girls rescued by the police and other anti-trafficking organisations.

Rescued women and girls require immediate medical attention and counselling. To ensure that our women and girls receive the best treatment, we collaborate with government and private hospitals as well as engage with mental health groups. We also have in-house counsellors and physicians on call. Each girl has a unique care plan that is established with consideration for her best interests. The girls receive training from a variety of vocational trainings, including computers, tailoring, bag and jewellery making, beauty therapy, spoken English, and basic reading. They are also provided help for their official education through NIOS, government schools, and colleges.

Our residents are also a part of the Children’s committee in each home where leaders are groomed to represent the peers and actively participate in the management of the shelter home.

Our legal teams work alongside shelter team and beneficiaries to help them claim compensation and assist the state in prosecuting perpetrators.

Our goal is to help women and girls who have been forced into prostitution, by rescuing them, and provide them with all the support they need to recover and move forward with their lives.

Statistics from 1st June 2022 to 30^th September, 2022 of (NORTH ZONE ONLY):

• Number of Investigations: 13
• Number of Rescue Raids: 13
• Number of Rescued Victims: 60
• Admitted to our Delhi Home (includes victim transferred from government homes and/or by police): 92
• Repatriation of Victims (handover to Parents or Native Ngo): 92

Total Number of Girls Provided with Medical treatment/Check-ups:

•  General Check-up: 164

•  Hospital Visit: 65

Other Updates:

• In July, 21 girls across our shelter homes crossed another academic milestone. 15 girls have cleared their 10^th Standard exams and are preparing for college, and 6 girls have passed their 12^th Standard exams.
• A few of our girls were invited to an exhibition, hosted by a Rotary club. They got a chance to display their hand-made jewellery, bags, crafts and macramé products at the stall. It was a successful endeavour, with some of the products sold out at the event.
• Monsoon was full of celebrations at all the shelter homes. Rescue Foundation turned 22 in July and the date marked the beginning of the festivities. The shelters observed World Day against Trafficking, International Day of Yoga and World Chocolate day, hosting interactive workshops in partnership with stakeholders. Special meals and celebrations were organised on Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri.

Recommendations:

To help us raise more money, we would appreciate it if you would spread the word about Rescue Foundation to other potential contributors both domestically and internationally.

We humbly ask you to visit as your visit will give you the chance to personally evaluate our progress and see the possibilities Rescue Foundation has to establish a prestigious position in the field of combating forced prostitution and human trafficking.

As per the NCRB 2018 data, over two lakh women and children went missing in India.

Over 90% of women and girls trafficked across the globe are forced in to sexual exploitation; they are lured in false promises of better lives, jobs, education, even love. Traffickers prey on their vulnerability and coerce them into prostitution. (Source: UNODC,2018)

In order to make them comply, trafficked women and girls are subjected to physical, emotional, and sexual torture. They are also made to serve 20–30 customers a day. We've also discovered during rescue operations, women and girls are cramped in dark spaces with little to no ventilation.

Since 2000 we've been conducting rescue operations pan India and have rescued over 6000 women and girls. We currently operate 4 fully equipped shelter homes. We are also entrusted by various government stakeholders to provide care and shelter to women and girls rescued by the police and other anti-trafficking organisations.

Rescued women and girls require immediate medical attention and counselling. To ensure that our women and girls receive the best treatment, we collaborate with government and private hospitals as well as engage with mental health groups. We also have in-house counsellors and physicians on call. Each girl has a unique care plan that is established with consideration for her best interests. The girls receive training from a variety of vocational trainings, including computers, tailoring, bag and jewellery making, beauty therapy, spoken English, and basic reading. They are also provided help for their official education through NIOS, government schools, and colleges.

Our residents are also a part of the Children’s committee in each home where leaders are groomed to represent the peers and actively participate in the management of the shelter home.

Our legal teams work alongside shelter team and beneficiaries to help them claim compensation and assist the state in prosecuting perpetrators.

Our goal is to help women and girls who have been forced into prostitution, by rescuing them, and provide them with all the support they need to recover and move forward with their lives.

Statistics from 1st February 2022 to 31^st May, 2022 of (NORTH ZONE ONLY):

• Number of Investigations: 12
• Number of Rescue Raids: 08
• Number of Rescued Victims: 99
• Admitted to our Delhi Home (includes victim transferred from government homes and/or by police): 96
• Repatriation of Victims (handover to Parents or Native Ngo): 76

Total Number of Girls Provided with Medical treatment/Check-ups:

•  General Check-up: 99

•  Hospital Visit: 08

Other Updates:

• One of our partner NGO conducted series of webinars on cyber security for our girls in Delhi Home. Girls were informed about multiple cyber scams and how they can ensure their safety from such scams.
• In the month of March, with the partnership of Delhi Police, we conducted a 10 days self-defence training workshop. Over 40 girls participated in the workshop and were trained in basic self-defence training.
• Celebrations and events an important part of our working, as it helps us to expose our girls to the external world and prepare them to sustain in the society. A major celebration in the month of March was International Women’s Day. Our girls rehearsed for group dance and group songs for Women’s Day Celebration. They also talked about the strength and perseverance of women and how grateful they are to be born as one.
• 10 girls from Delhi Home went to Haridwar and Rishikesh for the annual picnic with our founder and shelter team. It was an enriching experience for all our girls.

Recommendations:

To help us raise more money, we would appreciate it if you would spread the word about Rescue Foundation to other potential contributors both domestically and internationally.

We humbly ask you to visit as your visit will give you the chance to personally evaluate our progress and see the possibilities Rescue Foundation has to establish a prestigious position in the field of combating forced prostitution and human trafficking.

There are millions of women and children who are victims of trafficking in India, in 2018, NCRB data shows over 2 lakh women and children went missing.

It is regarded that the majority of women and girls are trafficked for sexual exploitation; they are lured away by promises of better lives, jobs, education, even love, while traffickers also prey on those in vulnerable situations and coerce them into prostitution.

Trafficked girls are subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse in order for them to submit and are forced to entertain 20-30 customers a day. While conducting rescue operations, we’ve also found girls crammed into hidden rooms with little to no ventilation and limited food/water.

Since 2000 we've been conducting rescue operations across the country and have rescued thousands of girls. We currently operate 4 fully equipped shelter homes

We are also entrusted with caring for girls rescued by the police and other anti-trafficking organisations.

Rescued girls need immediate healthcare and counselling, we have in house counsellors and doctors on call, while we also work with government/private hospitals and partner with mental health organizations so that our girls get the best support. Each girl has an individual care plan created which is developed keeping her best interests in mind. We employ various trainers who train the girls in various forms of vocations like computers, tailoring, bag making, jewellery making, beauty therapist, spoken English, basic literacy and even support them with formal education through NIOS, government schools and colleges.

Survivors are also part of Child committee’s in each home where child leaders are groomed to represent their groups’ and actively participate in the management of the home.

Our legal teams will also be working with them to help claim compensation and assist the state in prosecuting perpetrators.

Our goal is to help women and girls who have been forced into prostitution, to rescue them, to provide them with all the support they need to recover and move forward with their lives.

 
Statistics  from 1st November 2021 to 31st January  2022 of (NORTH ZONE ONLY) :


Number of Investigations: 16
Number of Rescue Raids: 5
Number of Rescued Victims: 22
Admitted to our Three Home (includes victim transferred from government homes / or by police): 38
Repatriation of Victims (handover to Parents or Native Ngo): 38
 

Total Number of Girls Provided with Medical treatment/Checkups:

•    General Checkup : 38
•    Hospital Visit : 19

• In November, our girls and volunteers held a wall painting activity so that they can leave an imprint of themselves in our halls. They spent the entire day painting the walls and coming up with beautiful ideas at the end of which they were all very happy to see the results
  

• Festivals are an important part of the lives of our girls. We try to ensure celebrations of festivals in our homes and since COVID norms were slightly relaxed, we were able to celebrate Christmas & New Years as well
  

• On 26th January we celebrated the 73rd Republic Day of our country, there was a flag hoisting ceremony and the chief guests were our local polic officers. The girls held several performances and even our chief guests took the initiative to share a few stories and gave advice to our girls.
  

Recommendations

We shall also appreciate your recommending Rescue Foundation to other donors in U.S.A and abroad to strengthen our fund raising efforts.

We request that you kindly visit us. Your visit will enable you to assess our Progress first hand and visualize the opportunities Rescue Foundation has for achieving an enviable position in the field of anti-human trafficking and forced prostitution.

There are millions of women and children who are victims of trafficking in India, in 2018, NCRB data shows over 2 lakh women and children went missing.

It is regarded that the majority of women and girls are trafficked for sexual exploitation; they are lured away by promises of better lives, jobs, education, even love, while traffickers also prey on those in vulnerable situations and coerce them into prostitution.

Trafficked girls are subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse in order for them to submit and are forced to entertain 20-30 customers a day. While conducting rescue operations, we’ve also found girls crammed into hidden rooms with little to no ventilation and limited food/water.

Since 2000 we've been conducting rescue operations across the country and have rescued thousands of girls. We currently operate 4 fully equipped shelter homes

We are also entrusted with caring for girls rescued by the police and other anti-trafficking organisations.

Rescued girls need immediate healthcare and counselling, we have in house counsellors and doctors on call, while we also work with government/private hospitals and partner with mental health organizations so that our girls get the best support. Each girl has an individual care plan created which is developed keeping her best interests in mind. We employ various trainers who train the girls in various forms of vocations like computers, tailoring, bag making, jewellery making, beauty therapist, spoken English, basic literacy and even support them with formal education through NIOS, government schools and colleges.

Survivors are also part of Child committee’s in each home where child leaders are groomed to represent their groups’ and actively participate in the management of the home.

Our legal teams will also be working with them to help claim compensation and assist the state in prosecuting perpetrators.

Our goal is to help women and girls who have been forced into prostitution, to rescue them, to provide them with all the support they need to recover and move forward with their lives.

Statistics from 1^st July to 31^st October 2021 of (NORTH ZONE ONLY) :

Number of Investigations: 12

Number of Rescue Raids: 03

Number of Rescued Girls: 19

Admitted to our Three Home (includes victim transferred from government homes / or by police): 52

Repatriation of Victims (handover to Parents or Native Ngo): 60

Total Number of Girls Provided with Medical treatment/Checkups:

• General Checkup : 65
• Hospital Visit : 21

• Since the opening of our Delhi home we have begun multiple trainings and activities for our girls. Even our Ekatra Trainers from our Mumbai and Boisar homes have moved to Delhi where they are now conducting various classes and sessions along with supporting the staff there.

• Festivals are an important part of the lives of our girls. We try to ensure celebrations of festivals in our homes. But due to COVID we could not celebrate most festivals last year. This year we celebrated Independence Day in all our homes. The girls actively participated in several events of the program.

• This month we organized two health camps in our Delhi Homes. A general health camp was organized where over 30 women and girls were screened by the team. a dental camp was organized and girls were also informed about the importance of dental hygiene.

 Recommendations

We shall also appreciate your recommending Rescue Foundation to other donors in U.S.A and abroad to strengthen our fund raising efforts.

We request that you kindly visit us. Your visit will enable you to assess our Progress first hand and visualize the opportunities Rescue Foundation has for achieving an enviable position in the field of anti-human trafficking and forced prostitution.