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NGO Vihaan provides girls with dignified livelihood opportunities

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How girls in Kolkata’s red-light districts are moving towards a bright future

NGO Vihaan works at the grassroots level to fight human trafficking and exploitation. It rescues and rehabilitates girls from Sonagachi, Chetla-Kalighat, and other red-light areas and provides them with training and dignified livelihood opportunities

By Partho Burman

May 03, 2024 23:17 IST logo

6 Min read

Sunitha Krishnan, social activist and Founder of Prajwala

How Sunitha Krishnan took on traffickers to rescue 28,000 girls forced into prostitution

By Partho Burman

Jul 19, 2023 00:29 IST logo

8 Min read

IPS officer Dr Veerendra Mishra interacting with children of the Bedia community. Pic: Samvedna

How this MP IPS officer helped 5,000 kids escape inter-generational prostitution

By Urvashi Dev Rawal

Jul 10, 2023 00:13 IST logo

7 Min read

Shilpi Singh is not only fighting against human traffickers but has also given a voice to underprivileged women

How Shilpi Singh is taking on human traffickers and rescuing women in Bihar's badlands

By Urvashi Dev Rawal

Apr 10, 2023 00:10 IST logo

7 Min read

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