Joining a skill training opened new doors for Sangeeta
Struggling to support her family on ₹3,000 a month, Sangeeta took a chance on VIHAAN's training program. Three months later, she tripled her income and became financially independent.
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How a Skill Training Program Gave Rehana Her Independence
Rehana was 20 and shy when she joined VIHAAN's skill training program, facing constant discouragement from neighbors who said it was pointless. Today, she earns ₹17,500 a month and is able to support her family.
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A 15-year-old's journey from deception to freedom
At 15, Meera* met her online boyfriend for the first time, only to discover he had lied about his identity. She was held captive for a month, forced into marriage, and abused. One desperate call to her aunt led to her rescue. With VIHAAN's support, Me
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A Second Chance at Dreams: How Shakti Found Her Way Back to School
After being rescued from a trafficking ring at age 15, Shakti* was out of school for two years and at risk of being re-trafficked due to her unstable home environment. With VIHAAN's support, she enrolled in a residential school where she could safely cont
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From Listener to Messenger: Devi's Journey of Courage
With VIHAAN's support, 19-year-old Devi, a visually impaired survivor of institutional abuse, found her courage and became a messenger of hope, sharing life-saving awareness with her entire shelter community.
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After surviving trafficking and abuse, Kavya has found her way back to herself.
VIHAAN’s team was instrumental in rescuing a young girl from exploitation and trafficking. Since that day, we have stood by her side, providing counseling, legal support, and ongoing care as she rebuilds her life. This is her story.
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How Priya Used a Sewing Machine to Transform Her Life
With the support of VIHAAN, a young survivor received a sewing machine, through which she has been able to support her family.
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A Father's Dream, A Child's Future
With VIHAAN’s support, six-year-old Anaya has begun school and found hope for the future after surviving a traumatic abduction.
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A 14-year-old girl took a stand, and stopped a child marriage
A 14-year-old girl in rural India took what she learned in a VIHAAN class, and used it to stop a child marriage in her village.
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From being a child labourer to Parvati’s dream of becoming a Police Officer
Parvati* was sold into domestic servitude at a young age, but rescued and supported by VIHAAN – and now pursuing a B.Com LLB with a dream to become a police officer.
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Shreya* becomes a hope for family’s better future
Through the lights from a door leading to a dimly lit 10x10 feet narrow room, we can see 18-year-old Shreya getting ready to go for work – the job that she worked hard to get, the job that’s entirely different from her bloodline, the job that she beli
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Fareen is smiling again and in good spirits – the life of a child survivor of rape
Fareen* was just five years old when her favourite tailor Uncle raped her.
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Justice for the survivor of child sexual abuse
Sexual abuse inflicts deep and lasting trauma, often by someone the child knows and trusts, in places where they should feel safe. This creates a dynamic where children are less likely to report abuse due to fear or a lack of understanding.
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VIHAAN helps Sridevi to have the future she envisioned!
Sridevi* works as an Assistant nurse at a reputable healthcare institution in the state of West Bengal because of the VIHAAN’s Community Empowerment Centre in Asia’s largest red district, Songachi (Shoba Bazaar) in Kolkata, the state’s capital.
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Renewed hope for a child survivor of sexual abuse
These are the sketches drawn by Piya*, a survivor of child sexual abuse depicting her journey.
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Nigerian girls who were trafficked into India are safely back home
Beth and Elsy, young Nigerian women, jumped at a chance when they were offered jobs and promised a passport, visa, flight ticket to India and safe accommodation to take on their jobs.
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Dipmala's inspirational journey of escaping slavery and gaining the power to chart own course
Dipmala's inspirational journey of escaping slavery and gaining the power to chart own course. She lived in a single-room apartment in Kolkata, West Bengal with her single mother after her father’s sudden departure from life.
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Exposure visit to a toy manufacturing factory in Karnataka
What is your favourite toy? This has been a topic of discussion among our skill development training participants this week. Their faces lit up whenever they spoke about their favourite toys.
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Rescued as child labourers, courageous Nili and Alia reshaped their lives' narratives
Caught in the charade of being given a lucrative job in Delhi, Nili* and Alia* were traded to a placement agency and employed as domestic help where they were forced to work up to 18 hours every day.
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Healing Saina with art therapy, counselling, medical aid and legal help
Saina* dreamt of a happy, peaceful and fulfilling long life with her husband when her aunt spoke about her marriage. Little did she know it was a trap for her. Her aunt had already made a deal with a known trafficker.
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Meet Sahena - a sex trafficking survivor turned successful tea shop owner
Sahena* was only in her 20s when she was pulled into the dark world of sex trafficking. She was controlled, beaten and forced to have sex with several different men every day. Her emotions meant nothing to the men who visited her.
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Sonam is no longer on a dangerous trap - you became her safety net!
Early February 2023, we received intel that 14-year-old Sonam* from Darjeeling had gone missing. With the support of our local partner and local government officials, we were able to track her location with her mobile number.
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Education and your kindness are a ray of hope for Neha
With sheer determination and hardworking, Neha finished class 10 with impressive marks. Now, she is in conversation with VIHAAN-appointed community teachers and mentors to take the next step in their lives.
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From work to school: VIHAAN's efforts to reduce vulnerabilities to child labour
14-year-old Sudhir* couldn’t see his palms in the darkness of his room, but he felt intense pain from long-hours of working under gruelling conditions at the steel wire-mesh factory in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
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Swathi got her life back because of friends and partners like you
“I have no words to describe what I went through over there. I had no idea where I was and there was no chance to think about leaving. Even if I leave, I didn’t know where to go", 16-year old Swathi said.
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The strength and resilience of a survivor of sex trafficking
When Priya* was in her early teens, she was introduced to the world of social media and mesmerized by it. She enjoyed making friends and communicating with new social connections.
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