Not For Sale: Rescuing Victims of HumanTrafficking

Introduction

Not for Sale, Rescuing Victims of Human Trafficking is a Project of Rescue Foundation.  This is implemented at our Protection Home in Delhi.  It provide protection to children and few adult women who are rescued from abusive homes, streets, runaway kids, and young girls who have been sold, abused by either parents or relatives.

Over the past years we have seen a steady flow of young girls, children, adult women or mothers with kids being rescued and  sent for shelter and protection to our Home.  Most of them stay for longer periods till the respective Child Welfare Committees orders release. Few are referred for a night shelter or a short stay by the Local Police or Child Welfare Committees

During the Rehabilitation Rescue Foundation provides food, clothing, shelter and conducts several awarenees sensitization programs along with Vocational Training such as Tailoring, Art & Craft, Yoga, Dance, Sports.

All children and young adults who are eligible for formal schools are sent to school with lady escorts others are provided informal education at the Home.

Each child is monitored for Health, Hygiene and awareness of self is done regularly.  Children who require medical assitance are taken to local hospitals and treated.

Sessions are conducted on Legal Rights of the Children on periodic bases.

The Home is Licenced under the Indian Govt Acts for Child Care Institution Act.  Thus there are regular meetings and visits of the Child Welfare Committees, the District Child Protection Units in the vicinity. 

Home Data

Rescue Operations: The Rescue Team works through the day and night rescuing children from Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking and Child Labour.  Rescues are conducted not just in Delhi but in Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, 

No of Rescue Operations Conducted : 17

No of Major Girls Rescued : 4

No of Minor Girls Resced :103

Admissions

Major Girls 14

Minor Girls 51

Discharge/Released

Major 11

Minor 44

Montly Average Survivors Provided Care & Protection 

Major 6

Minor 43

Children below 5 Years 2

Health

Regular health checks were conducted at the Home for all the Children.  46 Critical Cases which needed treatment at Hospitals were taken to local Health Centers or Govt. Hospitals.  

2 of the girls are pregnant at the time of reporting.  They are taken good care and monitored through the Govt. Maternity Care Units

Education

23 Children are attending Formal Education at Schools and are being coached at the Home

9 Children are preparing to appear for their 10th Grade

4 Children are in the 12th Grade

Non Formal Education is provided for an average of 45 Children regularly

17 Childre on an average are being given special coaching at the Home

 12 Children are pursuring thier Degree Course through National Open Schools

Vocational Training Monthly Average

Tailoring 42

Beautician 35

Computer 22

Art & Craft 40

Yoga/Zumba 71

Awareness Sessions

Sessions on Health, Hygiene, Personal Cleanliness, Waste Management, Menstrual Hygiene, Child Rights, Chlld Labour Act, Emotional Intelligence & IQ, Good Touch & Bad Touch, Drama & Theatre were some of the sessions conducted through this period

Legal Training 

Legal Training and Child Rights awareness was conducted by the District Legal Services & Aid. 

Festivals & Entertaiment

Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day was celebrated.  As instructed by the District Child Protection Unit the Home telecasted the Movie Sitaare Zamin Par for all the children

Sports 43 Children are engaged in Sports Activities

Conclusion

We are grateful for your support, this enables us to accomplish so much more for our Children.