WAY FORWARD AFTER THE RESCUE

Introduction

Its been a difficult period for all our girls in times of the Pandemic and the ever increasing cases of Covid 19 in the State of Maharashtra.  

The Project caters to the support of our girls who have been released by the court and are staying back in the city of Mumbai to explore education, skills and job opportunities

Due to the lockdown most of the schools and colleges have stayed shut, even the girls who went for jobs couldn't go. 

Most of the education went online with its challenges of enabling our girls to have a good internet connection, labtops for going online.  We have been able to manage overtime.

Attending to health emergencies was also difficult but we are glad the lockdown in Mumbai has eased.  We have manageged to be able to prevent any Covid Infection to our girls with all the precautions taken at our Shelter Homes

Total No of Girls

 12

No of Girls Supported with Education

 Nil

No of Girls Health Monitored

 12

No of Girls Trained in Vocational Skills

 12

No of Girls Trained at Trainers & Interns 

 4 of our Major Girls have been trained as trainers for othe girls.  The training are conducted as follows:

Tailoring Class is attended by 12 girls

Jwellery Making for 24 girls

Bag Making for 29 girls

Basic Computer Course for 5 girls

Basic English Language Course for 6 girls

Mehendi Art & Hair Styles 23

No Girls able to Work & Earn for themselves 

1 girl has been able to attend job outside the Home

4 of our released girls have been working for Rescue Foundation in the capacity of Front Desk, Security Guard and Night Care Takers

Special Events Conducted

A fashion show, ramp walk cum a Christmas Program was conducted by the Trainers for the all the girls and staff at our Mumbai Home during the month of December 20

It was a big hit as the girls had stitched the costomes themselves, one team had choregraphed the show and anthother team had planned the whole Christma Party with dance, songs, fun games and food for all

International Women's Day March 20

The day was celebrated by the girls having inhouse games and competitions with cake cutting and hygiene gifts donated by a sponosr

One Day Picinic was organized for all the girls to our Boisar Home.  Our Major girls from the Aftercare joined in and had fun for the day  

United with Families

One of the girls who had been working had to go back home to take care of her father who was very ill.  She is back after a two months

 Few of our girls have gone back to families during the time of the pandemic to care for families and elderly parents

Introduction

The Year 2020 has been full of challenges for our girls just as it has been around the world for others.  It has delayed their home going, some of them had to stop jobs, faced loss of jobs and college going girls suddenly had to get aquainted to online studies.

In many way this also been a blessing in disguise for us.  As an organization we faced low staff turn over due to the lockdown.  Its at this time our Major Released Girls came to support us in conducting inhouse vocational training.

Many of our girls were better equipped to be trainers to their other counterparts.  We decided to launch a new Intiative namely Project Ekatra.  This was an initiative to train and groom our Senior Girls as instructors, trainers for vocational guidance.  8 of our girls have been trained and working alongside with our staff conducting vocational trainings such as tailoring, jwellery making, computer skills, marital arts.

Data of Girls

July 20

Admission 2

Discharge1

Total No of Girls 16

August 20

Admission 1 girl plus 1 child

Discharge 5 Girls

Total No of Girls 17 plus 1 child

September 20

Admission 2 plus 1 child

Discharge 3 plus 2 children

Total No of Girls 15 plus 3 children

 Health

Most of the girls were in good health.  One girl is living with HIV.  She is studying in college and is keeping good health.  Some of the girls were having some problem with their eyes and thus they were tested and are doing good.

We are glad that none of the girls had any infection including Covid 19

Education

4 of the girls continue with their college education online.  They are doing well.

Vocational Trainings

All the girls are part of the inhouse training and programs conducted regularly

Jobs

• 1 of the girl was working outside the Home and had to stop during the lockdown.  She has resumed her normal duty this qurater
• 2 of the girls are part of the Ekatra Initiative, one is a trainer for Jwellery Making and conducts regular training for a batch of 20 girls
• Another girl is being trained as an Assistant or an Intern with the other Trainers
• Another girl who attends college is working part time as a reception at the Front Desk of Rescue Foundation.

Advocacy

One of our girls spoke well on the struggles and challenges faced by girls like them who are trafficked at an early age. She spoke at a Webinar conducted by the National Commission of Women & Child Ministry Maharashtra. 

Plans for the Future

We are hoping our Major Girls from Way Forward After the Rescue would be increasingly groomed and trained to be Instructers and Trainers.  This would not only give them confidence but help them to transition from the Shelter Home to handling their own lives as part of mainstream society