Every year, around 15 lakh children in India are trafficked and abused for commercial sexual exploitation. Whichever way one looks at it, it is a daunting figure that works out to 3 children being victimized, traumatized and exploited every minute, each day, every day. These children are some of the most vulnerable individuals in our...
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बच्चों को सुरक्षित रखना कोई लोहे के चने चबाने वाली बात नहीं। बच्चों को सुरक्षित रखने के लिए हम यह चाहते हैं कि हम और आप बच्चों से उनकी सुरक्षा के बारे में बात करें, उन्हें सही जानकारी दें, और उन्हें ये विश्वास दिलाए कि हम उन पर भरोसा और प्यार करते हैं। वृन्दावन-स्तिथ निर्मल इनिशिएटिव...
Read morePrerana founder Dr. Pravin Patkar responds to the recurring issue of policy proposed by the Govt of Maharashtra. – “‘Maharashtra government planning to test DNA of beggar children” Friday, 6 February 2015 – 6:45am IST | Agency: dna | From the print edition – Santosh Andhale” The DNA Proposal The Government of Maharashtra proposes to...
Read moreIn the last three decades, Prerana has worked with around 11000 children and their mothers in the red light areas of Mumbai. Bholi (name changed) was one of them. Through her story, Prerana founders Pravin & Priti Patkar trace how their organization reaches out, cares and supports some of the most vulnerable children in the...
Read moreRambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini in collaboration with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore and Prerana, Mumbai are organizing a 2 day residential training camp in Bhayander, Thane District that focuses on Raising Awareness on Child Protection and Coming Up with Solutions to Related Issues via relevant laws. The training will be conducted in Marathi. It is intended for...
Read moreOn 17th June 2015, Aarambh’s Training Session on the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act received some unlikely praise. It came at the close of an engaging three hour Police Training session in the city of Solapur, Maharashtra. Aarambh’s master trainer Uma Subramanian had just finished addressing a crowd of around 70 which...
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