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Jobs @ Aarambh: Program Manager – Research

Job Summary The Program Manager will be responsible for conducting research in the areas of child protection and child sexual abuse in co-ordination with the senior leadership team in Prerana. Candidate will work closely with a noted academician and senior research in the field of child rights and anti-human trafficking. Position requires extensive travel across...

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Culture Beat, Press Club, presents… Violence Against Children

Following the awareness-raising Violence Against Women series, we commence our Violence Against Children programmes. This event has presentations by Annie Zaidi (Child Labour) and Reema Agarwal (Children and War). Two NGOs will also participate: Uma Subramanian from Prerana’s Aarambh initiative and children from Salaam Baalak Trust will read their poems.

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Kamathipura Red Light District a Vanishing Hell Hole!

The infamous brothels of Kamathipura are living out its last days. Even as this shift is largely attributed to imminent redevelopment brought out by the construction boom, many activists and organizations have dedicated entire lives in getting these hellholes to shut.  Noted researcher, anti-trafficking activist and Aarambh Board member Dr. Pravin Patkar is one of them. He...

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Naturally Inspired: Mugda Dandekar, Social Worker

It is 4pm into a sweltering dog day in Mumbai and young social worker Mugda Vikas Dandekar looks like she has already gone through a day and a half. She has just returned from a field trip where she accompanied a busload of spirited children on a visit to the museum. Her skin is burnt...

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