By Julia Matthew | Managing Director
Dear friend,
Women are one of the major groups considered most vulnerable to human trafficking. For purposes of sexual or commercial exploitation, women and girls are kidnapped, sold, and coerced by slavers in nearly every country in the world. Trafficking in women is a serious violation of human rights that needs to be fought.
The trafficking of women and children causes untold misery as it violates the rights and dignity of the individual in several ways. It violates the individual's rights to life, dignity, security, privacy, health, education and redressal of grievances. El Shaddai provides critical services for women from red-light areas, such as medical Care and Counseling, Legal Assistance, Skill-building, and Education. These services can help these women rebuild their lives by offering vocational training and educational programs.
El Shaddai also has a Home called Rena Home in Mumbai for the children from the red light areas. Presently we have 20 children residing with us. El Shaddai plays an essential part in the global fight against women trafficking, focusing not only on the immediate needs of survivors but also on long-term prevention and systemic change.
We have a heartfelt story of a girl named Rajini (name changed). She came from a poor village in Chhattisgarh. She left her studies in the hope of getting a good job and earning for her family. But her hopes were shattered as the job was just a pretext to lure her into trafficking. For 5 years she endured the torture and torment until one day one of our outreach workers met her and rescued her from her misery. She cannot forget her past she says but looks forward to a better future. Some many girls and women just need a ray of hope to change their lives for the better.
All the work we do for the service of these women and girls is only with the support and generosity of people like you and we extend our heartfelt gratitude for helping us in this cause of changing women’s lives.
With Gratitude
Sincerely
El Shaddai family!
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