To end sex trafficking & sex crime

COMMUNITY BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS (CBPP)

Objective: Prevent trafficking at source - both demand and supply

To empower young & vulnerable girls with the knowledge of sex trafficking and tactics used by traffickers so as to prevent them from being trafficked.

To awaken communities on the consequences of trafficking and generate support to curb trafficking in their region.

To awaken men on the impact of trafficking on women and generate support from them to curb demand for paid sex.

Create community vigilant groups who can be the voice of anti-trafficking in the communities

To train Front line workers and equip them with skills to prevent human Trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation & sex crime so that they sensitize the community on the dangers of human trafficking.

COMMUNITY BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS (CBPP)

Anganwadi Workers Training

Target group

  • Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) engaged in early childhood care, nutrition and pre-school education.
  • Includes Lady Supervisors and CDPOs (Community Development Project Officers) who coordinate maternal and child health services.

Conducted at

  • Anganwadi centres, cluster/sector meetings, PHCs or block-level training halls in coordination with Women and Child Welfare Departments.
School Assistants Training

Target group

  • Teachers and lecturers working in government and private schools and colleges.
  • Includes MEOs (Mandal Education Officers), school and college level counsellors involved in student welfare and protection.

Conducted at

  • Schools, colleges and Mandal/cluster resource centres or block-level training halls in coordination with Education Departments.
Village Organisation Assistants Training

Target group

  • Village Organisation Assistants (VOAs) working with SHGs and community institutions at village level.
  • Includes VOA leaders, Community Coordinators and Assistant Project Managers involved in community mobilisation and welfare linkages.

Conducted at

  • Village organisation meeting spaces, cluster federation offices or mandal-level training halls in coordination with Rural Development / SERP departments.

SWARAKSHA CAMPAIGN

Swaraksha, a community awakening caravan was launched by Prajwala in collaboration with US Consulate of Hyderabad, Catholic Relief Service,Misereor and the Governments of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to awaken the community against trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.

Reach

Swaraksha was the largest campaign in the world spreading the message on anti-trafficking, reaching 53 districts across three states and more than 1 million people in 90 days.

Output

During the caravan, more than 130 cases of sexual assault were brought to light, and assistance was provided to victims. Telangana government announced every third Saturday as Swaraksha day, to promote state wide awareness on the subject.

Scalability

Seeing the outreach and success of the program, the caravan was replicated/adapted in 7 countries and 10 Indian states

Prevention Through Education Programs (PTEP)

Community Based Prevention Programs (CBPP)

Demand Reduction