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Divali celebration A Divali celebration was held at the Shivdaspur NFE centre for the children and their families, it
was also attended by volunteer associations Where There Be Dragons, Carpedium, Global Education and
LEAPNOW. In preparation Guria held a decorating competition between the new building and the old building of
the NFE centre. In order to teach the children about the potential beauty in all materials store-bought supplies were
forbidden, and the children could only use junk they found to decorate.
Holi celebration Children at the Shivdaspur NFE centre celebrated holi together with Guria staff and their families.
Sweets were distributed among the children, games and festivities were enjoyed and colours were exchanged!
New Year & Christmas celebration New year and Christmas was celebrated at the Shivdaspur NFE centre. The
children participated in staging performances including songs and dance. They enjoyed singing and dancing the
whole day with a delicious lunch at the end of the day.
Awareness Raising
Vulnerable rural districts
In order to prevent trafficking in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh where children are highly vulnerable, Guria held
hundreds of meetings and cultural programs in villages. Women from the villages were elected and appointed as
committees to monitor unsafe migration/trafficking within their communities. The most critically at risk families were
supported with goats from Gurias innovative goat bank.
International Womens Day
Guria held a massive rally in Varanasi with over 15,000 women
in attendance from Varanasi and surrounding villages in
Jaunpur, Mirzapur, Ghazipur, Mau, and Azamgharh. The rally
was focused on child trafficking, child prostitution, and rape.
Hundreds of rescued victims came with their families, and
shared their stories with the crowd. The survivors talked about
the terrible exploitation they endured at the hands of traffickers,
brothel keepers, and brick kiln owners. They also shared the
struggles and humiliation they faced trying to get help from the
police and authorities. The survivors spoke out against unsafe
migration and shared with fellow women how to identify risks
and prevent trafficking.
Rally women unite against sex trafficking and rape
Please look out for the bi-yearly report on another 100 cases of sex trafficking, child prostitution and rape
National Consultation about PIL
In December Guria organised a national consultation in Lucknow about their recent Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in
the Honourable Supreme Court of India regarding the rescue of trafficked children and women from brothels.
Concurrently Guria launched a Toll Free Telephone Helpline exclusively for support and rescue of enslaved
children/women.
Freedom Now Global Art Exchange
On March 18th Guria held the Freedom Now Global Art Exchange & Exhibit, an incredible 43 schools in 13 different
countries around the world simultaneously put on art exhibits on the theme of human trafficking. A few selected
paintings are also being displayed at Atlanta Airport, one of the largest hubs for human trafficking in the U.S,
organised by the International Human Trafficking Institute.
The walls of Gurias NFE centre in Shivdaspur
red light area, Varanasi, were covered with art,
just by walking up and down the halls, hundreds
of pieces of art from 13 different countries could
be viewed. The centre was filled with children
looking at the art from the NFE centre and
nearby schools. Children at the NFE centre
video-chatted with students from afar in Senegal,
Africa at SOS Childrens Villages in Dakar. The
children asked each other questions, sang
songs, and swapped dance moves.
Look out for March 18th 2016, because this
Freedom Now event will continue each year!
Children at the NFE centre video chat with children in
Senegal, Africa
As more and more rescued survivors of human trafficking reach their home villages, word is spreading about Guria
throughout rural communities in Northern India. This has meant more and more people showing up at Gurias
doorstep every week, telling stories of their family and loved ones who are trapped in various forms of slavery
including sex slavery. They are from far away, bravely leaving their home villages to reach the Guria office and ask
for help to rescue their families from slavery. Many of these people have been trying to get someone to help their
enslaved families for years, but the authorities would not listen to or believe them.
Guria does not have specific resources to support these rescued people so the team is working around the clock to
support people coming to the Guria office as they will not turn anyone away; they are therefore much in need of
funding to support those desperate people approaching them.
Guria has an ambitious goal to rescue 1,000 victims of human trafficking in 2015. So far this year 461 victims have
been rescued.
Legal work
100 cases of Sex Trafficking, Child Prostitution, and Rape Guria
submitted over 2,000 pages of evidence documenting police misconduct in
100 cases of Sex Trafficking, Child Prostitution, and Rape to the Enquiry
officer leading the enquiry ordered by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Following this the chief minister ordered a full enquiry which is now being
followed up by investigating officers. Several media reports covered this
successful legal intervention including The Times of India.
Attack on Guria legal co-ordinator
In December Gurias legal
coordinator, Sunil, was brutally attacked on his way to the Guria office due
to his refusal to stop pursuing legal cases against prominent human
traffickers. He suffered a fractured knee and an injured shoulder and ankle.
In spite of a complaint lodged, the police have taken no action against the
attackers. Frontline Human Rights Defenders released a letter in solidarity
with Guria. See: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/27912
Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Guria filed a PIL in the Honourable High
Court seeking direction regarding the Victim Compensation Fund and its
distribution to victims of sex trafficking. Of 71 districts in Uttar Pradesh, 55
replied saying they had no records of ever paying compensation to victims.
This raises serious questions about even the work of other Non
Government Organisations (NGOs) on the issues of human trafficking, child
prostitution, and rape.
Putting Justice First: Legal Strategies to Combat Human Trafficking in Northern India.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Freedom Fund, cited Gurias legal work as an
example of a successful anti-trafficking strategy in the recent report Putting Justice First: Legal
Strategies to Combat Human Trafficking in Northern India.
One of the biggest challenges in the fight against slavery is the impunity that traffickers enjoy or at least, that they
used to enjoy In Varanasi, I visited Ajeet Singh and the brave team he leads at Guria, an organisation that is
using the Freedom Funds investment to pay for a team of lawyers to file legal cases against traffickers. Just a few
years ago not a single trafficker had been convicted. Now there have been 23 such convictions. Dan Vexler,
Director of Programs, Freedom Fund
Your support
Guria are a grassroots frontline charity working in an incredibly dangerous environment, international support and
awareness means a lot to Guria and they are extremely for all the support from volunteers around the world. If you
are able to help or have ideas for awareness raising or fundraising, such as sponsored events, please contact Sarah
Wraight (Guria UK) at sarahwraight@guria-uk.org.uk Alternatively you can donate online by clicking HERE.
Children at Gurias NFE centre in Shivdaspur, the red light area of Varanasi
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