August 5, 2022 was like any other bustling day for the city of Navi Mumbai, but not for the seventeen women trapped in a seemingly normal neighborhood. Snatched away from their families and loved ones, these women were forced into prostitution. They were trafficked from locations across India by a syndicate of human traffickers. While […]
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Today as Diya* stitches gowns with her sewing machine, she marvels that she now uses her hands for tailoring instead of shielding herself from predators – a once impossible dream. A survivor of child sex trafficking, she is determined to not let her present be overshadowed by her past. An aspiring tailor, she is working
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“I am very happy. I can use this money to start my own business and build a house!” chimed Asha* as she realized that her account has been credited with the compensation amount of 9 lac INR (over $11,000), the highest amount of compensation ever awarded to a sex trafficking victim in West Bengal. (Rescued
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Thanks to support from our financial partners, JVI is taking a holistic approach to combatting human trafficking and other extreme injustice. This includes securing justice for individuals, empowering local partners, and improving justice systems. Recently, JVI published a new Citizen’s Rights manual. Developed by JVI along with its partners, Emmanuel Hospital Association and EFICOR, this manual
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When a despairing Rajni* ran away from her home in the Northern Indian state of Bihar she did not imagine that her life would become even more catastrophic. Initially, she was comforted by a very “nice” lady onboard the train, who soon convinced Rajni to accompany her to her home for Rajni’s well-being. This turned out
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On June 2, 2022, JVI and a local partner worked together with authorities to rescue 78 survivors (34 adults and 44 minors) from bonded labor in a brick kiln in Uttar Pradesh. In contrast to the factory’s name as the “GOOD Brick Kiln”, the survivors suffered physical and verbal abuse at the hands of their
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In September 2021, 30 families (143 women, children, and men) made a journey of around 800 miles with “labor brokers” in hopes of finding decent employment. Unfortunately, these labor brokers were actually traffickers. During the 22+ hour journey these families were not provided with any food. Once they arrived at the brick kiln they realized
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This summer your gift goes further to support freedom, justice, and restoration for survivors of human trafficking and other extreme injustice. Thanks to a few generous supporters, all gifts received by August 31, are being matched, up to $400,000! The funds raised will be put to work immediately to bring sustained freedom to thousands of
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This summer your gift goes further to support freedom, justice, and restoration for survivors of human trafficking and other extreme injustice. Thanks to a few generous supporters, all gifts received by August 31, are being matched, up to $400,000! This is JVI’s largest Summer of Freedom Matching Challenge to-date. The funds raised will be put
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JVI partnered with local organizations and the government to conduct multiple training programs in March and April of 2022 for border patrol troops, known as Sashastra Seema Bal, stationed at the India/Nepal border. Since the 1950s, people and goods have been allowed to move freely across the nearly 1,800-km India-Nepal border. Yet, this open border
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