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RESCUES WOMEN IN RED LIGHT DISTRICT |
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Mumbai, 27 August
2009: Freedom is in sight for the nearly 200,000
victims of the flesh trade in Mumbai’s red light
district. India Partners has been building relationships
with these women for the last nine years, working toward
the goal of rescuing them and their children from
prostitution.
The organization works in eight different red light
areas in Mumbai. It provides counseling, health
services, education, child protection, and spiritual
guidance.
Sometimes the children of prostitutes suffer severe
neglect. They receive no physical care, education, or
even love. They are left to wander alone, day and night,
through the red light district, completely vulnerable to
those who would take advantage of them.
Such was life for four-year-old Rubina and Sona (names
changed for privacy), until India Partners staff
convinced their mothers to admit them to a
rehabilitation center for the children of women in
prostitution. The two little girls found refuge at
Anandalay (Place of Joy) in June 2009 and have been
enrolled in a local nursery school.
If no one had come to rescue them, they would probably
have been caught in the web of the sex trade and
second-generation prostitution.
God is also working through India Partners to save adult
women from prostitution in Mumbai. Rajitha (name changed
for privacy) grew up in a village but was deceived and
trafficked into prostitution in Mumbai. Beatings forced
her to comply with her captors and work the trade, and
she wanted to escape.
By February of 2009, Rajitha had become pregnant. India
Partners made contact with her, providing visits,
counseling, medical care, and prayer. Gradually she
learned to trust India Partners, and in May she made the
decision to leave prostitution.
India Partners helped her do this safely, and made
arrangements for the birth of her child. Tragically, the
baby was stillborn.
Nevertheless, God strengthened Rajitha and kept her from
falling back into slavery. She came to Sharan Sthan
(Place of Refuge) on June 15, 2009, and has expressed a
desire to follow Christ. The staff at the center is
counseling her through the grieving process and
preparing her to live self-sufficiently. She said they
“are like my family.”
On June 9, India Partners opened a new Drop In center in
the Bhiwandi red light area to provide safety and
privacy as staff build relationships with more women
like Rajitha. They have already begun relationships with
about 50 women in the area, and several attended the
center’s inauguration. They experienced a time of
praise, worship, and prayer.
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This page
is updated on Sep 18, 2009 |
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PRAISE THE ALMIGHTY
10 YEARS CELEBRATION
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