Kamatipura, in the heart of Mumbai consists of 40 streets, 4 of which are fully devoted to the commercial sex industry. Around 40,000 women live in the red light district with their children. Our aim is to rescue and care for children at risk of child prostitution.
As well as the daily fight for survival, these children are also at risk of being trafficked into the sex industry. This is particularly so for daughters of commercial sex workers and orphans. Female children of commercial sex workers living with their mothers under the control of the brothel owner, invariably end up in prostitution.
Children of commercial sex workers are stigmatised by society receiving poor education and health care. With no employment option open to them, they follow their mothers into the world of prostitution.
The main obstacle for the police in the cracking down on child prostitution is the lack of rehabilitation services and where to place and reintegrate any of the children that they rescue. This is the interface where we work with the local authorities in addressing the problem. We provide the immediate sanctuary and the longer term residential homes to care for children rescued from sex slavery.
Jubilee Action works to end child prostitution. They work to rescue and rehabilitate children orphaned or abandoned in the red light district, some of which have been trafficked. The scale and vision of this work is only possible because of our exceptional partner in Mumbai, who has won the trust and respect of the community.
The direct beneficiaries will be the children who not only benefit from having their basic needs met, but also by actively participating in the project which will build up their self-esteem and their skills to be able to seek a healthy and fulfilling future outside of the sex industry.
The homes provide a safe and happy environment for over 150 children who have either been rescued or who have been brought by their parents to protect them from the dangers of the red light district.
Truly, these homes have become a safe haven of hope for children. It is here that they will receive all the love and care they will ever need. It is here that they will be fed, clothed, educated and will live their lives, free from fear and hunger.
Global Angels are committed to supporting this important mission to rescue and rehabilitate orphans and abandoned children from Mumbai’s sex industry.
