Society for Help Entire Lower & rural People - HEL

District

Prakasam

Krishna

Guntur

NTR

Palnadu

Bapatla

States

Andhra Pradesh

HELP works to ensure that people find an increase in income through livelihood generation activities. It conducts job-oriented skills training for young girls in trades like tailoring, computer operations, four-wheeler driving and jewellery making among others and has also set up a revolving fund, which would help the women in times of financial need.

The women who require funds would borrow from the fund and would invest in income generation activities like small petty busineses and tiffin centres, paying back later with a small interest. This would keep the fund alive and all of the women are benefitted from increased incomes.

District

Prakasam

Krishna

Guntur

NTR

Palnadu

Bapatla

States

Andhra Pradesh

An invaluable resource for the curriculum has been VIMUKTHI, a group of people who have been victims of sex trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation. In 2015, the joint venture with VIMUKTHI commenced. With over 650 members, the collective has become a platform for survivors to battle stigma both at the family and community levels in addition to advocating for justice. By identifying potential survivors, preparing them, and supporting survivor-led initiatives as change agents, this program improves the leadership of survivors.

District

Krishna

Guntur

NTR

Palnadu

Bapatla

States

Andhra Pradesh

Through the Kaarya program, victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking can learn how to start and run small enterprises and live honorable, dignified lives. Supported by financial aid, training, and facilitation, survivors of trauma, sex trafficking, and stigma can independently establish and run micro-businesses that help them combat stigma in the community, stand in for other victims in their communities, and combat abuse at home, in the community, and among stakeholders.
vimukthi is a leadership development program for victims of human trafficking that focuses on empowering survivors through peer support groups and the collectivization of survivors in order to increase capacity, resilience, and healing.
Caring Connections is a program designed for physical, psychological, and physical healing as well as health services. bolster community-based organizations' (CBOs) social workers' ability to carry out survivor-centered and rights-based rehabilitation and recovery initiatives.

District

Prakasam

Krishna

Guntur

NTR

Palnadu

Bapatla

States

Andhra Pradesh

This programme in partnership with DASRA sets out to save girls from the evil of exploitation and getting pushed into prostitution. It works against the tradition of the Dommara / vaddera community where post-puberty, girls are dedicated as sex workers, abused and exploited leading to their dropping out of school. The programme partners with law enforcement agencies and creates awareness in communities about this malpractice.

Vulnerable girls from these communities are grouped into youth clubs and are provided training on child rights, education, training on advocacy, vocational training, and community sensitisation and are led to participate in child-led interventions empowering them against this practice and exploitation.