Celebrating Life
From Darkness to Light

From Darkness to Light

(Trigger Warning: Sexual abuse/assault/trauma) ‘’I never thought I would be able to escape this place… I wondered if I would ever see my mother’s face again,’’ says 16-year-old Aamal* a trafficking survivor.   After months of being trapped in a red-light…

Saying no to child marriage and yes to an education

Saying no to child marriage and yes to an education

Reshmi is a 15-year-old, timid and calm girl studying in the 9th grade from a community in Dumka, Jharkhand. When she turned 15, her parents wanted to get her married at the earliest. Even though Reshmi was eager to continue her studies, she was under constant pressure from her parents and relatives who kept looking for prospective grooms.   Then one day her parents found a suitable…