Shelter home for survivors of human trafficking

In the previous report, we shared the success story of Lalita, who after 3 years in our shelter had rebuilt her life and returned to her family.

So, a new girl has joined the Udaan family. She is Bhakti and wants to get out of sexual exploitation so she can take care of her child and have a decent life.

When she was only 12, she ran away from her family home. She was living in a very bad home environment with constant fights between her parents. Her father drank a lot, and along with her mother used to take out their anger on her. That is why one day she decided to leave home.

She took a train and reached Dadar stationin Mumbai. While she was walking around the flower market, a florist helped her and gave her food and water. In the evening, he took her to his wife in the Kamathipura area. She took care of her for a few days. She fed her well and gave her new clothes, but after a very short time she pushed her into prostitution. For more than 6 years she suffered this exploitation. During this time, when she was 15 she got married to a boy, and had her son at 16. While she was pregnant, her husband married another woman and abandoned her.

Since then she has raised her son alone while continuing to be sexually exploited in Kamathipura. Currently, her son is with her and she has joined Udaan to recover and try to rebuild her life and leave prostitution.

At Mumbai Smiles we are going to support her so that she can have a decent future for herself and her son.

We count on your support to help Bhakti and all the ladies at Udaan house! 

Links:

• Bhakti and her new life in Udaan