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Save orphaned and abandoned children

Disadvantaged students face many obstacles when trying to pursue an education. The expense to go to school combined with their parents expectations for their children to work and earn a living, means many discontinue their education. This leads to poor employment options in the future.In a country like India, where the majority of the population are youths, the overall effect of this problem multiplies. Societies progress and the economies growth rate both deteriorate as so many people are uneducated. 
 We have started an initiative to support bright but underprivileged students post the 10th grade to pursue further studies in literacy; leading to employment. We cover the cost of scholarships, books, and all skill training.Each student is carefully selected based upon academic performance and economic assessments. Our volunteers visit student’s homes to get a better understanding of their financial situation. As we have such a big network of volunteers covering a vast area, we can ensure that we reach as many students as possible. 
 Through our efforts and the support of others like you, more than 5000 students have received employment through Vidya Poshak and over 4000 students have reached the next level of literacy. Also, 60 free of cost rural book banks have been opened where students can borrow books and educational material.

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Commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) is one of the most disparaging crimes crippling India’s social development and economy and threatening the dignity and security of women and children. In this context, the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are no exception. These states continue to constitute the core destination areas for the victimization of trafficked women and children for economic profiteering at the cost of their human rights. Despite the absence of official statistics on CSE in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, civil society organisation estimates suggest that one out of every four victims rescued from CSE is a child and 60 per cent of all rescued children from CSE are HIV positive. Further, 75 per cent of females in the Telugu region between the ages of 15-35 years are found to be engaged in sex work.[1] Reports in the print and digital news media also indicate that sex trafficking of both vulnerable women and children is progressively on the increase. Given the scale of the issue, the government has not placed due attention and priority on the rescue and rehabilitation of CSE victims in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In addition, there is a lack of systems and capacity to conduct MEL and research, weak and uncoordinated monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) of existing programs and no investment in empirical research to understand gaps and issues. Rehabilitation of trafficking survivors remains the most persistent challenge within the current legislative framework. Rescued victims require specialised support services to recover from and overcome the years of trauma-induced mental health issues, physical atrocities and social stigma attached to being former sex slaves. In the absence of statutory rehabilitation that ensures complete and sustainable reintegration into society, CSE victims, even if removed temporarily from their immediate environment marked by social, economic, sexual, psychological and physical extremities, are highly likely to end up in the same vicious cycle of sex trafficking, either through the nexus of same perpetrators or new agents who are on the lookout for feeding on their aggravated vulnerabilities for the second time around. On-ground organisations lament that CSE victims who only receive piece-meal assistance and support post-rescue remain uncertain about their future prospects in absence of hope for alternate opportunities to sustain themselves and end up going back to sex slavery. The circumstances surrounding this lack of choice with CSE victims are marked by haplessness and isolation due to lack of specialised support services for destigmatizing their identities and acute availability of comprehensive rehabilitation measures. Given the scale of CSE in both Telugu states, the following issues have emerged:<ul><li>There is no comprehensive protection and rehabilitation policy in place for CSE victims, either in the states or at the national level. Nor there are adequate budgetary allocations in the two states. In fact, Andhra Pradesh does not even have a budget line for CSE rehabilitation facilities and services.  </li><li>Rescue operations for removing victims of CSE from situations of abuse are ill-conceived and ill-executed due to a lack of comprehensive understanding of the crime and tactical expertise and a lack of industry standards for conducting such raids and rescues.</li><li>Institutional infrastructure (shelter homes/protective and rehabilitative homes/child care institutions) for rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of CSE is insufficient and severely ill-equipped to address their complex needs for recovery and effective, holistic rehabilitation, whose numbers are advancing with each passing year. As per an article published in the Indian Journal of Gender Studies, there is a lack of comprehensive protection services such as psychological counselling from trained counsellors through the Ujjawala and Swadhar schemes. This issue was further exacerbated in 2014 after the bifurcation of the Telugu region between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 2014, where most rehabilitation homes fell under Telangana’s territory and Andhra Pradesh was left with close to none. At present, both states have 5 shelter homes each, for women.</li><li>There is a severe gap in meaningful and relevant data to even gain an understanding of the gaps and barriers in the rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of CSE victims. A study suggests that though there is abundant literature on trafficking worldwide as well as in South Asia, we still do need region-specific and locally-contextualised data that will yield theoretical and empirical insights, and lead to relevant policy interventions.</li></ul> 
 Sex trafficking is a multi-dimensional problem especially with regard to its impact on the lives of the victims. The tormenting experiences of being betrayed, sold and exploited by the people around (largely includes pimps, brothel owners and customers) takes a long-term toll on the victims. This traumatic situation combined with sexually transmitted diseases, chronic depression, suicidal tendencies, alcohol and drug addiction complicates the cycle of rehabilitation. Hence, the process of rehabilitation has to be an interlinked chain of psychological healing, vocational empowerment, economically viable and socially acceptable. In order to address the physical, emotional and psychological brokenness of the sex-trafficked victims, Prajwala formulated a holistic, therapeutic approach to support the rehabilitation process. The overall aim is to help the victims to overcome their trauma by providing them with psychological and coping skills and tools required to regain stability to lead a normal life. Therefore, the rehabilitation in Prajwala is a blend of psychological healing, civic empowerment and social identity. The three-pronged stages of rehabilitation spearheaded by Prajwala include:<ul><li>Psychological Rehabilitation: Trauma Care, Counselling, Psychiatric Care</li><li>Economic Rehabilitation: Life-Skills, Employability Training, Education/Livelihood program</li><li>Civic Rehabilitation: Aadhar Card, Bank Account, Interim Relief, Compensation</li></ul>A therapeutic community as a safe shelter has been established that provides holistic rehabilitation and has been instrumental in the social reintegration support of thousands of victims 
 600 victims of sex trafficking will be supported every year

Therapeutic Community For Victims of Sex Trafficking

PSD is dedicated to empowering children and young people from marginalized and underserved communities in India, as confident, competent and gender-sensitive leaders and agents of change within their communities by accessing their fundamental right to participate in sport and physical activity

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PSD's programs leverage the transformational power of sport and physical activity to improve young people's health and wellbeing, improve their fundamental motor (movement) skills, develop life skills and boost confidence and self-esteem

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PSD's programs provides young people of different genders a safe and healthy space to engage in mixed-gender sport and physical activity, while sensitizing them on important issues of gender and health and hygiene, leading to healthy interactions and changing of attitudes and behaviors to tackle harmful patriarchal norms and gender-based discrimination prevalent in their communities. 

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Pro Sport Development Trust (PSD) is an organization dedicated to using sport and physical activity as a tool for the holistic development of young people from underserved communities. Established in 2013, PSD’s objective is to build an ecosystem, where the power of sport is leveraged to empower young people to become confident, competent and gender-sensitive leaders by improving their health and well-being, building soft skills, imbibing values, combating gender inequality and boosting their overall potential.PSD does this through three avenues. Firstly, through direct implementation of sport-based programs. Secondly, through training of facilitators, including sports coaches, PE teachers and community trainers. Thirdly, through collaborating with organizations and institutions to effectively strategize, manage and document grassroots sport programs and projects.

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<h2>Story</h2>Access to sport and play is transformative, yet it remains a neglected aspect of young people's holistic development.To bridge this gap, the Woodstock School cycling team is taking on an ambitious journey: cycling 2,026 km in just 14 days from 3rd to 15th September, 2026. We are raising critical funds for Pro Sport Development’s initiatives in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, where young people from the city's underserved communities are empowered to act independently to improve their lives. Beyond physical activity, these initiatives integrate life skills, values education and gender awareness—equipping young people with the tools to thrive.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Get daily event updates starting 3rd August on Woodstock community's Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/woodstock_cycling_fundraiser/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">WS Cycling Fundraiser Instagram Link</a> Our riders:David Williamson (Gurugram, India)Divraj Singh (Delhi, India)Shilpa Chauhan (Rajkot, India)Arjun Menezes (Goa, India)Twisha Chauhan (Hong Kong)Jeevuday Bhalla (Gurugram, India)Nidang Dite Apang (Arunachal Pradesh, India)--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Children from marginalized and underprivileged communities in India are often lacking in their social and emotional development due to inadequacies in their educational experience and structures, as well as lack of exposure opportunities. Due to lack of access to opportunities and services, these children face greater hurdles in dealing effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life, decreasing their chances of enrolling in higher education and/or gaining meaningful employment in the future. 
 The Community Sports Program (CSP) is a structured multi-sports program targeting girls and boys aged 5-16 from low-income families living in the slum areas of Bhubaneswar – the capital of the eastern-Indian state of Odisha.The program, delivered in mixed-gender groups, utilizes a specially designed goal-oriented and age-appropriate multi-sports curriculum, in order to improve the health and well-being as well as social and emotional development of children by teaching them various soft skills and values. Moreover, the program helps break gender stereotypes by changing the attitudes of these children towards those of the opposite gender.Along with a structured sports-based program delivered by trained coaches, the CSP provides these children with personal sports kits, sports equipment as well as supports their schools with multi-sport infrastructure and sport competition to enable their sustainable participation in sport. 
 The CSP empowers young people to become confident and competent leaders within their own communities by developing their soft skills, imbibing sporting values and changing attitudes towards other genders. The CSP's outcomes are as follows:Connect<ul><li>Adolescent boys and girls regularly participate in sport and physical activity</li><li>Adolescent boys and girls understand the value of sports in improving their health and well-being</li></ul>Improve<ul><li>Adolescent girls and boys develop soft skills, sporting values and change their attitudes towards other genders</li><li>Community stakeholders understand the benefits of sports participation on adolescents</li></ul>Transform <ul><li> Adolescent boys and girls are empowered to act as leaders in their communities</li><li>Adolescent boys and girls articulate life choices and make decisions concerning their life</li></ul>

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