Educating girls helps combat burgeoning sex trade

November 1, 2013 by Apne Aap

The Guilfordian

At the tender age of eight, Meena Hasina was kidnapped and sold to a brothel. There, she was beaten with sticks and iron rods, threatened with swords, drugged and raped. With a broken spirit and her dreams of escape shattered, Meena was forced to have sex with 10 or more customers a day, seven days a week. Continue Reading.

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Priya and the Lost Girls is based on the life of journalist Ruchira Gupta, who stumbled upon rows of villages with missing girls, followed the trail to the brothels of India, and ended up establishing Apne Aap to challenge the sex-industry.

Priya's story is told through the lens of both Ruchira’s and the experiences of Apne Aap survivors.

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Educating girls helps combat burgeoning sex trade

The Guilfordian

Give back these holidays for girls seeking freedom from violence.

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