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Launch of Priya & the Wolves
March 18, 2021 By
Apne Aap Hosts Three-City Feminist Abolitionist International Consultations on Child Labour, Sex-Trafficking and The Last Girl
November 22, 2017 By
Apne Aap Women Worldwide is hosting Three-City Feminist Abolitionist International Consultations
on Child Labour, Sex-Trafficking and The Last Girl in Delhi (November 23rd), Kolkata (November 24th-25th), and Patna (December 1st). Attend to hear amazing speakers like Harvard University Professor and Abolitionist Catharine MacKinnon, Swedish Ambassador for Combating Trafficking in Persons Per-Anders Sunesson, Sex Trafficking Survivor Shandra Woworuntu, Bangladeshi Feminist Author and Academic Maleka Begum, and Program Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Yamini Atmavilas.
You can access the schedule here: Final Schedule of Last Girl three city international consultations
Last Girl First Strengthening a global movement
March 8, 2017 By
Watch the highlights from : The Last Girl First, second world congress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPnix6avSeQ
400 participants gathered in support of the last girl.
The congress gathered 250 civil society representatives, leaders and decision makers from 30 countries and 5 continents, including survivors of prostitution, representatives of the most marginalized women and girls (indigenous, low caste, migrant, minorities and women of colour), youth and student movements, trade unions, representatives from the new technologies sector, and members of parliaments.
The programme of this 2-day event included the following plenary sessions and workshops:
· The last girl first : ending sexual exploitation of the most marginalized women and girls
· Survivors of prostitution mobilize to combat commercial sexual exploitation
· SAARC regional dynamics and challenges (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka…)
· Youth and students movements for the abolition of prostitution
· Launch of a global coalition of trade unions standing together against sexual exploitation
· Added value of new technologies in the fight against sexual exploitation
Apne Aap Girls Commemorate Hiroshima Day
August 9, 2016 By
This is how Apne Aap girls from Singhi, Perna, and Sapera communities in Najafgarh commemorated Hiroshima Day by displaying 1000 paper cranes at the Press Club of India on August 6th, 2016.
The paper cranes have been put up for display from 6 August, Hiroshima Day to 9 August, Quit India Day, to demand peace for children all over the world.
Kolkata Live Music Program
August 4, 2016 By
Kolkata Live music program performed by Jennifer Hemstra and the children at South City International School on July 8th, 2016.
A total of 62 children and women from Khidderpore and Topsia attended the music concert.
Photo Credit: Kolkata Classic Club, Isha Daga
Photo Credit: Kolkata Classic Club, Isha Daga
PeaceWalk Campaign in Delhi, 5th of July 2016
August 4, 2016 By
Apne Aap in collaboration with International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) launched a PeaceWalk campaign to end sexual violence against women by spreading awareness among the masses. Women and children led the PeaceWalk, followed by Ruchira Gupta and Apne Aap activists. The Walk started from
Sapera Basti to MCD Primary School in Dharampura (Najafgarh). Thereafter, an Open Mike Session was held at the School on the theme of child marriage.
Read more about the PeackWalk in these article in the New Delhi Times and This Day
Act now! Sign this Petition, stop India from legalizing child labour.
July 31, 2016 By
To stop India from legalizing child labour
Photo: David Goldman, davidgoldmanphoto.com
India’s parliament has just passed a bill to legalize child labor in Family and Family-based enterprises and the audio-visual entertainment. This is 90% of India’s child labour. With this law, unscrupulous employers and contractors will get impunity and India’s 4.4 million child workers will not get a chance to escape their caste-based occupations.
Additionally, the government has cut 50% of its budget for women and children and 28% for education. This has led to the closure of mid-day meals and boarding schools for poor low caste children, putting them at risk of labour and sexual exploitation.
We urgently ask you to sign this petition urging the President of India to send the Bill back for review.
Share by cutting and pasting the message below on Twitter and Facebook:
Please sign and tweet this petition to #President of #India to stop legalizing #ChildLabour https://goo.gl/
Apne Aap Founder Ruchira Gupta writes for The Telegraph in the Bihar Safarnama series
July 25, 2016 By
Articles written by our Founder Ruchira Gupta, from the series Bihar Safarnama for The Telegraph.
Take a look using the links below:
Auto Ride Powered by A Woman’s Grit
Why Smart is not Always Smart for India
English-vinglish: Language & legacy
Socialist legacy, Orwell & beyond
The victims of superstition across centuries & oceans
Future driven by glorious past
Idyllic setting, a life of ideals
Nutty success story: makhana’s amazing journey
Nature’s bounty, poverty paradox
Weavers of history apt case for a museum of the living
Legacy of social justice, hope for change
What India can learn from Bihar
How our school in Bihar saves girls from Prostitution featured in Los Angeles Times
July 21, 2016 By
Check out Barbara Davidson’s visit to Apne Aap in this article in LA Times:
This school in India saves girls as young as 12 from the family business: prostitution
Bihar Leads The Way
This School in India Saves Girls from Prostitution by Barbara Davidson
You can help:
1. Donate here to support girls to learn, play, and stay safe…
2. Tweet the following messages:
@ApneAap #Bihar #school saves #girls from #Prostitution by @photospice @ruchiragupta #ApneAap http://fw.to/KfJCJ0 donate www.apneaap.org
or
@ApneAap #Bihar #India #school saves #girls from #Prostitution by @photospice @LATimes @ruchiragupta http://fw.to/KfJCJ0
3. Facebook and email the link to your friends and family:
Do take a moment to see the compelling photos and captions by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Barbara Davidson in Los Angeles Times on how
This School in India Saves Girls from Prostitution. The girls are not passively waiting for their future- they are playing, laughing, studying, happy…facing the menace of the world outside with joy and spirit.
4. If possible go to the comments section below the photo-essay
This School in India Saves Girls from Prostitution and add your thoughts.
Caption: LA Times Article on Apne Aap’s school in India saving girls from prostitution: http://fw.to/KfJCJ0 Support Apne Aap by visitingwww.ApneAap.org/Donate and share the photo with #ApneAap
A blog written by Apne Aap team member, Juanita Kakoty, Documentation and Communication Specialist
July 8, 2016 By
Blog 1 by Juanita: About the forced eviction at Topsia in Kolkata in 2012, where slum dwellers of about 2,000 people looked on as their homes were demolished without prior notice, without any legal procedure. Apne Aap and Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) made an assessment about the losses incurred by the evicted families and the vulnerabilities they have been subjected to, including the peril of being trafficked. This blog piece also covers the Delhi launch of the report.
Blog 2 by Juanita: On an open mike session conducted by Juanita along with Kari Egge (founder of Half the World) at the community in Najafgarh, Delhi NCR about a woman’s right to decide how many children she wants to have.
