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Apne Aap Hosts Three-City Feminist Abolitionist International Consultations on Child Labour, Sex-Trafficking and The Last Girl

November 22, 2017 by Shubhra Prakash

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

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Last Girl First Strengthening a global movement

March 8, 2017 by Shubhra Prakash

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

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Apne Aap Girls Commemorate Hiroshima Day

August 9, 2016 by Apne Aap

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.

Article in Times of India

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Kolkata Live Music Program

August 4, 2016 by Apne Aap

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

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Photo Credit: Kolkata Classic Club, Isha Daga

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PeaceWalk Campaign in Delhi, 5th of July 2016

August 4, 2016 by Apne Aap

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

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Act now! Sign this Petition, stop India from legalizing child labour.

July 31, 2016 by Apne Aap

Sign The Petition

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/bweSck @Ruchiragupta @apneaap

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Apne Aap Founder Ruchira Gupta writes for The Telegraph in the Bihar Safarnama series

July 25, 2016 by Apne Aap

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

Dream Soar Over Poverty

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

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OPEN MIKE SESSIONS, sponsored by the Canadian High Commission

March 20, 2016 by Apne Aap

Open mike sessions were conducted with the girls on various topics at the Primary School in Najafgarh. A big session was held on the theme ‘Child Marriage’ commemorating International Women’s Day on 8th March 2016. Open Mike Session is an Apne Aap empowerment tool to encourage girls to voice out their opinions, their experiences on certain social issues.

The session was conducted by Juanita, who started it with a background of why we celebrate Women’s day. After the introduction she talked about child marriage – the legal age, its implications etc and asked the girls to share their views on child marriage. The girls also shared personal stories of their sisters, neighbors etc who had gotten married at a young age. Story books were distributed among the girls who spoke out.

The session ended with a song on women’s freedom.

These activities are being conducted in the primary school in Najafgarh, Delhi under the school adoption program sponsored by the Canadian High Commission

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