Special features of the organization
Education: Pre-primary education and coaching support in the red light areas covering 1483 beneficiaries. A holistic education programme for street children, which includes non-formal education, mainstreaming and coaching for 650 children in 15 Police Stations. , Nutrition: Supplementary nutrition provided to all children attending the education centres. , Anti Trafficking Network: Secretariat ATSEC West Bengal, working on prevention of trafficking and sexual abuse of women and children in 9 districts. , Prevention of cross border trafficking in women and children, between West Bengal, India and Bangladesh. Developing rights based approach against anti trafficking actions in South Asia: Awareness generation; Capacity building of government officials, elected representatives, law enforcement agencies, law school students and high school students; Rescue; Rehabilitation; Reintegration and Repatriation of trafficked victims. , Child Protection: 3 shelter homes, integrated institutional complex for 225 girl children from red light areas, lost, abandoned and girl children at risk, trafficking survivors and street children. , Vocational training and Income generation programmes: Organising urban and rural women for skill development and income generation activities, such as - formation of SHGs, skill training, marketing, facilitating in opening Bank accounts and accessing loans. , HIV-AIDS: In 2 districts the activities include awareness, male and female condom promotion, counselling, referral service and stigma removal of HIV positive. , Integrated Water, Health, Hygiene and Sanitation: Construction of toilets in red light areas, villages, municipalities, low cost house hold latrines, sinking hand pumps, promoting stand post, health education and diarrhoea prevention. , Adopt a Granny: with aged women in prostitution in red light areas are cared for with monthly sponsorship. , Endogenous Rural Tourism: To bring about improvement in the livelihood pattern and development of the tribal community, particularly women through group formation, training and capacity building, promotion of their art and culture, handicrafts. , Legal Aid for Women: Government approved service provider under the PWDV Act 2005. Providing training to Protection Officers and Police. , Alternative Source of Energy: Setting up of Solar light in a village.
