About us
VIHAAN works at the grassroots level to fight human trafficking and other forms of abuse and exploitation. We make every effort to empower and protect vulnerable people, provide holistic support and ensure access to legal services to the survivors of trafficking and strengthen community resilience.
Come, join us as we save lives and break the cycle of crime.
Our programmes
Education and child safety
Skill development and livelihood generation
Rescue
Care and support
Legal interventions
Strengthening the ecosystem
Stories of change
VIHAAN helps Sridevi to have the future she envisioned!
Sridevi* works as an Assistant nurse at a reputable healthcare institution in the state of West Bengal because of the VIHAAN’s Community Empowerment Centre in Asia’s largest red district, Songachi (Shoba Bazaar) in Kolkata, the state’s capital.
Read moreRenewed hope for a child survivor of sexual abuse
These are the sketches drawn by Piya*, a survivor of child sexual abuse depicting her journey.
Read moreNigerian girls who were trafficked into India are safely back home
Beth and Elsy, young Nigerian women, jumped at a chance when they were offered jobs and promised a passport, visa, flight ticket to India and safe accommodation to take on their jobs.
Read moreDipmala's inspirational journey of escaping slavery and gaining the power to chart own course
Dipmala's inspirational journey of escaping slavery and gaining the power to chart own course. She lived in a single-room apartment in Kolkata, West Bengal with her single mother after her father’s sudden departure from life.
Read moreExposure visit to a toy manufacturing factory in Karnataka
What is your favourite toy? This has been a topic of discussion among our skill development training participants this week. Their faces lit up whenever they spoke about their favourite toys.
Read moreRescued as child labourers, courageous Nili and Alia reshaped their lives' narratives
Caught in the charade of being given a lucrative job in Delhi, Nili* and Alia* were traded to a placement agency and employed as domestic help where they were forced to work up to 18 hours every day.
Read moreHealing Saina with art therapy, counselling, medical aid and legal help
Saina* dreamt of a happy, peaceful and fulfilling long life with her husband when her aunt spoke about her marriage. Little did she know it was a trap for her. Her aunt had already made a deal with a known trafficker.
Read moreMeet Sahena - a sex trafficking survivor turned successful tea shop owner
Sahena* was only in her 20s when she was pulled into the dark world of sex trafficking. She was controlled, beaten and forced to have sex with several different men every day. Her emotions meant nothing to the men who visited her.
Read moreSonam is no longer on a dangerous trap - you became her safety net!
Early February 2023, we received intel that 14-year-old Sonam* from Darjeeling had gone missing. With the support of our local partner and local government officials, we were able to track her location with her mobile number.
Read moreEducation and your kindness are a ray of hope for Neha
With sheer determination and hardworking, Neha finished class 10 with impressive marks. Now, she is in conversation with VIHAAN-appointed community teachers and mentors to take the next step in their lives.
Read moreFrom work to school: VIHAAN's efforts to reduce vulnerabilities to child labour
14-year-old Sudhir* couldn’t see his palms in the darkness of his room, but he felt intense pain from long-hours of working under gruelling conditions at the steel wire-mesh factory in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Read moreSwathi got her life back because of friends and partners like you
“I have no words to describe what I went through over there. I had no idea where I was and there was no chance to think about leaving. Even if I leave, I didn’t know where to go", 16-year old Swathi said.
Read moreThe strength and resilience of a survivor of sex trafficking
When Priya* was in her early teens, she was introduced to the world of social media and mesmerized by it. She enjoyed making friends and communicating with new social connections.
Read moreBringing light into lives
Reach
1000
survivors and vulnerable received training
1308
accused arrested with the help of law enforcement
5069
victims of trafficking rescued
167
convictions secured, thus disrupting the criminal network
3496
survivors supported through after-care programme
59981
frontline professionals trained on varied topics to address human trafficking