Its not too Late to Sign up for an Aruna Run
An Aruna Run is a 5k run/walk created by the Aruna Project. By participating in an Aruna Run, you can raise funds and secure freedom for a specific woman trapped in modern day slavery.
Sanlaap India
http://www.sanlaap.org/Volunteer Opportunities: Yes
History
Established in 1987, Sanlaap India is a development organization that works against gender injustice and violence against women and children.
- Contact Information:
- 38B Mahanirban Road
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- India
- Active In: India
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Policy Making, Rescue, Prosecution, Aftercare, Empowerment
- Forms of Slavery:
- Sex Trafficking, Child Labor
- Tel: +91 (0) 2 466-2977
- Email: hq@sanlaapindia.org
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