Category: Hope Campaign 2020

Wamika is one among many survivors of child sexual abuse, who seek to escape the stigma associated with child sexual abuse by staying away from their families and communities. Read her story of homecoming and a hope to someday heal.

In July this year, we received a distressed call from one of our children, Bipin. We have been working with Bipin from when he was in a correctional facility for children in 2018. A family dealing with years of trauma caused by domestic violence and poverty, our work with them has continued over the years, providing psycho-social support and restorative dialogues between each other.

Tina first came to the shelter home when she was 11 years old. Scared and uncertain of what the future held for her. Over the last eight years Tina been able to go to school, make new friends and heal from the trauma she faced. This year, as she turned 19, she began the next phase of her life. A new beginning, filled with hope, joy and love.

On the 6th of August, Binita and her family put up their food stall for the first time in five months. For many years now, every evening, without fail, Binita’s mother and elder brother put up a small stall outside a sweet shop in a crowded settlement colony in Delhi. They cook and sell chowmin, momos and other food items which they prepared for in their one room house during the day. On the 22nd of March, this daily routine and only source of income, came to a halt.