Human trafficking is a serious concern the world over, and its impact is particularly high in Asian countries like Nepal and India. Women and children are some of the worst affected from this practice, with many ending up in the flesh trade.
Every year, over one and a half lakh girls and women are trafficked from Nepal, a big percentage of who end up in brothels in Mumbai. To make matters worse, the average age of a sex worker has fallen from 14-16 years to 10-12 years in the past decade. The victims have been deceived by their loved ones and have had their dreams and aspirations shattered by their families' greed for money.
"Its easy to talk about feminism, advocate gender equality and protest
against rapes, while we conveniently turn our backs to the most inhumane
women's rights violation: Sex trafficking. It was heartbreaking to hear
their stories; how they never made choices because they never had any.
Something needed to be done, and Project Patched came to life,"
says Sumati Joshi, head of Social Media Management and Public relations.
Students of Team Enactus at Mumbai's Mukesh Patel School of Technology, Management and Engineering (MPSTME) has started Projec Patched for the benefit of trafficked women trapped in red light areas.
"The one brave step by the student in Mumbai, inspires us. Its all about thoughts to make surrounding safe and to do something which is important for society. With the support of the technologies, societies can be even better and safer for women and children, " says experts.
Ref: http://www.dnaindia.com
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