apneaap

Our founder, Ruchira Gupta

Hard Facts

36.8% of girls in India are married before reaching the age of 18 yrs

National Commission on Population, Government of India

Our work
Our approach

We work to end sex trafficking altogether and not just to mitigate its circumstances . We do this by enabling women and girls to form small self-help groups that help that rescue themselves and transform their communities. We do not accept that slavery and prostitution are inevitable.
Disscussion in Focus
10 Reasons not to Legalize Prostitution
Prostitution should not be legalized simply because it happens to the "Poor"
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Shirin EbadiNobel Laureate
... It is Ruchira’s tiny NGO that is making a difference in the world. I visited India on the invitation of her NGO, Apne Aap, which works with women and their children who live in red light districts. No government can limit or repress such small organisations...