EMPOWER PEOPLE

EMPOWER PEOPLE is a registered Society since 2006 with 80 G and 12 A certificates singularly focusing on work with victims and potential victims of human trafficking (bride trafficking to be precise) and honour crimes against women. The organisation is gradually taking the form and shape of a grassroots social movement, with a few autonomous Community based organisations in seven states of India, activist individuals and groups primarily in Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand,Punjab,Rajasthan, West Bangal and some linkages in Himachal Pradesh. EMPOWER PEOPLE has a membership base of atleast 10,000 persons belonging to the above states which form a loose informal network. Majority of the active members are from Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam. This membership base was possible because of the Shafiq its founder's work in the area – first through an educational initiative called Career Development Corner (CDC) which started in 1999 and later through EMPOWER PEOPLE . Read more >>

BRIDE TRAFFICKING

Focusing on empowerment of Trafficking survivors, not on numbers or victim hood. working to protect, support and organize trafficked women and girls from the vicious cycle of trafficking. The young women who are mainly sold off as brides and brought to North India are being used as sex slave are called “Paro” or “Molki”. It has also been found that theses women are also being used as farm worker and are being sexually abused and resold to other man that again provide a market for trafficking of women. Read More

Sex Selective Abortion

By organizing several Padyatras (Marches) in several phases in this belt we are forming several committees of organizations, convincing individuals, stakeholders and CBOs against Female Feticide, which will have a sharp eye on its work area independently. Read more >>

CRISIS INTERVENTION

we are running a helpline and individual case support services dedicated to help love couples, victims of pornography, and survivors of Domestic violence, witch hunting or other Superstition tradition, you can also report trafficking cases. we will ensure accompanying women to police stations to file an FIR, access protection and safe homes/shelters and access legal aid and counseling. we are also facilitating a process of healing and building collectives of survivors and investing into their legal and rights literacy. All case are completely confidential. Mail/phone us when you are need any support from us. Proceed >>

Awards

LATEST NEWS
Announcement New Executive Team
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NURTURE consultancy wing of EMPOWER PEOPLE,
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Life at stake, Shafiq fights female slavery
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Carl Gierstorfer's article series on our work under his project India: Lost Female Infants
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Our founder honored with Amazing Indian award 2013 by Times Now
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EMPOWER PEOPLE GOT MANTHAN AWARD.
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March Against Bride Trafficking 2012
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