Goal

Children of sex workers develop holistically in a safe and nurturing environment as their parent progress towards sustainable alternate livelihoods so that the cycle of trafficking is broken and families can be reunited.

Red-light areas are a tough place for any child, especially girls, to grow up in. These children face high risks of being trafficked and have very few chances to build a better future. Poverty, difficult life events, and poor access to education make it even harder for them to grow and succeed.

Many live surrounded by violence and crime, and the children of trafficked women often face enormous stigma. This makes it harder for them to break free from their difficult surroundings. They also suffer from a lack of proper nutrition and healthcare, which weakens their growth. All these factors make them more likely to end up in delinquent behaviour, and unsafe jobs, including illegal activities or even the sex trade.

Through its work in the red-light areas, Sahaara identifies the most high-risk children of trafficked women and admits them into the Sahaara hostels. Here, they are provided with safe accommodation, quality education, age-relevant life skills, wholesome nutrition, and mental wellness interventions. This is undertaken with the goal of offering them a safe environment for their holistic development through Individual Care Plans (ICPs).

Concurrently, we also work towards reintegrating their parents into a lifestyle of safety and stability. We achieve this by developing and implementing focused Individual Reintegration Plans (IRPs) that ensure functional and financial literacy, confidence  and skills building, and mindset and behavioural change, leading to safe and stable livelihood opportunities.     

At Sahaara, we believe that reintegrating the whole family will break the cycle of abuse and injustice and lead to lasting change.

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