Preventing human trafficking in rural areas

Mumbai Smiles’ work with victims of human trafficking in the megacity of Mumbai has highlighted the fact that many of them come from other regions in India and neighbouring countries. Therefore, the current project focuses its efforts in three of these regions: West Bengal, Nepal and Bangladesh with the objectives of preventing human trafficking directly at the source. The project aims to empower girls, boys and women in the local communities and to generate capacity and resources so that they can improve their own lives without having to go elsewhere. To do this, Mumbai Smiles works with three local partners who have a long history of implementing programs to end human trafficking. They are Goran Bose Gram Bikash Kendra in West Bengal, CHHORI in Nepal and AGROGOTHI SANGSTHA in Bangladesh.

Give a Hand and Mumbai Smiles Foundation Partnership

Mumbai Smiles has been working in partnership with Give a Hand since 2013. Our organization is proud to have supported over the years various programs and skills development, support and social art projects aimed at the most vulnerable communities in the megacity of Mumbai. We already see the synergy possibilities that will emerge from these new collaborations. 

Mumbai Smiles was born out of the passion and love of Jaume Sanllorente, a Spanish journalist for the poorest communities in Mumbai, India. Offering psychological support, art and music therapy, or income-generating activities allows girls and women who are too often the target of human trafficking and sexual exploitation in India, to be accompanied, supported and rehabilitated through the work of the organization.