Murshidabad, West Bengal Justice Ventures International (JVI) in partnership with Jabala Action Research and Sudprava Panchshila Mahil Udyog Samity, provided over 135 community members (students, parents, local government officials, community service workers and others) legal literacy trainings on human trafficking, child labor and child
Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India On June 16, 2015, 110 laborers including men, women and children were rescued from a brick kiln in Haryana (north of Delhi, India). These laborers, originally from Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, were indentured in bonded servitude through loans
Mumbai, India Along with rescues and restoration efforts for human trafficking victims, Justice Ventures International (JVI) also pursues justice for the urban poor. Approximately 1 billion people worldwide live in slums, without access to decent housing, electricity, sanitation, work or education. In
“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.” Ecclesiastes 4:9 NLT One August afternoon in 2014, JVI’s partnership seed with Adega was planted. “Whenever we are given the opportunity to support a great cause and offer a
Straight on the heels of our recent rescue in Delhi of children trapped by employers in bindi manufacturing shops a few weeks ago, JVI and its local partners freed nineteen additional children (18 boys and 1 girl) a little over 2 weeks
Delhi, India On April 29, 2015, 14 children were freed from four different urban establishments in Delhi, India, where they labored up to 18 hours a day in dimly lit rooms making bindis (cosmetic forehead decoration). All the children were boys, with
West Bengal – EASTERN INDIA Several weeks ago, Ms. Sanju Singh, JVI lawyer, and Ms. Soma Di, Executive Director of Sudprava Panchshila Mahil Udyog Samity (SPMUS), joined forces to provide legal literacy training for nearly fifty women fighting human trafficking in their
“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”– John 10:10 As we celebrate Easter, we are pleased to report that those once trapped in slavery are now on the road to a more abundant life. Earlier today, every child
JEHANABAD, BIHAR – NORTHERN INDIA March 12, 2015 Two weeks ago, 170 men, women and children (comprising of 30 families) found freedom from years of slavery and exploitation as bonded laborers in Jehanabad, Northern India. Following proven methods used in recent multi-generational
MADHUBANI, INDIA January 22, 2015 186 men, women and children (including 38 families) were freed from multi-generational bonded slavery in northern India, close to the Nepal border. After weeks of following up on a tip that there was a large number of
