They come to this "school" in the evening - when their mothers drop them there, and go to "work"
... as a part of the "Sonagachi Project" - run by Women's Interlink Foundation
Sonagachi, being one of the largest red-light districts in Asia, based in Kolkata...
Some of them - the girls - I found (with a sense of happiness/gratitude) are able to escape their destiny and make it to the "Homes" run by WIF.. and are able to find love of having a home and a family...
They get training in crafts, cooking, dance... (some get married, and some find jobs):
.. the "Homes" give a life not only to the Kids of Sonagachi - but also to those who get rescued from trafficking and domestic sexual violence... and make them 'individuals' to face the life with a confidence...
The day I visited one of the "Homes" was the Mothers' Day... it was a humbling experience for me witness these encounters of lost lives:
I came back happy that there was a hope for these lost childhoods... but with the memories of some faces/eyes, which will keep haunting me for ages to come...
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