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VDAY 2015 – Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

India > Forbesganj/Bihar > Jagdish Mills Compound > 2015-02-14 > 11:00

About The Event

The Vday Program 2015 started with lighting the lamp by the Chief Guests - Col Ajit Dutt, Shiv Nararyan Das (Principal of Lee Academy High School) and Sury Narayan Gupta (Principal of Shishu Siksha Sadan). It was followed by Apne Aap song, welcome song by girls of KGBV, Simraha. Mohd Kalam, officer-in-charge spoke about the significance of celebrating Vday. The program included felicitation of girls, songs and dances where everyone participated. The program concluded with a Vote of Thanks.

About The Organization

Apne Aap Women Worldwide

Apne Aap Women Worldwide, is an Indian anti-sex trafficking organisation formed by journalist Ruchira Gupta and 22 women in Prostitution to create a world where no women is bought or sold. It has armed more than 20,000 girls and women and the family members in red-light areas, and among caste communities suffering from inter-generational prostitution with schools, bank accounts, citizenship documents and ability to campaign and fight against traffickers. It works in Bihar, West Bengal and Delhi.

About The Organizer

Md Kalam

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