Author: stopglobalmovement

The first District Level Stakeholder Meeting was held in Rudrapur on the 19^th of September 2024, organized by RBC Trust and Mahila Samiti initiated by Mrs. Heera Routela in US Nagar, Uttarakhand. This event was themed on violence against women and human trafficking, keeping in mind the increasing rate of crime against women in the Udham Singh Nagar District, as reported by various newspapers and the community members specially located areas bordering Nepal. Various government dignitaries from DALSA, AHTU, deputy CMO, ICDS, SSP, One Stop Centre, DPO, PCPNDT, women and child district officials, Mahila helpline, CDPO mahila kalyan were present in this august meeting. An audience of more than a hundred people were welcomed by the team of STOP and Heera Routela.

The Jharkhali Field Visit was conducted in the month of September 2024, by two representatives of STOP, namely Smritikana Ghosh Paul, Senior Programme Manager, and Narayani Bhattacharya, Documentation Officer. The programme was divided into roughly three days, spanning a detailed discourse on student’s awareness about prevention against human trafficking and a thorough discussion with our successfully vocational trainees. The response from both the targeted audiences was quite positive and the Visit confirmed that STOP’s work in Jharkhali has created much more, in-depth awareness against human trafficking, while also making many at-risk women stand on their own feet.

Ms. Smriti Kana Ghosh Paul, Senior Programme Manager at STOP, attended a Regional Workshop in Kathmandu from August 26th–29th, 2024, organized by ECPAT International. It was mainly focused on analyzing civil society movements, addressing child sexual exploitation and abuse in the whole of South Asia. Key discussions included the scale, scope, and trends of exploitation, with emphasis on gender, emerging challenges, and collaboration with private sectors, governments, and communities. Sessions explored topics like child exploitation in travel and tourism, the impact of climate change and humanitarian crises, trauma-informed approaches amplifying survivors’ voices, access to justice for child victims, and child safeguarding standards and requirements. Watch a small recap of these sessions by clicking here.

STOP’s Communities celebrated Janmashtami with spirited hearts and joyful faces. The pictures below display their collective celebratory mood!

STOP collaborated with Jan Sahas, a Non-Profit Organization to set up a camp for providing certain public services to STOP’s Tughlakabad Community residents. On the 17th of August, 2024. About a hundred people got the benefits of new E-shram ID, Abha ID, Labour and Voter ID cards. A few of them also were helped in opening their new bank accounts.

STOP’s Communities celebrated the Indian Independence Day a day before the 15th of August, 2024. The pictures bring out the dynamism these children displayed during their stunning performances. Do visit our Instagram to view the full programme!

An impactful Anti-Human Trafficking Day event was organized by RBC Trust (STOP) at the Tigri community, on the 30th of July, 2024. The primary objective of this event was to educate the public about the stark realities and dangers associated with human trafficking. The event sought to raise awareness by informing the community about the tactics employed by traffickers, recognizing the signs of trafficking, and providing guidance on how individuals can protect themselves and others from falling victim to such exploitation. An audience of around 200 people were warmly welcomed by STOP Team.

STOP had conducted a Spot Test for its students engaged in Indira Lahiri Scholarship Programme in both of its Communities, Tigri and Tughlakabad on the 22nd of March, 2024. The question papers were made in two sets, one catering to the 3rd to 5th, and another for 6th to 8th standards respectively. The ones who came first from both the standards in both the Communities were awarded with a Certificate of Performance by STOP’s Advisor, Retired IAS Officer and Chief Information Commissioner, Sh. Amitava Bhattacharyya.