The idea of a crises counseling center emerged with the challenge of how to prevent
trafficking at the entry and exit points. It has been Prajwala’s experience that when young
vulnerable girls run away from their homes and land up in the cities they are usually
trafficked with promises of a better job at the bus stop or railway station that they first
reach. In Hyderabad, Imlibun Bus Stand is one such procuring point where large number
of touts operate and they are at the lookout for gullible girls who can be trapped. On a
pilot basis it was then decided to start a crises counseling center in the nearest police
station so that law enforcers can be made a part of the preventive intervention. The
team in this intervention consists of a trained counselor, two barefoot counselors and
the local police. There are two centers operating in the twin cities of Hyderabad and
Secunderabad. |
