Ashish Bakre

Covid-19 emergency response

Fundraising for Guria UK
£77
raised of £2,500 target
In memory of Aparna Nakhare
Covid-19 emergency response
Campaign by Guria UK (RCN 1150974)
Guria are responding urgently to an emerging Covid 19 crisis: due to the lockdown workers and their families have lost livelihoods, resulting in extreme hunger, leaving children and women, who were already vulnerable, open to human trafficking.

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Uttar Pradesh is one of the poorest parts of the world where Covid-19 is creating an emerging crisis - the lockdown is already starting to mean workers and their families have lost their livelihoods and are now facing extreme hunger. Poverty is a key driver of human trafficking in eastern Uttar Pradesh, especially in remote rural villages where large numbers of people live on or below the poverty line - these are the "source areas" where traffickers look to prey on the vulnerable, particularly putting women and children at further risk of abuse and exploitation. Guria India are responding to the crisis with an ambitious food distribution program in the districts of Ghazipur, Mau, Varanasi, Chandauli, Azamgarh and Mirzapur with the partial support of Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives. However we urgently need more resources to be able to reach those in need. and prevent marginalised women and children becoming victims of human trafficking.

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About the campaign

Guria are responding urgently to an emerging Covid 19 crisis: due to the lockdown workers and their families have lost livelihoods, resulting in extreme hunger, leaving children and women, who were already vulnerable, open to human trafficking.

About the charity

Guria UK

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RCN 1150974
Guria is a grassroots charity dedicated to fighting human trafficking and exploitation of vulnerable women and children in Varanasi, northern India. Guria has received awards from CNN, The Week Magazine and Frontline. Guria UK raises awareness and funds for Guria’s outstanding work in India.

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Total raised
£76.57
Online donations
£76.57
Offline donations
£0.00

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