Give to an Anti-Trafficking Organization this Holiday Season
This holiday season, give to an anti-trafficking organization to help end slavery across the world.
Sasha
http://www.sashaworld.com/index.phpHistory
Sasha is a not-for-profit organization working with more than a hundred artisans and craft communities all over India. Since its inception in 1978, Sasha has worked towards developing craft communities so that their skills and creativity find expression, recognition and fulfillment. Sasha's network includes Sarba Shanti Ayog which empowers artisan communities by promoting fair trade principles and advocating for standards regarding safety, child labor and gender equity.
- Contact Information:
- 27 Mirza Ghalib Street
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- India
- Active In: India
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Policy Making, Empowerment
- Forms of Slavery:
- Forced Labor, Child Labor
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