Vihaan-WMS

Vihaan - that means ray of light or the dawn in Sanskrit - stands for hope and freedom. Everything we do is directed at bringing light into the lives of the survivors we serve.

Vihaan - that means ray of light or the dawn in Sanskrit - stands for hope and freedom. Everything we do is directed at bringing light into the lives of the survivors we serve.

Until December 2018, Waste Management Society, Yavatmal (WMS), worked through its project ‘Justice and Care’, fighting human trafficking through prevention, protection, prosecution and partnerships across India. Over the years, our work has helped save many lives, brought hope to the hopeless, and given them new beginnings. VIHAAN, our project’s new name, closely captures what we do and stand for.

Vihaan seeks to model, institutionalise and scale effective solutions specific to the crime of human trafficking and other forms of abuse and exploitation. We work with victims of sexual abuse and exploitation, bonded and child labour, domestic servitude and beggary.

Rescued 4,753 victims of trafficking from destination points across India.Supported 3,257 survivors through an intensive aftercare programEnsured access to fair compensation and justice for our survivorsAided in the arrest of 1150 accused, handled 437 prosecution cases, secured 126 convictions thus disrupting the criminal networkTrained 44,200+ frontline professionals including officials from the judiciary, law enforcement agencies, the Department of Woman and Child Development (DWCD), and civil society membersEstablished a pioneering and exclusive Skill Training Program for survivors of human trafficking and vulnerable girlsFacilitated successful repatriation of trafficked survivorsCreated a unique Case Management and internal data analysis system to record all aspects of casework to achieve evidence based analysisBuilt strategic multidisciplinary partnerships with stakeholders operating at different levels to achieve the above results.