Asha-Odanadi Conference

Asha for Education and Odanadi Seva Samsthe

Present

Sanctuary Conference

(Co-sponsored by Asha Sanctuary Focus Group, Odanadi Seva Samsthe, and various Asha Chapters)

Dec. 14-16, 2003
Odanadi Seva Samsthe,
S R S Colony, Belawadi Post,
Hootagally Village, Mysore,
KARNATAKA 570 018

New!! Post Conference Update

Asha Sanctuary Focus Group [1] and Odanadi Seva Samsthe [2] are organizing a conference in India for NGOs that work with children at risk of sexual abuse as the first step towards building a Sanctuary Network. The conference is hosted by Odanadi Seva Samsthe [1], Mysore and is set for December. The conference will have substantial attendance (50 individuals from various organizations including Asha).

This event is sponsored by Asha Sanctuary group, Odanadi Seva Samsthe, and various chapters of Asha including Princeton, Seattle, and Boston.

Here we present some highlights of the event. Feel free to send any questions to Asna Sanctuary Group (Hansa or Pingali)

Participants

Find more information about these organizations here

Odanadi,Mysore
Arz,Goa
VOICE, Mumbai
Tomorrow’s Foundation, Kolkata
Akshardeep, Pune
TRY, Chennai
Natpurwa, Sandila, UP
MICDA, Chittor, AP
Prajwala,Hyderabad
Guria, UP
Prerna, Mumbai
SUPPORT, Mumbai
Help, Ongole
FIRM, Trivandrum, Kerala
Sanlaap, Kolkata
Vimochana

Equations and Saathi are being contacted. Local groups and Asha volunteers will also be present.

Tentative Agenda

This is the tentative/sample agenda and will be refined as we write to reflect concerns of individual groups.

Day 1:

Travel Information

About Asha Sanctuary Focus Group

Asha Sanctuary Focus Group for Children at Risk was formed in July 2003. We intend of complement their strengths and understanding of the root causes of the problems with our reach and resources. We hope to achieve this by making progress on two fronts: (1) Document the issues associated with children risk, and (2) improve grass roots organizations. The improvement of grass roots organizations is through improved pace

Odanadi is a social organization situated in Mysore and for the past 10 years has been working for the rescue, rehabilitation and empowerment of the victims of commercial sexual exploitation. In addition, Odanadi runs a home for both the children of the women in prostitution and the children rescued from the trafficking networks. Odanadi is working towards making the children self reliant through education and vocational training. It conducts counseling program for the disturbed families, and so far more than 100 families have been brought back to the main stream.