“A New Home for Women and Children in Mysore – A Collaborative Effort Among Odanadi, an Architect and Victims of Violence”>>

  “Growing Impact of SARI/Equity Initiatives”
The Home Department, Haryana, India, has issued a directive to the State Police for “strict” application of the Regional Victim Witness Protection Protocol>>

  State Level Consultation on the Care and Protection of Survivors/Victims of Trafficking and Other Forms of Violence in India
A series of consultations targeting multi-stakeholders are being convened in all SARI/Equity countries>>

  Workshop on Social Marketing
September 19 - 20, 2005
The Social Marketing Workshop was organized by SARI/Equity in order to assist members of the Regional Action Forum on "Strengthening the Care of Survivors/Victims of Trafficking and Other Forms of Violence" in developing regional and national action plans for the adoption, application and implementation of the Regional Protocol on "Minimum Standards of Care and Support for Victims of Trafficking and Other Forms of Violence". The RAF had developed those standards on a priority basis to positively impact the service and care provision in the region to women and children victims/survivors of violence, especially of trafficking. Mr. Peter Mitchell, Marketing for Change Inc , facilitated the workshop>>

  Implementing Policy Change in South Asia
July 12-14, 2005
The IPC workshop was organized by SARI/Equity to support RAF members in developing modalities and action plans for implementation and adoption of the RVWPP. The workshop was facilitated by MSI whose experience and involvement in "Policy Change" stretches over more than a decade having supported policy change in 40 countries around the world. The workshop provided a "space" for RAF members to assess their role and active involvement in the policy change process>>

  First All Indian Survivors’ Conference: “Promises Made – Promises Forgotten” - Hyderabad, 20 to 23 March 2006
Prajwala, a non-governmental anti-trafficking organization in Hyderabad, organized the First Conference for Survivors of Trafficking in India>>

  “Action Against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children” (ATSEC) - Five National Chapters/Networks ready to embark on a regional structure
Members from National Chapters in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka met in Kolkata from 7-10 March, 2006>>

  Media and Civil Society – Working Together Towards Social Conscience Raising
“This is the first workshop where the Media and the NGOs are sitting together trying to understand each other’s point of views” said a TV journalist from Pakistan>>

  “Celebrating International Migrants Day”
18 December 2005
-In Nepal and Bangladesh through a series of Mass rally, workshops and an interactive discussion with support of AED-SARI/Equity>>

  National Consultations on Implementation Mechanisms for the SAARC Anti Trafficking Convention held in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
-This was following the seventh ratification - by Nepal - of the SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution >>

  “The Ravages of Human Trafficking – Through Artists’ Eyes”
An exhibition of paintings was organized by Odanadi (an NGO from Mysore, Karnataka) at Lalit Kala Academy in Chennai from 1-4 December 2005 to highlight the plight of the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation >>

  Media and Civil Society – Working together towards Social Conscience Raising:Colombo Workshop
“This is the first workshop where the Media and the NGOs are sitting together trying to understand each other’s point of views” said a TV journalist from Pakistan >>

  National Consultation on the Protection of Victims of Trafficking and Other Forms of Violence
The Indian members of two SARI/Equity supported Regional Action Forums (RAFs) – Law and Care of Survivors/Victims, respectively - convened a National Consultation on November 19, 2005 at New Delhi>>

  “Bank Managers, Journalists and Broadcasters: South Asian Street Children Unite...”
Butterflies, an NGO supported by SARI/Equity, organized the First Convention of the South Asian Child Journalists Forum on 3 December 2005 in Chennai >>

  Proposed   Amendments   to   ITPA Act
The Department of Women and Child Development (DWCD), Ministry of Human Resource development, Government of India, has proposed certain amendments to the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. Available at http://wcd.nic.in/proamendment.htm.

  Tsunami Relief
AED Washington supporting tsunami relief initiatives in Sri Lanka and India