Breaking the chains provides opportunities for you to help us bring an end to Dalit trafficking through the funding of on-the-ground anti-trafficking projects in India.

We will be raising funding through a variety of methods...

• Donations from individuals - you can make a donation and encourage others to do so - online or by post.
• Individuals taking part in a sponsored activity - you can use our sponsorship form (download here) or set up a fundraising page on Virgin Money Giving (or Just Giving or MyDonate) nominating Dalit Freedom Network as your charity.
• Organising fundraising activities – download our Information Pack [LINK] which includes lots of ideas.
• Approaching individuals, organisations and companies who will make donations or run a fundraising activity.
• Applications by DFN for grants from trusts and other bodies - if you know of locally-based trusts who would be willing to consider a request please let us know so that we can approach them.

Break the chains … of ritualised sex slavery

The first opportunity is a ground-breaking prevention and awareness programme to stop young children being dedicated as Joginis. Joginis are dedicated to a goddess and sold for sex when they reach puberty, condemned to a lifetime of ritualised prostitution. A 12-month pilot project is planned for a hundred villages in one district of Andhra Pradesh where it is alleged that every other day another girl is dedicated. The project will be community-based, developing good relations with local leaders, and working with the whole village. In addition to educating and informing, the programme will also use legal measures to prevent dedications where necessary. Find out more about the project here. You can also download the project information pack here.

You can help us to raise the £50,000 required to fund the pilot project, and follow its progress. You can make online donations here.

You can also donate £10 by mobile phone - text JOGN33 £10 to 70070.

DFN UK is a member of the Fundraising Standards Board, so that you can give with confidence.