The Rakshin Project
Who Is A Rakshin?
A Rakshin is a preventer of harm, who works to put a stop to child sexual abuse.
1 in 2
Children in India are survivors of CSA
2-8%
The Global impact of
CSA on GDP
95%
of CSA offenders are known to the victims
>50
Number of Children
raped in India every day
Whenever there is a case discussed in the mainstream involving rape or child sexual abuse, there is outrage, protests, polarizations, a surge of media frenzy, a call for reform, and honest real despair from individual citizens. And then? Nothing.
The Rakshin Project addresses the underlying issue and poses a sustainable solution to Prevent Sexual Violence and Child Sexual Abuse. The project, with a pro bono partnership with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India, aims to work with 4 Million Youth across 40,000 colleges pan India to raise a generation of responsible and accountable adults who can prevent harm and are equipped to create a constitutional rights-based enabled environment.
The Rakshin Project is a gender-transformative initiative to prevent Gender Based Violence with a special focus on Child Sexual Abuse, pan India. The programme aspires to end Child Sexual Abuse within families and communities by building the capacities of youth to address systemic and everyday forms of Violence within families. The enrolled youth will act to strengthen their family unit and extended communities to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse.
30+
States
180+
Districts
690+
Colleges
41000+
Students
The Rakshin Project aims to have one informed Rakshin (preventor) in each home to make home a safe space, free from child sexual abuse and gender-based violence.
Three Pillars of The Rakshin Project
Fellowship Programme
5 Levels, 18 Modules and 12 Certificate Fellowship Programme for Sustainable Capacity Building
Resolution Mechanisms
Free of Cost tools for Survivors to resolve Unaddressed Trauma through Creative Expressions, Mental Health Couselling and Legal Advice
Sustained Engagement
Support Structure and Community Building for Difficult Conversations through Campaigns and Events
Become a Rakshin
Covid-19 has brought on a surge in demand for violent child pornography by 200%, and sexual violence has spiked by 7.3%. We have seen an emergence of an unprecedented rise in domestic violence and child sexual abuse. While everyone says, “Stay Home, Stay Safe”, TRP’s working principle is important to ensure that home is a Safe Space.