| Project Name | Safe Spaces and Holistic Rehabilitation |
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 118111 |
| Project Description | The funds received from TMM 2023 have been utilized in facilitating safe and inclusive shelter spaces for homeless young women and LBT youth arriving in Mumbai City. We have facilitated holistic wellbeing and care for these survivors of gender-based violence, through healthcare, nutritional support, trauma-informed counseling, and legal guidance. Our safe spaces provide young survivors with knowledge of their rights, resources, and opportunities, which will enable them to live with economic independence and dignity. |
| Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH),Mumbai suburban > Maharashtra (MH) |
| Causes | Health > Preventive healthcare,Education > Non formal education,Education > Sports education,Education > Value education,Education > Awareness & advocacy,Public Safety > Shelter,Public Safety > Protection from Exploitation & abuse |
| Beneficiary Group | Women,LGBTQAI,Others |
| Beneficiary Description | URJA works with homeless young women and trans persons from marginalised sexual orientation, gender identity, caste, religion in the age group of 18-35 years, who at times are accompanied with their children. “Trans” covers a diversity of gender identities and forms of gender expressions, including transfeminine, transmasculine, genderqueer, gender non-binary, and gender non-conforming people, amongst other identities. We walk along in the journeys of homeless young women who are survivors of systemic oppression, domestic violence, gender and sexual violence, communal violence and sexual violence, and have no access to any resources or government social security benefits as citizens of the country. The homeless young women come to Mumbai from across the country, mostly from rural places, however with no real support from civil society or the system, since they are deemed adults, they land on the streets homeless. |
| Impact | Over the 10 years that Urja has been operating, we have reached out to 5000+ young survivors of gender-based violence, facilitating access to safety, shelter, and holistic rehabilitation support. Our holistic interventions for sustainable rehabilitation have resulted in young survivors living independently, having found suitable and dignified employment, while many have chosen to pursue education or their professional aspirations. Social and economic independence has resulted in their access to civil entitlements and equal citizenship rights while experiencing emotional and social security. Thus young survivors of violence are enabled to come out of homelessness, protected from further physical, emotional, and sexual violence, are integrated into a safe environment, and can contribute to the larger economy of the nation.
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Activities Conducted
| No | Activity / Item / Beneficiaries | Quantity / Number, if applicable |
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Safe spaces and holistic rehabilitation |
301 survivors of gender-based violence have been reached through this project in past 1 year, protecting them from further violence. |
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Holistic wellbeing |
137 homeless young women and LBT youth have been facilitated with holistic psychosocial and healthcare, resulting in improved physical and emotional wellbeing. |
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