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From Victim To Survivor, Stories Of Hope And Resilience In Kamathipura

‘Apne Aap’ provides a new lease on life for women trapped in prostitution through skill development

Mumbai: "I was thrown into a dungeon," Muskan recounted, her voice heavy with despair. "My entire life went into darkness." Fifteen years old and full of hope, Muskan left her impoverished family and four siblings behind, hoping to earn good money as a housemaid in Mumbai.

With only her father as the family's sole earner, money was always scarce, pushing young Muskan to seek her own means of contributing to the family. A villager promised her a good job with an old man in the city, offering her a lifeline that she desperately grabbed.

But the promise was a cruel deception. After a perio

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