Apne Aap: Breaking the Cycle of Prostitution

Apne Aap Women's Collective is an NGO located in the red-light district of South Mumbai. It works to help female sex workers and their daughters, offering them counseling, healthcare and vocational training. Many of the young girls in their care go on to have fulfilling careers and marriages, thus breaking the barrier of stigma against families of prostitutes.

This documentary was created by a student volunteer unaffiliated with Apne Aap.

Visit this wiki to learn more about child prostitution in India:
http://stopchildtrafficking-india.pbworks.com/

Visit www.apneaap.info to learn more about Apne Aap Women's Collective

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[EndChildTrafficking]

thanks for the feedback!

kathryn: the footage from ms. pohoomul was sent to me upon request, i filmed the rest.

laughing thunder: i had to black out the faces of the girls to protect their privacy, if potential employers etc. found out about their background they might be discriminated against.

nicki: yeah i probably could have jazzed it up a bit haha, i just thought i'd give it more of a documentary feel by leaving out music

[EndChildTrafficking]

A correction: Manju Vyas is the director of the program, she did not set it up. It was set up by Mr. Sudershan Loyolka who is Apne Aap's trustee.

[LaughingThunder]

i liked your close up interviews and there were a lot of em

quite a effort to put on

was it necessary to crop out their faces though? just sayin

[5hamrock22]

This was very detailed, and the interview at the beginning was very interesting... Very direct, great job!

[rockerchick0o9]

awesome interview at the beginning, really gets straight to the point, and that's really important!

[nickiBader]

Hi Esha! This really brings in the primary source and makes it more real. Although listening to the girls talk was intriguing, i think if you were to put some still shots of the building or some of the kids and a music layover it would keep the audience more captivated. Yes, i know youre intentions were a documentary, but it doesnt hurt to spice it up :P But it was powerful and moving :D

[kathryntinker]

You have interviews! Wow. How were you able to interview them or is the footage from Apne Aap?

I looked at your Wiki. Again, WOW. It's great how thorough you are and take people from raising their awareness to showing them how they can make a difference.

[kmaramot002]

nice job with the close-up interviews

i like the ending of the video! :D

overall, effective video for the public lahhh =]

[MichelleMags92]

this was really good because you were able to have actual interviews with the people from this area! really good job

[Enigwolf]

I agree with the above, the use of actual first-hand interviews makes it REALLY convincing. Good job with the wiki too!

[mjsims22]

this is such a cool video. it's awesome that you could get firsthand interviews of the girls and counselors who work with the organization.