Case Study

Usha was born into a brothel, where her mother was sent by her own family when she was younger.

Usha was born into a brothel, where her mother was sent by her own family when she was younger.

Shabbo is only nineteen years old and was born in a poor village in Bihar. Her parents had many children who they struggled to take care of.

Rahul was only ten years old when his family made the decision to sell him into slavery for Rs 1,500.

A day in the life of an HGF Volunteer
Divya Parikh has been a valuable member of the HGF team for a number of years, dedicating her time to volunteering at as many of our events and workshops as she can. Here’s her story with HGF.

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I was on Facebook when a video of Simran Goyal sharing […]

Introducing the work of Barnardo’s and the National FGM Centre
In 2018-19, there were 4,120 newly recorded cases of FGM in England and Wales alone.

Barnardo’s and the National FGM Centre are working to end all new cases of FGM in England by 2030, through the three-year FGM Appeal which began in 2018, with Anita leading as […]

A day in the life of a Programme Manager
Jaipur is a world-leading centre for production of traditional handicrafts, jewellery and textiles, due to its high tourist traffic and production demand.

However, some of these products are manufactured by children; forced to work in hazardous and illegal conditions. Tens of thousands of children are trafficked to Jaipur […]

Introducing the work of Lily Against Human Trafficking
A child goes missing every 8 minutes in India*.

That’s up to 65,000 childen every year.

The Prerana project in Mumbai supports the children of prostitutes working on the streets with residential night care centres, giving them somewhere safe to sleep, eat and learn. Children living in the red-light district […]

Introducing the work of the Cherie Blair Foundation
“What I sell is what I eat tomorrow”.

The Southern state of Oaxaca is one of the poorest in Mexico – 66% of the population live in poverty. With a severe lack of formal employment options, and limited time due to varing responsibilities at home, many women earn their […]

2018 partnership with the FGM Appeal and BINTI International

2018 has seen the partnership between the Hemraj Goyal Foundation, Barnardo’s and the National FGM Centre develop, with the introduction of a series of events aimed at raising awareness of Female Genital Mutilation.

In May we hosted a private screening of Jaha’s Promise at an exclusive venue in […]