My Journey as an Advocate — And Why I Started This Initiative

I am an advocate, and from the beginning of my legal journey, I have had a strong commitment to helping survivors of sexual violence and protecting children from abuse.

During my legal internships and early legal experience, I deliberately focused much of my work on matters involving sexual offences, child protection, and access to justice. I have also participated in and organised legal-awareness activities for children in schools and communities, including rural areas where awareness about child protection laws and the POCSO Act remains limited.

Through these experiences, I encountered heartbreaking situations involving school-going girls who had allegedly experienced sexual abuse, sometimes by people within their own families or circles of trust. In many such situations, children are unable to speak about what has happened to them. They may feel frightened, confused, ashamed, or simply may not know whom they can trust.

This made me realise something deeply important:

Sometimes, a child does not remain silent because they do not want help. They remain silent because nobody has taught them how to recognise abuse, how to speak about it, or where to seek help.

That is why awareness matters.

Through school awareness programmes, we work to create safe and age-appropriate conversations about personal boundaries, good touch and bad touch, unsafe situations, trusted adults, online safety, and basic awareness of the POCSO Act.

Through interactive activities, discussions, and legal-awareness sessions, children are encouraged to understand that they have the right to feel safe and that they should seek help when something feels wrong.

These programmes have also helped bring attention to situations where children may be facing serious problems but have been unable to speak openly.

As an advocate, I now want to take the next step.

Building a Long-Term Justice & Protection Initiative

I want to build a long-term Justice & Protection Initiative that reaches more children, families, schools, and communities—particularly in rural and underserved areas.

The goal is to help survivors and vulnerable individuals understand their legal rights, learn appropriate steps for approaching authorities, access available legal-aid and support services, and better understand the legal process they may have to navigate.

I have already helped more than 25 individuals affected by sexual violence take steps toward speaking up and approaching the appropriate authorities to lodge complaints.

Every such experience has reinforced my belief that access to justice should not depend on a person's financial situation, education, confidence, or knowledge of the legal system.

But I also believe that helping people after abuse has occurred is only one part of the solution.

We must also work toward prevention through awareness.

What Your Support Will Help Us Do

With your support, I want to expand legal-awareness and child-safety programmes to more schools, rural communities, and local areas.

Funds raised through this campaign will help support:

Educational and child-safety materials
School and community awareness programmes
Travel and outreach to underserved areas
Legal-awareness activities
Community education initiatives
Referrals to appropriate legal and support services
Basic operational expenses required to conduct these programmes

The purpose of this campaign is not simply to raise money.

It is to help create a system where:

A child knows that abuse is not their fault.

A survivor knows that they can seek help.

A parent knows how to respond.

And a community knows how to protect its children.

Every awareness session can give a child the confidence to speak.

Every conversation can help someone recognise abuse earlier.

Every person who understands their legal rights is one step closer to accessing justice.

Help Me Take This Initiative Further

I am asking you to support me in taking this initiative to more schools, more communities, and more people who need to know that they are not alone.

Your contribution can help us expand awareness about child safety, the POCSO Act, legal rights, and available avenues of support.

Together, we can work toward safer environments for children, greater awareness of child-protection laws, better access to legal information, and stronger support for survivors seeking justice.

Protect. Educate. Support. Empower.

Your contribution can help turn awareness into action—and silence into a voice.

Victim Confidentiality & Privacy

The privacy, dignity, and safety of every survivor and child we support are our highest priority. Names, photographs, addresses, case details, contact information, or any other identifying information of victims/survivors will not be publicly disclosed.

Some experiences described in this campaign are presented without identifying details to protect the individuals involved. We maintain confidentiality and share information only where legally required or where appropriate consent has been provided.

Our commitment is simple: support survivors without exposing them, protect children without compromising their privacy, and ensure that seeking justice never puts a victim at greater risk.