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'''Priti Patkar''' is an Indian social worker and human rights activist. She is the co-founder and director of the organisation [[Prerana]] | '''Priti Patkar''' is an Indian social worker and human rights activist. She is the co-founder and director of the organisation [[Prerana]], which works in the red-light districts of Mumbai, India to protect children vulnerable to [[commercial sexual exploitation]] and [[Human trafficking|trafficking]]. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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==Activism== | ==Activism== | ||
Priti Patkar has been working for the protection and rescue of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation for over 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html|title=Saving children|website=www.theweekendleader.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=15 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204016/http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She founded | Priti Patkar has been working for the protection and rescue of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation for over 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html|title=Saving children|website=www.theweekendleader.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=15 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204016/http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She founded Prerana in 1986, after a research visit for her Masters in Social Work to the Kamathipura Red Light Area – where she witnessed three generations of women soliciting customers on the same street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers|title=How Prerana's Priti Patkar has changed the lives of sex workers' children|last=Mumbai|first=Arunima Rajan in|date=2014-11-26|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033107/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
She is accredited with several path-breaking social interventions for the protection and dignity of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms|title=Woman of substance|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215347/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> | She is accredited with several path-breaking social interventions for the protection and dignity of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms|title=Woman of substance|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215347/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Patkar has to her credit the largest number of legal interventions and writ petitions in India to protect the rights and dignity of child and female victims of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|title=Woman of Might|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=3 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|url-status= | Patkar has to her credit the largest number of legal interventions and writ petitions in India to protect the rights and dignity of child and female victims of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|title=Woman of Might|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=3 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers | *[http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers How Prerana’s Priti Patkar has changed the lives of sex workers' children] – 2014 Guardian newspaper article | ||
* http://www.preranaantitrafficking.org/ | * [http://www.preranaantitrafficking.org/ Prerana Anti-Trafficking, Mumbai] – official website | ||
* http://www.thebetterindia.com/6473/prerana-lighting-the-lamp-of-self-esteem-for-the-children-of-sex-workers/ | * [http://www.thebetterindia.com/6473/prerana-lighting-the-lamp-of-self-esteem-for-the-children-of-sex-workers/ Prerana - Lighting the Lamp of Self Esteem for the Children of Sex Workers] – article at The Better India website | ||
* http://india.ashoka.org/fellow/priti-patkar | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140104141714/http://india.ashoka.org/fellow/priti-patkar Priti Patkar] – archived profile from the Ashoka website | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130905065027/http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Real-Heroes/379944.html ] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130905065027/http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Real-Heroes/379944.html Priti Patkar runs night shelters for children of sex workers] – archived from IBN Live | ||
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Priti Patkar | |
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 Priti Patkar | |
| Born | |
| Other names | Priti tai, Preeti Patkar |
| Alma mater | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work |
| Known for | her work with women and children in red light districts of Mumbai. She conceptualised and founded world's first night care center for children of women working in red light districts. |
Priti Patkar is an Indian social worker and human rights activist. She is the co-founder and director of the organisation Prerana, which works in the red-light districts of Mumbai, India to protect children vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Priti Patkar was born in Mumbai. Her father was a government servant and her mother ran a daycare program.[1] She is a Gold Medalist from The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai where she completed a Masters in Social Work.[2] She is married to social activist Pravin Patkar.[3]
Activism[edit | edit source]
Priti Patkar has been working for the protection and rescue of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation for over 30 years.[4] She founded Prerana in 1986, after a research visit for her Masters in Social Work to the Kamathipura Red Light Area – where she witnessed three generations of women soliciting customers on the same street.[5]
She is accredited with several path-breaking social interventions for the protection and dignity of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.[6]
Patkar has to her credit the largest number of legal interventions and writ petitions in India to protect the rights and dignity of child and female victims of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Priti Patkar Profile". Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Unsung heroes". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Priti & Pravin Patkar". Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Saving children". www.theweekendleader.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ↑ Mumbai, Arunima Rajan in (26 November 2014). "How Prerana's Priti Patkar has changed the lives of sex workers' children". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ↑ "Woman of substance". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Woman of Might". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links[edit | edit source]
- How Prerana’s Priti Patkar has changed the lives of sex workers' children – 2014 Guardian newspaper article
- Prerana Anti-Trafficking, Mumbai – official website
- Prerana - Lighting the Lamp of Self Esteem for the Children of Sex Workers – article at The Better India website
- Priti Patkar – archived profile from the Ashoka website
- Priti Patkar runs night shelters for children of sex workers – archived from IBN Live