Suparna Gupta
FounderFounder of Aangan Trust
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Suparna Gupta is the founder of Aangan Trust[1], an Indian non-profit working on women & children, anti-trafficking and human rights.
Aangan Trust
Aangan Trust builds community-led child protection in India's most vulnerable districts, training women volunteers and working with government to prevent child marriage, trafficking and hazardous labour. It reports impacting 20+ lakh children, preventing 1,582 child marriages and removing 15,446 children from labour.
Aangan Trust reports the following, on its own site:
- 20 lakh+ children impacted overall across 16 states in 22 years
- 1,582 child marriages prevented (2017-present)
- 15,446 working children removed from work or had hours reduced and were enrolled in school
- 18,740 out-of-school children started going to school or vocational courses
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References
- [1] “Aangan founder Suparna Gupta was awarded this fellowship in 2009 for the innovative model she created for child protection in India.” — Aangan Trust. Source
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