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Sanctuary Focus Group

Sanctuary Focus Group. Year 1 - Progress. http://www.ashanet.org/focusgroups/sanctuary Asha-sanctuary@yahoogroups.com. Hansa Shah, Princeton (hansa@go2g2.com) Venkata Pingali, LA/USC (pingali@isi.edu) Rohini Muthuswami, Delhi (rmuthuswami@yahoo.com)

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Sanctuary Focus Group

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  1. Sanctuary Focus Group Year 1 - Progress http://www.ashanet.org/focusgroups/sanctuary Asha-sanctuary@yahoogroups.com Hansa Shah, Princeton (hansa@go2g2.com) Venkata Pingali, LA/USC (pingali@isi.edu) Rohini Muthuswami, Delhi (rmuthuswami@yahoo.com) Sunil Laxman, Seattle (linuslax@yahoo.com) And many others….

  2. Focus on What? • Children of women in prostitution and child victims of trafficking and prostitution • Danger of being Trafficked and exploited – rights violation • Lack of education opportunities, further trapping them in the vicious cycle • Lack of real options • Religious and societal sanction to exploitation

  3. Why Sanctuary? • Children • Role of education • Creating alternative options • Socializing the issue • Lack of attention

  4. Efforts • Focus: NGO Networking • Objectives • Improve communication • Conference (Dec 2003), Workshops (in progress) • Quarterly Newsletter (in progress, June 2004) • Bring diverse parties together • Current partners & Child-Rights Groups • Current partners & educators • Current partners & womens’ rights groups

  5. Sanctuary Conference – Dec 2003 • Hosted by Odanadi, Mysore • 26 Groups, 10 states • 3 Days, Budget: $2100

  6. Some more… • Combination of presentations, panels and discussions • More information: http://www.ashanet.org/focusgroups/sanctuary/conf/

  7. Key Outcomes • Groups saw the need to network • Preference for non-funding based network • Groups would like a communication channel • To share experiences • Newsletter – preferably in hard copy • Bilateral relationships forged

  8. Follow Up • Reports • Minutes (Sanctuary Website) • Articles: Patrika and Asha Annual Report • Newsletter • First issue: June 2004 • Editors: Rohini, Delhi and Sunil, Seattle • Workshop • 2-3 In planning stage • Focus being determined

  9. Others • Exploring collaborations • Asha-Mgmt (To build organizational strengths) • Asha-AAPI (Health issues, peripheral) • AID, IFA (Coordinated efforts) • Collecting statistics • Build focus group understanding of issues

  10. Sanctuary Focus Group Assessment http://www.ashanet.org/focusgroups/sanctuary Asha-sanctuary@yahoogroups.com

  11. Our Take • Deep rooted problem • Need to engage people and institutions • Need for sustained effort • Support build bottom up • NGOs vary in effectiveness • Philosophical differences • Broad coalition needed not formed • Several past networks have failed • Sometimes goal too far into future • Value vs overhead • One size fits all

  12. Current Situation • NGOs • Highly motivated • Limited impact (geographical, depth, range) • Philosophical differences • Existing Networks • ASTEC, NACSET, NATSAP, Informal • None focusing on children of victims of trafficking! • Government • (Weak) Legislation and (Poor) Enforcement • (Poorly implemented) Schemes

  13. Existing Networks vs Sanctuary • Existing Networks • Oriented towards advocacy • Focused on trafficking related issues • Sanctuary • Not a formal network – free to evolve • Oriented towards creating options that give meaning to legal freedom • Focused on the next generation, and younger victims of trafficking

  14. Facilitating NGO Interaction • Provide neutral platform for diverse groups • In person (conference) and virtual (emails, newsletters) • Build bridges between diverse groups (address fragmentation) • Free to Evolve • Network “emerges” rather than be “defined” • Common action items “emerge” than be “defined” • Areas of cooperation “emerge” than be “define”

  15. Near Term Goals: Capacity Building • Focus: young and start-up NGOs • Research vocation options and facilitate workshops as needed • Why? • Fairly local activity • Encourages multiple parallel, small networks with loose coordination • NGOs participate out of self-interest

  16. Asha Focus Groups • Cross-group coordination needed • Use as resources for chapters • Provide guidance in projects

  17. Questions? http://www.ashanet.org/focusgroups/sanctuary asha-sanctuary@yahoogroups.com Hansa Shah, Princeton (hansa@go2g2.com) Venkata Pingali, LA/USC (pingali@isi.edu) Rohini Muthuswami, Delhi (rmuthuswami@yahoo.com) Sunil Laxman, Seattle (linuslax@yahoo.com) And many others….

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