SVP India is supporting DIKSHA to start and operate Drop-in-Centres (DiCs) in the red light areas of Kolkata to create awareness, conduct residential workshops, community programs, and form women’s community groups to prevent forced entry into the sex trade for girls: 100-150 households. To prevent the inevitable dependence on the red-light area economy for boys: 100-150 households. The gradual elimination of all forms of child abuse (physical, verbal, emotional, and sexual) from the programme areas and holistic development of nearly 500 direct participating children to enable them to write their own life-scripts and create an impact on more than 3000 children (indirect beneficiaries).