and trafficking and other forms of violence Advocacy – on anti-trafficking, child rights, and human rights. Training and Capacity Building – for state bodies and other organizations on issues related to anti-trafficking. When describing the overall vision of the organization in an interview with Firstpost, Project Manager Kashina Kareem said it was to see children escape the flesh trade "as informed individuals who... in turn can rescue their mothers". Programs Night Care Center (NCC) Program The NCC was conceptualized for the first time worldwide in 1986 at the Kamathipura red light area in Mumbai. It provides a safe place for women in prostitution to protect their children from the dangers of the red light district during the night. The NCC; functioning out of the Kamathipura, Falkland Road and Vashi provides a package of services on a 24-7 basis such as shelter, nutrition, healthcare, education, recreation, and so on. Educational Support Program Prerana instituted the first comprehensive Educational Support Program (ESP) in India for children from red light areas. The ESP works with children and addresses their needs in education as well as personal and professional development. The ESP provides complementary and remedial education, extra-curricular activities, life skills education, and personal development inputs. The ESP also sponsors older children for vocational training programs. Prerana runs 3 ESPs in the Mumbai red light districts of Kamathipura and Falkland Road and Vashi Turbhe in Navi Mumbai. Institutional Placement Program (IPP) When the mother of a child approaches Prerana with a request to de-link the child from the red light area, and place him or her into a healthy environment, Prerana supports the mother to consider the option of shifting the child to a place that can provide long term residential care and development. Prerana selects the institutions, pays follow-up visits to the institutions which involve the Child Welfare Committee, and provides initiatives for support like mother’s meetings, counseling and group homes. The system ensures that children are given access to residential institutional care until they can return to a safe environment or until they turn 18 years of age. Currently, the IPP has impacted over 1200 children. Anti-Trafficking Center (ATC) External agencies including The Department of State for the US Government encouraged Prerana to start a specialized resource centre on trafficking problems and anti-trafficking. The ATC opened in 1999. A few of the services provided by ATC are training and sensitization, research and