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It can be so frightening for a child to experience something horrific in graphic detail at such a young age. Girish Kulkarni went through a similar experience in his childhood where he took a little shortcut through a red-light area. As a little Girish wandered through those narrow streets in Ahmednagar, he saw young girls who were his age, involved in the flesh trade. This incident had a profound impact on him.

He considered himself lucky for being privileged to be able to go to school, to be able to eat well and to have parents who protected him from all evils that many other children had to endure.

When Girish started college, he made many friends, including one who was too embarrassed to invite friends to their home in the red-light area. When they finally did allow Girish to visit, he found out that their 15-year-old sister and mother in her 40s both worked in the red-light area alongside their 70-year-old grandmother.

This incident moved Girish to try and help locally in the community instead of joining organizations and shouting slogans of change. His journey of transformation began with him approaching the families in red-light areas asking them what they needed. It started with him taking these children to the park, buying them snacks, telling them stories, and his work soon spread.

These simple acts of kindness grew and slowly as the perception of the public towards s*x workers began to shift. ?It was then that Girish founded Snehalaya, a home for children. Today, many children who live in Snehalaya’s Home are also HIV+.

“Every woman and child should have the right to a life free from inequality, cruelty and discrimination.”, is something Girish Kulkarni stands by.

In these times, these children must have a healthier life. In Snehalaya’s home, they are given medicines, care, nutritious food, and a good life. These children are immunocompromised. They need to have nutrition to protect themselves against this deadly pandemic.