Breaking Chains, Restoring Dignity, Building Futures
Helping rescued women and their children rebuild their lives through education, vocational training, and psychological support.
EVERY LIFE MATTERS
OUR MISSION
We exist to rescue, empower, and restore the lives of women and children who are caught in the cycle of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking through awareness, education and rehabilitation.
Jyoti Kaur
Director & Chief Functionary
Deepika is a non-profit organization, established in 2001 to empower women and children caught in the cycle of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Our organization only runs and operates with the support of donors and partners. All donations go toward providing our beneficiaries of these projects with free education, vocational and life-skills training, and psychotherapy. Deepika serves in Sonagachi, the largest red-light district in the city of Kolkata, India, which is home to more than 10,000 prostituted women and girls.
HOW WE BRING CHANGE
Area: Kolkata, West Bengal
We bring change by empowering vulnerable women and children through education, shelter, healthcare, skills training, and support, creating pathways to dignity, independence, and hope.
Deepika Home of Hope
RESTORING HOPE, FREEDOM & DIGNITY
THE CRISIS WE ADDRESS
Sonagachi, in North Kolkata, is one of Asia's largest red-light districts. For thousands of women, sex work remains the primary means of survival, often driven by poverty, limited education, domestic violence, trafficking, and economic hardship.
Women in the community face multiple challenges, including poverty, stigma, violence, unsafe living conditions, inadequate healthcare, and limited social security. As they age, many are left without financial stability or support. Children growing up in this environment are highly vulnerable to school dropout, child labour, trafficking, and the cycle of exploitation.
Yet Sonagachi is also a community of remarkable resilience. Sustainable change requires trust, compassion, and long-term commitment.
For over 25 years, Deepika Social Welfare Society has worked alongside women and children in Sonagachi, providing holistic support that empowers individuals, strengthens families, and creates opportunities for a better future.
Success stories as per what we are planning for our 25-year celebrationsSTORIES OF LIVES RECLAIMED
SONY
TULI
MONA
SIMI
PRIYA
KHUSBU SARKAR
RIA
RINA
NUPUIR
SOFIA
TRENDING NEWS
We’ve Opened Our New Centre!
Deepika Vocational Unit Shines at Style Spectrum 2025 and Inner Wheel Fundraiser
Empowerment Through Skills & Activities
nCoV aid for Sonagachhi sex workers
YOUR KINDNESS CAN RESCUE A LIFE FROM DARKNESS
Join Deepika Society in restoring hope, dignity, and opportunity for vulnerable women and children in Kolkata.