New Life Foundation launches campaign against child trafficking
Source: The Sangai Express

Bishnupur, August 02 2026: Marking World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, New Life Foundation, a grassroots child rights organisation, has announced a campaign against child trafficking as part of the nationwide National Campaign Against Chid-Trafficking launched in New Delhi.

The Organisation, which works across Bishnupur, Imphal West.

Imphal East, Kakching.

Noney, Ukhrul, Tamenglong and Jiribam districts, said it is committed to making communities safer for children by working closely with the government, district administrations and child welfare stakeholders to prevent trafficking.

In a press release, New Life Foundation said extensive awareness drives would be conducted as part of the campaign, while vulnerable and marginalised families would be identified and linked with government welfare schemes to ensure that children remain in school and are protected from trafficking networks.

Legal intervention would also be pursued against identified traffickers.

The National Campaign Against Child Trafficking was launched during a four-day National consultation titled "Ensuring Child Rights, Potential and Prosperity" held at the Constitution Club in New Delhi.

The consultation brought together representatives of partner organisations from 782 districts across India under Just Rights for Children (JRC), a nationwide network of more than 250 civil society organisations working to protect children's rights and make India trafficking-free by 2030.New Life Foundation is a partner organisation of JRC, which runs a large-scale legal intervention programme against crimes committed against children.

Through its partner organisations, 1,22,516 children were rescued from trafficking across India between April 2023 and December 2025, the release said.

Speaking on the occasion, New Life Foundation secretary Dr L Pishak Singh said child trafficking continues to be one of the gravest threats facing children in India.

He said, on average, six children are trafficked every day while five are forced into labour, adding that government data shows 11 children go missing every hour, with a significant proportion of them ending up as victims of trafficking.

Pishak said women and children remain the primary targets of human trafficking, with traffickers profiting from commercial sexual exploitation and bonded labour, while child labour in the informal sector remains among the worst forms of trafficking.

"Our focus will be on prevention of trafficking, providing legal support to rescued children and ensuring that traffickers are prosecuted," he said.

He added that the organisation, in collaboration with the government and district administration, would identify vulnerable families and connect them with social protection schemes so that children could continue their education and remain safe from traffickers.

At the same time, efforts would be made to ensure that children rescued from trafficking receive comprehensive rehabilitation and are successfully reintegrated into society, he added.

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