On this episode, we explore the role of poverty in sexual exploitation and trafficking, through our conversations with Suresh Kumar, the Executive Director of Centre DIRECT, who has been fighting against child trafficking in Bihar for over 20 years, and Hasina Kharbhih, Founder and Chairperson of Impulse NGO Network, who has spent over two decades working in the Northeastern part of India. They share their insights and experiences of the rural-urban divide, stories of familial trafficking, trafficked children during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the systemic changes needed to battle poverty and trafficking

Trigger Warning: Please note, this episode contains themes and depictions of human trafficking that may be disturbing to listeners. Listener discretion is advised.

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CREDITS:

A podcast series by the Missing Link Trust

Host and Executive Producer: Leena Kejriwal

Opening Story Narrated by Roshan Abbas

Writers: Baisali C Dutta, Devleena Chakraborty & Husein Haveliwala

This is a Maed in India production.

Audio Engineer & Editor - Kartik Kulkarni

Producer - Mae Mariyam Thomas

Assistant Producer - Husein Haveliwala

Show Artwork - Alika Gupta

Episode Artwork - Bhaswati Bose