WISH (Women’s Initiative For Self Help) is a collective of survivors, managing various business units such as laundry, paper bags, tissue papers, fabric, printing, and providing employment to 60 women.
WISH members have instituted “WISH Bravery Award”. The award consists of Stole, Memento and Cash prize of Rs. 10,000/-.
“Wish Bravery Award” 2024 is awarded to Ms. Basamma Harijan. She was trafficked to Muscat, but she managed to protect herself and return safely. Post her return, she with the help of Arz lodged a complaint and managed to get the traffickers arrested.
Dr. Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar, Chairperson, National Commission For Women, felicitated Ms. Bassama Harijan in the presence of Ms. Ranjita Pai, Chairperson, GSCW; Director, DWCD Mr. Manuel Barreto; and NGOs from Goa during a function on the 29th of November at Margao, Goa.
The Chairperson of NCW, while felicitating Ms. Basamma, that she has done a job of bravery and NCW will make effort to bring back the other women’s caged in Muscat.