Protecting and Empowering Every Last Girl: An Impact Analysis of Apne Aap Women Worldwide.

Abstract

Journalist-turned-activist Ruchira Gupta founded Apne Aap Women Worldwide (AAWW) in 2002 in the context of building a movement to end the trafficking of women and girls into prostitution. AAWW is a registered charitable trust in India. It has consultative status with the United Nations. Apne Aap International is registered as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization in the United States to raise awareness and funds for AAWW. In its 14-year history, AAWW has grown from a startup to a mature NGO that offers lessons for other social justice organizations. Learning, giving, and sharing are key to AAWW’s ethos.