{"id":268,"date":"2018-04-09T12:19:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T12:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/redalert\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2023-04-25T06:26:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T06:26:26","slug":"mithali-upendra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/redalert\/our-work\/our-stories\/mithali-upendra\/","title":{"rendered":"Mithali &#038; Upendra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"268\" class=\"elementor elementor-268\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3ed7fa elementor-section-height-min-height redalert-homebanner elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f3ed7fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b31639d\" data-id=\"b31639d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa5539 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8aa5539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/redalert\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/redalert\/our-work\/our-stories\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">OUR STORIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc46c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc46c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.1 - 14-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mithali & Upendra<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a5e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5a5e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n15-year-old Mithali was trafficked by a young man she met in college. It wasn\u2019t until her brother Upendra attended a Safe Village Program that her family was able to organize her rescue.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07fc416 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07fc416\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63dd309\" data-id=\"63dd309\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d5752d\" data-id=\"0d5752d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da059c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8da059c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15-year-old Mithali was returning from her usual computer class in southern West Bengal when a fellow student introduced himself to her. He was at least 7 years older, but he gave her a lot of attention. They quickly became friends, and eventually she was seeing him after class every day.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7218e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7218e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One day, he offered her a sweet lassi (yoghurt drink), and the next thing she remembers was waking up in Delhi over a thousand kilometers away from home. Her \u201cfriend\u201d had laced her drink with a sedative. She doesn\u2019t know how she got there, but when she regained consciousness, she was locked up in a room in a place she had never seen before. She soon discovered that her boyfriend had sold her to a brothel.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261f44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"261f44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A few days after she went missing, Operation Red Alert\u2019s Implementing Partner, BBSS, conducted a Safe Village Program (SVP) in Mithali\u2019s village. Upendra, Mithali\u2019s brother, was at the program. Distressed about Mithali being missing, he took the opportunity to report her case to the BBSS team. Though Upendra and his family had reported Mithali\u2019s missing to the police, they hadn\u2019t received any help.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d4516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54d4516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BBSS was able to mobilize the police to conduct an investigation. Eventually, they found her in Delhi. She was immediately rescued and moved to a safe home in Delhi, then sent home to West Bengal to be with her family. She was gone for about 3 months, but her family says that it felt like an eternity. There was no joy at home while she was missing.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91f4b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e91f4b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now, Mithali is back in school, and joy has returned to her family. She is in 11th grade, doing well, and dreaming of what she will achieve after her schooling. Her family, especially her big brother, are proud of their courageous girl who exudes happiness and confidence.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1352815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1352815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">**A note on men and boys: Operation Red Alert firmly believes that men and boys have at least 50% part in the solution to ending trafficking \u2013 in some cases, even more. Fathers make decisions for their daughter\u2019s futures, brothers look out for the safety of their sisters, and men are often responsible for the governing of a village. Men and boys are much needed allies in the effort to put an end to sex trafficking. Together, we can create a respectful and safe society for women and girls.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6dba2\" data-id=\"ba6dba2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87a3aa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87a3aa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4347a76\" data-id=\"4347a76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a192fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a192fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Donate to Operation Red Alert<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f03a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2f03a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your donations make it possible for us to give families the choice to keep their girls safe from exploitation and violence. 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