About Us
Seth Bagan Mahila Sangha
Seth Bagan Mahila Sangha
Seth Bagan Mahila Sangha (SBMS) is a non-profit organisation that has been working with marginalized people since May 1986. It was started in the year of 1986 as the first sex worker’s collective in India to prevent violence among CSWs in brothels. It was a pioneer in organizing the women in Ram Bagan and Seth Bagan areas in Central Kolkata to stand for their own rights as well as protest against the torture and violence among these commercial sex workers. SBMS enabled these women by providing education and life skill-building training. It is putting effort into minimizing trafficking and rehabilitating the women existing in commercial sex work who want to leave this job. Moreover, the children of the sex workers were also the prime concern of the organisation. The organisation is taking the initiative towards the holistic development of the children of the sex workers.
The history of the organisation could be traced back to ladies who were from the community but once thought to leave the sex trade. They initiated to unite the other women in this trade to stand against those who force women to be trafficked in this work. They themselves made a contract with the local police and judiciary to leave all women under them and made a force to prevent the flow of new girls in this job. This idea gave birth to a body that can stand for the women and female sex workers at the same point against the violation of their rights.
Seth Bagan Mahila Sangha is registered with the Registrar of Societies and the type of NGO is Registered Societies (Non-Government) bearing the West Bengal Society Registration Act 1961 and the Registration Number is SO082651. The city and state of registration are Basirhat and West Bengal. The date of registration is 06/02/1996.
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Seth Bagan Mahila Sangha has a broad goal of empowering commercial sex workers towards holistic and sustainable development. It also aims to empower the children of the sex workers so that they can have a meaningful life and get a better option in their future. It is also working as a social engineer with a goal of social transformation towards a positive direction. The direction target is to build a woman and child in a friendly environment.
SBMS don’t want to stigmatize the women engaged in the trade as sex workers. It wants to treat them as a complete woman whose position is. in the society as a mother, sister and daughter.
The direction target is to build a woman and child in a friendly environment.
SBMS don’t want to stigmatize the women engaged in the trade as sex workers. It wants to treat them as a complete woman whose position is. in the society as a mother, sister and daughter.
We envision a future of equality, justice, and opportunity for all individuals, regardless of gender or background and a world where everyone can live with respect and dignity.
Seth Bagan Mahila Sangha has the following objective as it aims for the sustainable development of sex workers. Seth Bagan Mahila Sangha has the following objectives as it aims for sustainable development of the sex workers-
- To create an enabling environment for commercial sex workers to stand for their rights and protest against the violation of their different rights.
- To facilitate the sex workers to create or mobilize alternative resources for rehabilitation, if women want this.
- To develop a body against any form of flesh trafficking.
- To develop the children of the sex workers by educating them so that they would not be bound to come in this job.
- To cater for the field the reproductive health and HIV/AIDS.