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1) When an 11-year-old girl reached Protsahan India Foundation in 2012 as a survivor of physical abuse, she didn’t think she would get to pursue her dreams and lead a ‘normal’ life.

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2) She is now a successful photographer who earns more than everyone in her family combined. She is one among the 81000 girls who received help from Protsahan India Foundation, an NGO that is actively working for the empowerment of children for the past 12 years.

3) "With the support from companies like Salesforce, we can make an impact in the life of girls who are denied basic rights find themselves stuck in cycles of poverty and violence to find a life full of dignity and financial independence", says Sonal Kapoor, founder of the NGO.

4) The organisation provides counselling, academic scholarships, access to joyful education, healthcare and nutrition on a long-term basis for children.

5) Their primary focus is healing the trauma from adverse childhood experiences and aiding them in being creative as well as independent.

6) Their vision is achieved by using the HEART (Holistic healing, Education, Art interventions for life-skills training, Recovery from trauma and Technology) model which works with children and adolescent girls who are at risk of abuse or have experienced traumatic events.

7) It strives to break intergenerational cycles of violence and abuse towards children.

Protsahan is part of the Trailblazer Community Labs introduced by Salesforce which provides children in semi-urban or rural areas with safe spaces where they can explore and learn.

8) It helps in reducing the gap in access to learning resources, encouraging self and peer learning, and increasing community investment in education. They also concentrate on learning in the pandemic by customising the model based on local needs.

9) Thousands of children are introduced to a safer world with the combined effort of NGOs like Protsahan and Salesforce where kids explore themselves by receiving proper access to education and healthcare.