Atulya GB Road

An outreach to provide friendship and community for women in the sex trade at GB Road, Delhi

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The story of Atulya GB Road

Many women here often believe there is no other life for them.

They are victims of social stigma, shunned by society and believed to be nothing.

The outreach was started to love, serve and befriend these women. Ultimately, the goal is to see them embrace a fresh start in life.

"Oh, that my head were waters,

and mine eyes a fountain of tears,

that I might weep day and night

for the slain of the daughter of my people!"

- Jeremiah, 650 - 570 BC

Our approach

In the heart of GB Road we have a small center which serves as a place of community and friendship. We are developing this to be a drop-in center for women to chat, receive counseling, drink tea, share food, or simply enjoy temporary respite from the brothel scene.

We make regular visits to the women in the brothels, where we sit with them, listen to their stories, and help them to get the medical care they need from local government hospitals or private doctors, with whom we work in partnership.

We Provide...

Friendship & Hospitality

Counsel & Care

Practical Assistance

"Leaving behind nights of terror and fear, I rise.

Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise."

- Maya Angelou

Asha's Story

Each time we meet Asha*, she hurries off to buy chai for us as an expression of gratitude for the help we were able to give.

We have spent many hours sitting with her and the other ladies in that brothel, listening to their concerns, honoring their stories, and hearing about their families and their children’s progress in school.

A few years ago, Asha became very sick and didn’t recover. We took her for tests and finally found out that she was HIV+. She was devastated and felt her life had come to an end.

Finally, after a lot of counselling and encouragement, with our help she got enrolled in the government hospital and started to take the necessary treatment. After a few months, her health improved significantly. She was also a lot happier within herself as she began to believe that her situation wasn’t hopeless and that she could live a normal life. ❦