Sunita Danuwar

Ms Sunita Danuwar became a sex-slave by force at the age of only 14. Now she is a counselor, planner, strategist and a leader. How did she manage? Her compassionate heart allowed her to survive and transform herself, so she can be a beacon to successive generations in her country and, indeed, the world. People can lose hope easily, even when they have choices in life. In 1995 Sunita, however, had no choice but to accept the order of Mumbai brothel owners to please more than 20 men a day. Twice she had been treated like a slave and sold into prostitution. In 1996 national and international pressure against sex slavery was mounting and this did not escape the Indian police forces. An accidental police raid was conducted on the brothel where Ms Sunita worked and she was rescued. Thus, Ms Sunita became herself involved in the active fight against human trafficking, founding Shakti Samuha, which, actually means the "Power Group". She is the founder president of Sunita Foundation.