Patricia Dsouza lobo

Safe Playschool in an Unsafe World

April 25, 2023

Parents who buy clothes for their kids’ wardrobes can be quite picky. They might be far less picky when looking for something like daycare, preschool, or playschool that may unknowingly endanger a child’s life. A recent incident should be a cautionary lesson for all parents of young children. On March...

Trap! Not an Escape…Substance Abuse Among Indian Women

April 8, 2023

Millions of people in both developed and developing countries are affected by the substance abuse (drugs and alcohol) epidemic. The harm is to the most vulnerable and marginalised members of society. A significant portion of this vulnerable group affected by substance abuse is Women. The scourge of substance abuse, once...

Unmasking dark malady of sex trafficking in the Sunderbans

March 25, 2023

The Sundarbans is one of the natural wonders of the world, a delta mangrove rainforest area stretching between Bangladesh and India. The tranquil beauty of the Sundarbans captivates you as you go deeper and deeper into the forest. In the arms of the Sundarbans hides the grim, unpleasant reality of...

Breaking down the silence and shame of Child Sexual Abuse

March 11, 2023

No one likes to converse about child sexual abuse. Yet, in our country - tens of thousands of children are sexually assaulted every year. Child sexual abuse, as with other forms of sexual violence, is the use of sex to exercise control over and impose harm upon another. In child...

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