Prajwala an anti-trafficking organization registered under the 1860 Fasli’s Act is based in the old city of Hyderabad in South India. It believes in preventing women and children from entering prostitution, the worst form of sexual slavery. Prajwala, which started in the year 1996 with a small transition centre for second generation prevention with only 12 children in a vacated brothel, today works on all aspects of anti-trafficking viz., rescue, rehabilitation, restoration and social reintegration of victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation. These interventions are made possible by a large team of survivors of trafficking who are full time partners in the organisation. Till date, Prajwala has rescued over 9,800 women and children from sexual slavery.