Our initiative is to combat cross-border and in-country trafficking and safeguard children and young people in more than 550 villages across 150 Gram Panchayats of 6 India Nepal and India Bangladesh’s bordering districts in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. Project PROTECT empowers children and families to identify risks, strengthen community safety nets, and help state and non-state actors to respond effectively. The collaborative efforts with PRIs , community groups , Block and District administration have significantly contributes for prevention of trafficking in children, child marriages, child labor, unsafe migration and other forms of exploitation.