The Urja Trust was founded in 2012 by DeepaliVandana, a Mumbai based social worker. It is a non-government organisation that provides shelter to vulnerable women who are homeless or have run away due to domestic violence. They are housed in a shelter home when they come in but later shifted to group homes as soon as they start becoming financially independent.

The women are victims of trafficking, prostitution and economic discrimination. Yet, Deepali establishes in the beginning of her conversation with The Better India, “We should understand that these girls are not playing the victim card; they want to make their lives better and live independently.”

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