OUR MISSION IS TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING

WHO WE ARE

We partner to produce beautiful apparel and accessories generating revenue that empowers women in India to escape sex slavery through job training and employment opportunities.

There are more than 3 million sex workers in India.

How does this happen?

Poverty

Many women are raising their children on less than $2 per day & struggle to make ends meet.

Powerless

Socioeconomic status & gender inequities are barriers to empowerment.

Lack of Access

Lack of resources prevents access to skills training, education & job opportunities.

It’s estimated that internationally there are between 20 million & 40 million people in modern slavery today. Assessing the full scope of human trafficking is difficult because so many cases go undetected, something the United Nations refers to as “the hidden figure of crime.”

EMPOWERING WOMEN SINCE 2006

OUR STORY

A trip to India in 2005 inspired founder Shannon Keith to begin an innovative business venture to create lasting impact for survivors and those at high risk of sex trafficking. The previous year, Shannon had returned from a trip to India where she heard story after story of women who were sold into sex slavery. She also heard stories of women who were at high risk of being forced into the sex trade by their families or picked up off the streets by local pimps. The reasons they were at a high risk? Because they lacked an education or the resources or the skills to have a choice.

She returned home from that trip and formed a small team of family and friends. Together, they looked for groups in India that were compelled to have a positive impact and help women looking for a way out of the Red Light Districts.

The team knew that safe, steady and living-wage employment would be a pathway to freedom and offer choices for women and their families.

A FORCE FOR GOOD

B CORP

Sudara is proud to be a certified Benefit Corporation.

As a B Corp, we join a group of people and organizations that are using the power of business as a force for social, environmental, and economic good.

Why do B Corps matter?

Certified B Corps redefine success in business. Individually, B Corps meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, legal accountability, and aspire to use the power of markets to solve social and environmental problems.

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Put People & planet on Par with Profit

Make your intention real.

Lift up vulnerable populations by partnering with organizations like Sudara that are committed to ethical supply chains and human rights.

Partner with Us

Learn more about our non-profit, Sudara Freedom Fund. Working to create pathways to freedom for women in India who are at high risk or survivors of sex trafficking.

Learn More about Sudara Freedom Fund