Meera Subramanian is a promoter of women leadership and empowerment and believes that "we are more powerful together." Survivors are all around us and support from organizations like RIA can and will help people heal from their experiences of sexual violence.

If you want to be inspired, please read " I Kick and I Fly" by Ruchira Gupta!

In the outskirts of Bihar's Red Light District, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time. Her father plans to sell her into the sex trade to pay off the family’s debts. But after watching her cousin suffer this fate, Heera is determined to find a way out. A chance encounter introduces her to the power of kung fu. Through martial arts, Heera learns to harness her own strength to protect herself and those around her. When her best friend goes missing, Heera suspects the worst. So she embarks on a daring rescue mission – one that will take her straight into the path of danger and halfway across the world.

For a deeper understanding of human trafficking and exploitation please read Polaris' Project

GETTING IT RIGHT. MAKING IT MATTER. 

Telling the Real Story of Human Trafficking 

Why Support RIA?

Supporting RIA and the people we serve is the investment you want to make in 2026 and beyond. RIA services are free and customized to meet the needs of each individual. Not accepting health insurance allows us to be more flexible and cutting edge in the service space. RIAs 2025 Impact Report demonstrates why our unique service model (Therapy, Peer-Mentorship, Financial Assistance) works to help people transform lives while healing from experiences of being trafficked/ exploited in the commercial sex trade. 

Stories of impact share how RIA services make a difference for survivors healing from their experiences of being bought and sold in the commercial sex trade. Here is one story of impact written by a RIA participant in January 2026.