TAARA INC
Programs
Youth Safety and Survivor Empowerment
1. SCALING PREVENTION: EQUIPPING CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH TOOLS TO STAY SAFE:IN 2024, TAARA SIGNIFICANTLY SCALED ITS PREVENTION EDUCATION EFFORTS, REACHING OVER 16,000 CHILDREN IN INDIA THROUGH A YEAR-LONG, IN-SCHOOL AWARENESS PROGRAM.- WE ROLLED OUT A STRUCTURED CURRICULUM DELIVERED BY TRAINED FACILITATORS, COVERING MODERN THREATS LIKE SEXTORTION, GROOMING, ONLINE ENTICEMENT, UNSAFE TOUCH, AND BUILDING SELF-WORTH.- THE PROGRAM USED INTERACTIVE TOOLS INCLUDING ANIMATIONS, ROLE-PLAYS, AND QUIZZES, WHILE ALSO INTEGRATING COMMUNITY MAPPING AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS TO EXPAND PROTECTION NETWORKS.- IN THE U.S., TAARA LED IMPACTFUL ASSEMBLIES AND SMALL GROUP SESSIONS ACROSS SEVERAL NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOLS, FEATURING INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS, STUDENT INTERVIEWS, AND COLLABORATION WITH HOMELAND SECURITY.2. SURVIVOR EMPOWERMENT IN ACTION: TRAINING, INCOME, AND DIGNITY:TAARA'S SURVIVOR PROGRAMS IN 2024 FOCUSED ON BUILDING PATHWAYS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT.- IN INDIA, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH REINTEGRATION COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPSWITH MANY SURVIVORS BECOMING SHOP OWNERS, FARMERS, AND HOME-BASED ENTREPRENEURS.- TAARA ALSO FUNDED EDUCATION FOR THE SURVIVORS WHO ARE STILL MINORS, ENSURING HIGH ATTENDANCE AND A 97% RETENTION RATE.- IN THE U.S., SURVIVORS REFERRED THROUGH TRUSTED PARTNERS JOINED CERTIFIED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ESL CLASSES, HELPING LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.- THESE EFFORTS WERE SUPPORTED BY DONORS AND FUNDERS WHO BELIEVED IN OUR INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH, RECOGNIZING THAT TRUE EMPOWERMENT MUST BE TRAUMA-INFORMED, SKILL-BUILDING, AND SUSTAINABLE.3. DEEPENING OUR FOOTPRINT AND PARTNERSHIPS2024 WAS ALSO A YEAR OF STRATEGIC GROWTH AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING FOR TAARA ACROSS BOTH GEOGRAPHIES.- WE BUILT AND DEPLOYED 12 ORIGINAL CURRICULUM MODULES (DELIVERED IN BOTH INDIA AND THE U.S.) ON HIGH-RISK DIGITAL ISSUES LIKE DEEPFAKES, RISKY GAMING PLATFORMS, SEXTORTION, COERCION THROUGH GROUP CHATS, AND GROOMING DISGUISED AS MENTORSHIP.- PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CCDT AND VIPLA ALLOWED US TO EXPAND OUR SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION EFFORTS AND ADOLESCENT SURVIVOR PROGRAMMING IN MAHARASHTRA.- OUR ANNUAL NYC GALA, REFLECTIONS: A GOLDEN EVENING, RAISED OVER $500,000, CELEBRATING THE STRENGTH OF OUR ADVISORY BOARD AND HONORING CHANGEMAKERS ACROSS SECTORS.- THROUGHOUT 2024, WE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR CONTINUED GLOBAL EXPANSION, WITH A MODEL THAT REMAINS NIMBLE, DEEPLY CONTEXTUAL, AND ROOTED IN BOTH PREVENTION AND EMPOWERMENT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$242.8K
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