Indian-origin woman-entrepreneur will swim across English-channel to end child sex-trafficking
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An Indian-origin woman entrepreneur in the UK is training to swim across the English Channel to raise funds to combat child-trafficking in India.
Leah Chowdhry, who runs professional childcare service called Pop up, Party & Play, will set off from Dover on a grueling 35km swim to Calais in France on Wednesday to raise funds for British Asian Trust charity founded by Prince Charles.
First British Asian woman
Chowdhry hoping to become first British-Asian-woman to swim across English-channel
"I am honored to be one of the first ever British Asian women to take on this challenge, with only just short of 1,500 people to ever complete the swim," said Chowdhry.
She is set to battle with jelly fish, ship tankers, and seasickness during a journey expected to take on average 13 hours in light and darkness.
Hardwork
Chowdhry has been training hard for the last 6 months
Leah will have family and friends in support boat traveling alongside her but, under Channel Swimming Association rules, she isn't allowed any human contact while undertaking the challenge.
She has been training hard over the last six months to help raise funds. Chowdhry already raised more than £35,000 for this life-changing work.
Around 1.2 million Indian children are subjected to commercial sexual exploitation.
Night-care centers
British Asian Trust's partner-organization in India runs three night-care centers
British Asian Trust's partner organization in India, Prerana, runs three night-care centers for children at risk and a residential training center for girls rescued from the trafficking trade.
The latest project will support India's first online resource center dedicated to the prevention of sexual offenses against children and provide 80 girls aged 15 plus with a rehabilitation care program to build better futures.