Dust coats everything in a pale shade of brown, hiding reality from those who walk by. If they glanced for a moment, they would see what is going on. From toddlers to old age the poor beg. Some for themselves and others for someone else. A few sit in front of plastic sheet houses that cannot keep weather and people out. The luckier ones in front of tin shacks, but not inside for it becomes a sauna in the heat of the day. As the light fades the women move toward dark corners in order to sell themselves to feed their children. But still, after all that, it is not enough, it's never enough. In order to survive in India you either have to be rich, courageous or numb. Dr Lalita Edwards is more than courageous.

In 1998, Rachel Lloyd first came to New York City with a missions team from the U.K. As a former victim of commercial sexual exploitation, she worked with adult prostitutes in the city, helping them exit “the life” and begin a new one. But Lloyd noticed some younger girls showing up in the same programs as the women, teen victims for whom there were no specific shelters; a group of girls that, not so long ago, 21-year-old Lloyd had been a part of. She had $30, a computer and just enough room in her home to start a small outreach program, but that was all Lloyd needed to found what is now known as GEMS: Girls Educational and Mentoring Services.