Mahima India

What Mahima India does

Mahima India is a Kolkata-based nonprofit organization established in 2012 (with operational roots dating to 2010) that delivers rescue, shelter, rehabilitation, and aftercare services to children and women affected by trafficking and sexual abuse across West Bengal. Its service portfolio centers on five shelter homes — Mahima Umang (the first child care home, registered under the Juvenile Justice Act), Mahima Umeed, Mahima Upasana (South 24 Parganas), Mahima Ashaneer (a day-and-night shelter in Sonagachi for daughters of sex workers, launched February 2025), and Mahima Ashaloy (a community outreach centre in Sonagachi serving children of sex workers aged 3-18). The model is comprehensive: safe shelter, trauma-informed counseling, formal and informal education, healthcare, life-skills and vocational training, legal assistance, court testimony support, family reunification, and independent living reintegration. Two of the homes are physically embedded inside Sonagachi, Kolkata's largest red-light district, giving the organization direct access to source-area populations.

The organization is funded entirely through donations and charitable contributions, with no commercial revenue model, no pricing, and no disclosed institutional capital. Go-to-market is community-led: volunteer recruitment, awareness campaigns across urban and rural West Bengal, and digital channels (website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, email newsletter) used for donor engagement and fundraising. Beneficiary segments are split between post-rescue minor victims under CWC custody and at-risk children in vulnerable communities, with donors and supporters as a secondary stakeholder group. Governance is by a board of trustees chaired by Finney Thomas, with Soumen Biswas as Secretary-Trustee and additional trustees Sajal Sarkar and Anjana Mondal.

The organization operates with a lean staff of 11 employees. Programs are delivered through direct field operations rather than technology platforms; no proprietary software, APIs, or digital infrastructure are in use. Geographic scope is regional — Kolkata and South 24 Parganas — with no global footprint, and the organization has no external parent, no private equity or institutional investor ownership, and no disclosed partnership network beyond the Child Welfare Committee.

Name

Mahima India

Legal name

Mahima India

Website

https://mahimaindia.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mahima India is a Kolkata-based nonprofit operating five registered shelter homes and community outreach centers in West Bengal to rescue, shelter, rehabilitate, and reintegrate children and women affected by trafficking and sexual abuse, funded by donations and volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare & Anti-Trafficking Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Temporary Shelters (624221), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Anti-trafficking services
• Child welfare programs
• Shelter home services
• Trafficking prevention awareness
• Survivor rehabilitation care

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Mahima India operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations from individuals, corporations, and supporters. The organization raises funds through its website, campaigns, and events to support rescue operations, shelter homes, education, healthcare, and emotional healing programs for survivors of trafficking and sexual abuse.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mahima India is a nonprofit organization that rescues minor victims of sex trafficking and vulnerable children, providing safe shelter, trauma-informed counseling, education, healthcare, vocational training, legal assistance, and rehabilitation through a network of five child care homes and outreach centers in West Bengal. The organization also runs community awareness and prevention programs against trafficking, sexual abuse, and exploitation in urban and rural communities.

Product overview

Mahima India operates a network of child care homes and outreach centers across Kolkata and South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, providing specialized care and protection for children rescued from trafficking, abuse, and exploitation. The organization supports Mahima Homes under the custody of the Child Welfare Committee, offering safe shelter, education, healthcare, emotional and psychological support, and life skills training. The portfolio includes five distinct programs: Mahima Umang (first child care home providing comprehensive residential care), Mahima Umeed (child care institution with focus on reintegration), Mahima Upasana (emergency shelter for children affected by trafficking and poverty), Mahima Ashaneer (day-and-night shelter for daughters of sex workers), and Mahima Ashaloy (community outreach center).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mahima Umang: First child care home providing specialized, rights-based care for minor survivors of sex trafficking and vulnerable children. Offers safe shelter, trauma-informed counseling, education, life skills training, vocational support, and legal assistance.
• Mahima Umeed
• Mahima Ashaloy
• Mahima Upasana
• Mahima Ashaneer

Products and services

• Mahima Umang First child care home under Mahima India, registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Provides specialized, rights-based care for minor survivors of sex trafficking and vulnerable children, offering safe shelter, trauma-informed counseling, education, life skills training, vocational support, and legal assistance.
• Mahima Umeed Third child care institution under Mahima India, established August 14, 2014 and registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Provides specialized, rights-based care for minor survivors of sex trafficking and vulnerable children of sex workers through comprehensive education, healthcare, psychosocial support, life skills, and vocational training programs.
• Mahima Ashaloy Community-based outreach centre established August 26, 2016, located in Sonagachi, Kolkata's largest red-light district. Serves sons and daughters of commercial sex workers aged 3 to 18 with informal education, vocational training, medical care, and peer support.
• Mahima Upasana Child care home in South 24 Parganas providing safe shelter and holistic care to children affected by trafficking, abuse, child marriage, labour, abandonment, and poverty. Registered under the Juvenile Justice Act in 2022, operating since January 11, 2023. Has served over 365 children since establishment.
• Mahima Ashaneer Day-and-night shelter home located in Sonagachi, Kolkata's largest red-light district. Function began February 18, 2025. Offers safety, care, and holistic development to 15 most vulnerable daughters of sex workers through secure housing, nutritious meals, healthcare, education support, vocational training, and emotional counseling.

Quantifiable outcome

• 365+ children served at Mahima Upasana alone
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• SOS Children's Villages India: International NGO operating family-based alternative care villages for orphaned, abandoned, and vulnerable children across India. Comparable in residential care model and child welfare mission, with substantially larger operational footprint.
• Bachpan Bachao Andolan: India's largest children's rights organization founded by Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, focused on child labor, trafficking, and education. Operates nationally at significantly larger scale than Mahima India but with overlapping anti-trafficking and child protection programs.
• Childline India Foundation: India's national 24-hour child helpline and outreach system backed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Operates a pan-India referral network intersecting with Mahima India's work on child rescue and protection.
• Don Bosco Network (India): Large Catholic NGO network operating child care institutions, shelter homes, and rehabilitation programs for at-risk youth across India, including trafficking survivors. Comparable residential care model and beneficiary population with broader institutional reach.
• Terre des Hommes (India): International child rights organization running anti-trafficking and child protection programs in South Asia including India. Comparable in mission, beneficiary focus, and shelter-based intervention model.

Regional players

• Praekst: Note: Unable to verify a directly comparable regional player with high confidence; this entry is omitted to avoid fabricated peers.

Others

• ECPAT International: International network focused on ending sexual exploitation of children, including trafficking and online abuse. Comparable in advocacy and child protection focus, though operates as a coordinating network rather than direct service provider like Mahima India.

Direct peers

• FXB India Suraksha: Indian NGO working on child rights, anti-trafficking, and child protection with residential care programs across multiple Indian states. Comparable in shelter-based care model and child rescue focus, though operating at larger geographic scale.
• CINI (Child in Need Institute): Indian NGO headquartered in West Bengal providing child protection, education, health, and nutrition services to vulnerable children and families. Shares the same operational geography and child welfare mission with comparable shelter and community outreach programs.
• Sanlaap: Kolkata-based NGO focused on rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, including operation of shelter homes. Directly comparable in mission, geography, and service model to Mahima India.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MahimaIndia
• Facebookfacebook.com/61572982615395
• Instagraminstagram.com/mahimaindiaofficial/?igsh=ZDVjNWk0YTVkN282#
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mahima-india

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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