Belle Staurowsky Teaching Children in Rural India Self-Defense for Domestic Violence

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Belle Staurowsky is a first-degree black belt in karate AND the founder of the Green Tara Project, a one-woman nonprofit organization that teaches self-defense to girls as young as 6 in India who are victims of or are at risk for human sex trafficking. Jyoti Nale-Tajane, senior program officer for Save the Children India, said: "“When she actually started conducting the sessions, we realized she was not only doing sessions in defensive techniques but also in enhancing confidence building of girls. The girls discovered a new self in them and 'I cannot do this' turned into 'I can do anything'"

http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/kicking-off-karate-classes-in-india

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120701/news/707019913/

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