Dr. Sunitha Krishnan who was born in 1969, is an india social activist and chief functionary and co-founder of Prajwala, an institution that has helped thousands of trafficked women and girls find a safe haven in their shelter. The organization also helps pay for the education of five thousand children infected with HIV/AIDS in Hyderabad alone. Prajwala's "second-generation" prevention program operates in 17 transition centers has helped thousands of children of prostitued mothers. The NGO's strategy is to remove women from brothels by giving their children educational and career opporutunities. Krishnan and her staff train suriviors carpentry, welding, printing, masonry and housekeeping.