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Make Love Not Scars is an Indian nonprofit organisation based in New Delhi.[1] The organisation works with acid-attack survivors and was founded by Ria Sharma. It assists with the complete rehabilitation of acid attack survivors, including providing survivors with financial, legal and educational help.[2] As of November 6th, 2016, the organisation had helped approximately 70 survivors across India.[3]

History

Ria Sharma founded Make Love Not Scars in 2014 while she was a fashion student at Leeds College of Art. As a part of her final year project, she set out to film a documentary on acid attack survivors in India.[4] However, after witnessing the appalling conditions of acid attack survivors in India, she decided to start an organisation instead. She told Isis Madrid of Public Radio International:

"While I was shooting the documentary, I found myself in a government hospital burn ward.The things I saw in the ward left me forever changed. I had never witnessed so much misery all at once, I had never been surrounded by so much pain. When you are in that situation you have two options, you could either return to the comfort of your own life or you could try and make someone else’s life comfortable."[5]

The founder was also featured on Mithaq Kazimi's show Konversations in which she explored the need for social activism to be relatable to young people so they could help with various social ills.

Rehabilitation Center

Make Love Not Scars launched India's first rehabilitation centre in New Delhi in March 2016.A first of a kind centre, the centre provides acid attack survivors with medical treatment, financial aid, legal support, vocational training and psychological treatment. The centre also helps survivors overcome their emotional struggles through recreational activities like Yoga and poetry classes. [6]

The centre also contains accommodation for survivors who are seeking refuge from perpetrators of their attack. The center is primarily funded by community donations. [7]

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Maria. "An Indian acid attack survivor is taking her inspiring story to New York Fashion Week". Quartz. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  2. ^ Madrid, Isis, Sakuntala Narasimhan, and WeNews Staff. "This 23-year-old woman just opened India’s first rehab clinic for acid attack survivors." Women's eNews. N.p., 06 Apr. 2016. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.
  3. ^ NewIndianXpress. "Life beyond the acid burn." The New Indian Express. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017
  4. ^ "Ria Sharma." Leeds College of Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.
  5. ^ "This 23-year-old woman just opened India's first rehab clinic for acid attack survivors." Public Radio International. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.
  6. ^ "23-year-old woman runs first rehab clinic for acid attack survivors in India." The New York Times. The New York Times, 13 Apr. 2016. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.
  7. ^ Sivasubramanian , Shami . "Woman opens India's first rehab clinic for acid attack survivors." Topics. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.
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