Divya’s Journey: Finding Safety, Healing, and Hope

When TCU first met Divya, she was just seventeen, fragile and quiet, carrying a heart condition that made every day feel uncertain. She had already lost her parents and grown up under the care of her aunt, who, struggling to make ends meet, never managed to send her to school. By her early teens, Divya was working as a domestic helper, doing whatever she could to survive. 

One day, a woman from her village promised her something better: a job in another town, a fresh start. Trusting her, Divya followed. But the promise quickly turned into a nightmare. In that unfamiliar place, she was starved, beaten, and forced to endure unthinkable abuse. Her captor gave her food only if she could bring men from the highway. Each day blurred into the next, a battle simply to stay alive. 

Then, hope appeared quietly, almost unnoticed, in the form of a fruit vendor who saw her suffering. For days, he watched, unsure what to do, until he finally gathered the courage to report her case to the police. 

That call changed everything. 

When Fr. Don Bosco, Director of TCU, learned about Divya, he welcomed her into one of the centers with open arms. There, a small community of volunteers surrounded her with care: safe shelter, medical attention, counseling, and patient companionship. They didn’t rush her healing; they walked with her, day by day, until she could begin to believe again that her life had value. 

Today, Divya is rebuilding her future. She still lives in one of TCU’s shelters, where she works as a tailor, earning her own income and dreaming, perhaps for the first time, of a peaceful tomorrow.