A group founded by Japanese university students has worked to help Indian women who fell victim to human and sex trafficking achieve independence through fashion and styling.
Last September, the Japanese group, dubbed Mode for Smiles, organized a fashion show in the northeastern Indian city of Kolkata in collaboration with a local organization teaching sewing to victims.
"Our purpose is to bring positive changes within the women," said Fumika Date, 24, a graduate student at Hiroshima University.