Social Entrepreneur / Anti-Trafficking Advocate / Scholar–Practitioner on Gender, Migration & Bride Trafficking

Shafiqur Rahman Khan

Founder of Empower People — a grassroots organisation combating human trafficking and strengthening community resilience across Haryana, Assam, Bihar and Delhi. First Indian recipient of the Grinnell Prize, 2019.

The Marches → Empower People Speaking requests

4Major marches led, 2006–2019

16,000 km2018 march, across 10 states

70Districts covered, 2018 march

2019Grinnell Prize — first Indian recipient

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Two decades of grassroots advocacy

Shafiqur Rahman Khan receiving the Jijabai Achievers Award for Women Empowerment

01 — Bio

Origin & philosophy

Raised in Bihar. Two decades addressing bride trafficking, gender imbalance and migration.

Jungle-Jameen Adhikar Padyatra 2019 banner, Hazaribagh to Ranchi

02 — Marches

Four marches, four causes

From a 300 km march against female feticide to a 4,600 km march across two states against bride trafficking.

Shafiqur Rahman Khan addressing bride trafficking survivors outdoors, CBO Formation training

03 — Organisation

Empower People

Grassroots work across Delhi, Haryana, Bihar and Assam since 1999.

04 — Teaching

Teaching

Connecting field experience with academic analysis for students and researchers.