Shafiqur Rahman Khan
Shafiqur Rahman Khan addressing a RISE workshop, Introduction to Group Action, for bride trafficking survivors
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
Impact

Since founding Empower People in 1999, Khan has led community-driven work against bride trafficking and for gender justice across northern and eastern India through:

4Major marches, 2006–2019
16,000 kmLongest march, across 10 states
4States of operation
2019Grinnell Prize, first Indian recipient
Where we work

Rooted in four states, on the ground since 1999.

Empower People operates across Delhi, Haryana, Bihar and Assam — working with community groups, local institutions and civil society partners to prevent bride trafficking and strengthen community resilience.

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What the work covers

Two decades of grassroots advocacy

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Bio & Philosophy

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The Marches

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Empower People

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Teaching
Shafiqur Rahman Khan at the Grinnell Prize ceremony, 2019
Recognition

First Indian recipient of the Grinnell Prize, 2019.

Awarded for pioneering work addressing bride trafficking and building community-driven responses to human trafficking.

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