India's 50 Million Missing Women
(8 March 2009)

Ctrl.Alt.Shift, social site dedicated to charity through action, is launching a campaign to help India's 50 million missing women on Sunday 8th March 2009, to coincide with International Women's Day. The campaign claims that the practice of female foeticide (sex-selective abortion) has created a worrying gap in the population and the death of women in Indian society has led to the illegal trafficking of girls from neighbouring countries.

The campaign hopes to raise a 50,000 name online petition by 8th March 2009 that it will present to the Indian Government; to raise funds to support 7,000 sex workers in the red light area of Calcutta and to raise public awareness with a flashmob style street protest in London.

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Campaign

Users can sign up to Ctrl.Alt.Shift adding to a petition that will be sent to the Indian government. This petition demands that India polices the laws designed to protect women.Visit www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk/join

Donate to SANLAAP

The campaign also calls on individual donors to make an immediate difference to the lives of Indian women by donating to partner site SANLAAP which supports the 7,000 sex workers in the red light areas of Calcutta. SANLAAP offers emotional support and legal advice to women - many of them young girls - who have been tricked, exploited and abused by the sex trade. Plus they lobby the local government and police for human rights. They even provide self-defense classes to the girls. Visit www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk/donatenow

Flashmob street campaign

Ctrl.Alt.Shit will be be taking to the streets on International Women's Day to support the 50 million missing women in India and demand the protection from violence. To find out where and when, sign up to their flash-mob newsletter at flash@ctrlaltshift.co.uk, or become a member of The Official Ctrl.Alt.Shift Magazine Group on Facebook.

About Ctrl Alt Shift

Ctrl.Alt.Shift is a social site dedicated to charity through action. Their aim is simple - to give individuals a platform to change the world. It's a community for passionate and outspoken individuals, joined in the fight against poverty and injustice. Ctrl.Alt.Shift is a Christian Aid initiative. UK registered charity number 1105851.

The Ctrl.Alt.Shif magazine has written a number of features about India, including articles on skin whitening creams, the Indian sex trade, 'women do as you're told', the Mumbai Terror Attacks and issues about gender and power.

To read more, visit www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk