Aruna Project

The Aruna Project is an international human rights non-profit dedicated to freeing, employing, and empowering survivors of human trafficking. By providing empowerment through employment, Aruna creates lifelong freedom for women by helping them find their voice, experience independence, and develop a marketable job skill alongside a sisterhood of others who have overcome. Through its products and events, you can literally help set free and give the liberating power of choice to women like Reshma, Fathima, Pooja and so many others, while also celebrating freedom in your own adventure.

The Aruna Run Race Series is the catalyst of the freedom process, with the money raised flowing into Aruna’s Training Centers in areas of high sexual exploitation in South Asia. Once freed, the women are offered full-time employment in Aruna’s Freedom Business, where they are trained to produce the line of Athleisure bags and headbands sold in its online store, at events, and at select retail locations. The proceeds from the sale of the products are reinvested into the Freedom Business to fund the holistic care each Artisan receives: a living wage, safe housing, healthcare, retirement savings, and counseling.

Its flagship race is the Cincinnati Aruna Run that is held in downtown Cincinnati each Labor Day. For 2024, the run will be held on Labor Day, September 2, starting and ending at Smale Riverfront Park. Races include 10K, 5K, and 1-Mile. 100% of registration fees and additional donations go to the cause. See all the run details and register at https://bit.ly/2024CincinnatiArunaRun.

Learn more about the cause at www.arunaproject.com.