TAARA INC

1. SCALING PREVENTION: EQUIPPING CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH TOOLS TO STAY SAFEIN 2025, TAARA EXPANDED ITS PREVENTION EDUCATION FOOTPRINT ACROSS BOTH INDIA AND THE UNITED STATES, DEEPENING CURRICULUM QUALITY WHILE BROADENING REACH.IN INDIA, OUR YEAR-LONG, IN-SCHOOL AWARENESS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO DIRECTLY REACH 16,000 CHILDREN (AND IMPACTED 48,000, INCLUDING THE FAMILY MULTIPLIER EFFECT), WITH AN 83% INCREASE IN MEASURED AWARENESS OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE EXPLOITATION RISKS. TRAINED FACILITATORS DELIVERED STRUCTURED MODULES COVERING SEXTORTION, GROOMING, AI ABUSE, ONLINE ENTICEMENT, UNSAFE TOUCH, AND SELF-WORTH, SUPPLEMENTED BY OUR PROPRIETARY ANIMATION LIBRARY DESIGNED FOR RURAL, LOW-LITERACY, AND NO-DEVICE CONTEXTS.WE STRENGTHENED PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY MAPPING EXERCISES AND CAREGIVER SESSIONS, ENSURING PROTECTION NETWORKS EXTEND BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.IN THE UNITED STATES, TAARA LAUNCHED OUR SIX-SESSION MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP CALLED THE CHANGEMAKERS AND UNNORMAL RESPECTIVELY, ON AI-ERA DIGITAL SAFETY, COVERING DEEPFAKES, AI-GENERATED CSAM, SEXTORTION, GROOMING THROUGH GAMING AND GROUP CHATS AND BYSTANDER LEADERSHIP. MODULES WERE PILOTED IN NEW JERSEY MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ADAPTED FOR THE BRONX, WITH FULL INSTRUCTOR DECKS, SCENARIO CARDS, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED TEACHER TRAINING RESOURCES BUILT IN-HOUSE.OUR UNNORMAL ASSEMBLY PROGRAM CONTINUED TO ANCHOR TAARA'S HIGH SCHOOL PRESENCE, WITH ACTIVE ENGAGEMENTS AT HENRY SNYDER HIGH SCHOOL (JERSEY CITY), LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, MALCOLM X SHABAZZ HIGH SCHOOL (NEWARK), HOLY ANGELS ACADEMY, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH CHILDREN'S VILLAGE. SESSIONS FEATURED INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS, STUDENT-LED CONVERSATIONS.2. SURVIVOR EMPOWERMENT IN ACTION: TRAINING, INCOME, AND DIGNITYTAARA'S 2025 SURVIVOR WORK CONTINUED TO PRIORITIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY, FINANCIAL AUTONOMY AND INDIVIDUALIZED PATHWAYS OUT OF VULNERABILITY.IN INDIA, REINTEGRATION COMMUNITIES RECEIVED EXPANDED VOCATIONAL TRAINING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP COACHING, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY SUPPORT, WITH SURVIVORS BUILDING LIVELIHOODS AS SHOP OWNERS, FARMERS, TAILORS, AND HOME-BASED ENTREPRENEURS.TAARA CONTINUED FUNDING EDUCATION FOR SURVIVORS WHO REMAIN MINORS, SUSTAINING STRONG SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND A 97% RETENTION RATE ACROSS OUR SUPPORTED COHORT.WE PILOTED ZERO-TECH, ZERO-WRITING IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOLS, INCLUDING SIDE OF THE ROOM, TRAFFIC LIGHT CARDS ETC DESIGNED FOR VARIABLE-LITERACY CONTEXTS AND GOVERNMENT-SENSITIVE DATA ENVIRONMENTS. THESE TOOLS ALLOWED US TO MEASURE PROGRESS WITHOUT COMPROMISING SURVIVOR SAFETY OR DIGNITY.IN THE UNITED STATES, SURVIVORS REFERRED THROUGH TRUSTED PARTNERS ACCESSED CERTIFIED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ESL CLASSES, WITH TAARA PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SUPPORT ACROSS HOUSING, LEGAL, AND FINANCIAL RECOVERY.WE HOSTED A CONTEST FOR THE SURVIVORS TO FURTHER WIN START UP FUNDING. 3. DEEPENING OUR FOOTPRINT AND PARTNERSHIPS2025 WAS A YEAR OF ORGANIZATIONAL MATURATION, WITH TAARA EXPANDING ITS PROGRAM LIBRARY, FORMALIZING ITS INDIA PRESENCE, AND LAYING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MULTI-YEAR SCALE.WE BUILT AND DEPLOYED AN EXPANDED LIBRARY OF ORIGINAL CURRICULUM MODULES ACROSS BOTH GEOGRAPHIES, COVERING AI-GENERATED CONTENT, DEEPFAKES, VOICE CLONING, GAMING-BASED GROOMING, COERCION THROUGH GROUP CHATS, AND GROOMING DISGUISED AS MENTORSHIP. INDIA-SPECIFIC LOCALIZATIONS ADDRESSED MOJ, JOSH, SHARECHAT, BGMI, AND RESOURCES INCLUDING THE NATIONAL CYBERCRIME HELPLINE (1930) AND CHILDLINE (1098).PARTNERSHIPS WITH VIPLA CONTINUED TO ANCHOR SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION AND ADOLESCENT SURVIVOR PROGRAMMING IN MAHARASHTRAWE INITIATED THE FORMAL REGISTRATION OF TAARA IMPACT FOUNDATION INDIA, STRUCTURING A LONG-TERM VEHICLE FOR RECEIVING CSR FUNDS AND SCALING INDIA OPERATIONS.IN THE U.S., WE STRENGTHENED OUR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL NETWORK ACROSS BERGEN, HUDSON, AND ESSEX COUNTIES, AND DEVELOPED A TEACHER TRAINING FRAMEWORK GROUNDED IN NJ-SPECIFIC MANDATORY REPORTING LAW AND TRAUMA-INFORMED BEHAVIOR INTERPRETATION.THROUGHOUT 2025, TAARA CONTINUED TO OPERATE WITH THE PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE DEFINED OUR WORK FROM THE START: NIMBLE, DEEPLY CONTEXTUAL, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND ROOTED EQUALLY IN PREVENTION AND EMPOWERMENT.