Jul 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women, Nepal, She Is Safe
In the foothills of the Himalayas is a shared international border between India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China. This area is a notorious corridor of human trafficking. This is where you will find sixteen-year-old Binsa* who lives in a small, rural village in...
May 28, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Child Marriage, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women, She Is Safe
Unprecedented. Uncommon. Uncertain. All words to describe the crisis caused in the world by COVID-19. Marwa,* a Syrian refugee and mother of five, has been living in crisis mode her entire life—and now the coronavirus hits on top of it all. In the dense, massive tent...
Apr 28, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Child Marriage, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women, She Is Safe
Pain shouldn’t run that deep in a 14-year-old girl. But Aparna* knows it well. You can see it in her eyes. Aparna lives in the red-light district area of northeast India. Last year, her mother, Binita*, gave her to be married to a 32-year-old man. What kind of mother...
Mar 30, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women, Myanmar
Like the contrast between dark and light, life in Myanmar for little girls looks starkly different than for boys: Girls are at high risk of being taken or sold as child brides to neighboring China. Some families boast about how much they receive for the sale of their...
Mar 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women
A New Story for Dara The following is a true story shared by our She Is Safe staff: Dara* sat behind a window in the busy Indonesian brothel. Men on the other side decided which girl they wanted. The loudspeaker blared Dara’s name. She had been selected for sex by one...
Jan 31, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women
A baby was born in a brothel. But because of love, she didn’t stay there. Amara’s* mother worked in a bustling brothel of northern India. In that place, baby Amara would likely be used for sex by “clients.” She would be exposed to disease, all forms of abuse and,...
