Nov 1, 2021 | Anti-trafficking, Empowerment, Get Involved, She Is Safe
Three years ago, Geetu lived in fear of being trafficked like other teen girls her age in the village where she lived in Nepal. Some of her friends were sold into slavery by their families or tricked by traffickers, never to be seen or heard from again. “Will my fate...
Jan 1, 2021 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women, She Is Safe
Even before COVID-19 came to India, Jayna* was already vulnerable. She could have been one of the 21 million underage girls who are forced to marry each year. Child marriage is a form of human trafficking. Over the next five years, as the economic consequences of the...
Dec 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women, She Is Safe
Right now, girls in high-risk communities continue to be abused, tricked and sold. Far too many parents face tough decisions. Should I sell my daughter as a child bride? Should I sacrifice one of my daughters for the sake of my other children? And we ask ourselves,...
Oct 30, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women, She Is Safe
Tricked by a trafficker, Prisha thought she was taking a job in the hospitality industry, which would provide much-needed income for her poor family. Instead, she ended up in a brothel far from home. As a sex slave, Prisha was forcefully used by up to 30 men a day,...
Sep 30, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women, She Is Safe, South Sudan
Loki* knew to expect pain. And abuse. Every night. She had been sold for sex in India more times than she could possibly count. But she was a fighter and did what it took to survive . . . until she became infected with a deadly virus. She had been sold for...
Aug 31, 2020 | Advocacy, Anti-trafficking, Get Involved, Issues Affecting Women, She Is Safe, South Sudan
Alia* has lived these past nine years under dark clouds since the new nation of South Sudan formed. Poverty has tried to hide the sun and suppress her joy. In the midst of trials, Alia and other women have found a place to thrive and serve others through She Is Safe...