Nov 18, 2014 | Education, Empowerment, India, Indonesia, South Sudan
We at She Is Safe are enthusiastic about Transformation Groups. But, you might wonder what makes these groups unique from other women’s self-help groups. Laksmi’s Story We have seen that Transformation Groups offer infinitely more than self-help for downtrodden...
Sep 25, 2014 | Education, Empowerment, India, Issues Affecting Women
Saanvi never thought about going to school. She saw sex slavery in her mother’s small room and believed that she was destined for that same life. But through our work, now she is safe in a restoration home and attending kindergarten. Her mother visits often, and is...
Jun 10, 2014 | Gender-based violence, India, Issues Affecting Women
Indian Women Are Under Threat of Abuse and Exploitation Every Day She Is Safe works to empower underprivileged women and girls throughout the world. In India, we train women to build businesses, raise healthy families, read and write. As we enrich these aspects of...
May 23, 2014 | Get Involved, India, Issues Affecting Women, She Is Safe
Part Two of a Series on New International Team Members Pam Valentin joined She Is Safe in March of 2014 and has brought passion and practicality to her role as the Associate Country Director of India. She is currently in India, working to deepen relationships with our...
Mar 6, 2014 | Anti-trafficking, Empowerment, Give Life for Lent, India, Transformation
Nina was the youngest of four daughters of a sex worker in India. Her family lived in a brothel community. Her future, like most girls in her situation, was very bleak. “I was a mischievous child and got into lots of trouble,” Nina recounts. “I didn’t care about my...
Feb 20, 2014 | Empowerment, India, Indonesia, South Sudan, Transformation
Microfinance, or microcredit, is the lending of small amounts of money at low interest to individuals in the developing world who have very little collateral. The idea is that microfinance uses the free market to alleviate poverty and gives the poor and other...