“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
While very cliche, this thought quintessentially captures our mission. We can give money to those who need it. We can fundraise money, ask for cash donations; we can gather enough to provide for the vulnerable. But we don’t have a stash of purpose, of passion, of motivation and identity. That must be cultivated by the user.
Read MoreThis March is our 12th anniversary of rescuing girls from sexual exploitation and rehabilitating them in our SHE Rescue Home.
We have seen the immediate effects in so many lives as we bring girls out of very dark places into new light where they can be educated, loved upon and healed. But for the first time, we are starting to see the long-term effects of our work, now that the young girls who we rescued 12 years ago are living the futures they once hoped for.
At 15 years old, Phirun* feels the weight of her parents’ debt on her shoulders. It all started with a job. The job was stable enough and not far from home but after a few months, Phirun’s* broker persuaded her to take a job opportunity in China. This new job meant more money and more money means freedom.
Read MoreChaya’s* case has officially been closed, which is the goal for every girl who has been through our care and reintegrated.
To close a case means that she has reached full sustainability and no longer needs our services— this is incredible, and exactly what we spend years working towards.
Read MoreIt was 10 years ago our co-founders learned of the reality of human trafficking in our world today and decided to do something about it. They took it upon themselves to venture to Southeast Asia, where they knew it was prevalent. Each day as they prepared to head out into the city and face the many scenes of heartache, injustice, and hopelessness they would pause to do one thing— take a marker, and across their forearms, they’d write: To succumb to the enormity of the problem is to fail the one.
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