Joanna’s Journey to Empowerment
Earlier this summer, Joanna (name changed to protect her privacy) and 47 other survivors of trafficking, violence, and exploitation graduated from our Skills Training and Empowerment Program. STEP, as we call it for short, is a three-month program that digs into each survivor’s story and their hopes and dreams for the future. Most of the […]
Joshua’s fight for freedom
The COVID-19 pandemic put Joshua* at risk of being exploited again, but your support intervened and helped him fight for freedom. When he was a boy, Joshua was a victim of sexual abuse, robbed of the joy and freedom of an uncomplicated childhood. A few years later, his mother died, leaving Joshua an orphan. […]