Self esteem. Courage. Resilience. That is our hope for every woman who comes to Hagar Vietnam.

But this journey to wholeness takes time. Each woman who comes to Hagar has a story to tell. Stories of abuse by the people they love the most. Stories of being tricked and sold. Stories of cold, harsh abandonment, stigma, and discrimination.

At Hagar, we help each woman weave a different ending - a hopeful ending - to her story.

Our life-skills training program, Career Pathways, uses creative personal development tools, role plays, storytelling and relationship-building to help women believe in themselves again. We help them dream about the future (sometimes for the first time in their lives) and then help them make those dreams a reality.

We don't do this alone. Hagar partners with professional organizations and businesses who share our commitment to lasting change.

Hagar works with Vietnams's Centre for Women's Development and Hoa Sua Training School who provide recovery services and skill training for women from Hagar.

Hagar's enterprise partner in Vietnam, Joma Bakery Café provides training and employment to women from Hagar.