Prevention | Hagar International

Empower Women with Possibilities

Restoring Life & Dignity

Preventing Exploitation

We Want to Stop Exploitation Before it Starts

Traffickers often target impoverished rural communities where they coerce and manipulate women and children into exploitation and abuse.

By equipping local leaders, survivors, and their families with the knowledge and tools to fight exploitation, we help prevent trafficking and abuse from happening at all.

Equip Local Leaders

Hagar equips survivors, their families, and local leaders with knowledge about human trafficking and how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.

Address Root Causes

We invest in economic empowerment and income generation opportunities for survivors and their families to reduce vulnerability to abuse and exploitation.

Raise Awareness

Education is key to prevention! Through widespread prevention campaigns, Hagar educates vulnerable people to avoid abuse, human trafficking and exploitation.

Back to Our Work

Prevention Impact 2023

777,363

people at-risk for trafficking were reached with prevention messages through television and social media campaigns.

3,774

community leaders and family members were trained to understand vulnerability and the tactics traffickers use

18,000

vulnerable and at-risk individuals equipped with skills and training to spot the signs of trafficking and slavery in their communities.

“I didn’t know the meaning of modern slavery and how to help our community members reduce their vulnerability to human trafficking. Through this training, I now clearly know how to protect my community members.”