Somphors, a 36 year old mother of 3 who lives in the Battambang province, Northwest region of Cambodia. This is her whole journey with Hagar. In 2015, Somphors was forced to move away from her family, children and community to work at the Cambodian-Thai borders as a beer promoter in a night club. It was here where she was offered the opportunity to marry a man from China for money to support
Tien was just 16 when her world changed forever. Raised by her father’s family after her parents divorced, she longed for a mother’s love and the warmth of a stable home. But instead of finding comfort, she was deceived by a group of traffickers and taken to China, where she was forced into marriage—not once, but three times. For nearly two years, Tien endured unimaginable hardship before she finally managed to escape
“I can overcome what hindered me in the past, and so can you.” Loi, a 21-year-old client of Hagar International in Vietnam attended an international conference in Taiwan in late October 2018. At this event, Loi had many opportunities to learn and grow by sharing her story and listening to other Ambassadors. When Loi was referred to Hagar two years ago by a former Hagar client, she suffered from multiple traumas, initially
This year’s report “serves as a call to action for governments around the world to embrace the full meaning of the Palermo Protocol and implement their domestic laws in a manner that protects all victims and punishes all traffickers.” The Palermo Protocol defines human trafficking by its three elements—a trafficker’s action taken through the means of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. Understanding it as such leaves little room for interpretation
For the past 25 years Hagar has been committed to thousands of survivors who have suffered from human trafficking, slavery and abuse. Trauma recovery services will always be our core mandate, however, in recent years we have also seen the added value of partnering with non-profits, corporates, and government officials so that we can proactively work toward eradicating such human rights abuses. Such efforts are part of Hagar’s collaborative global strategy to
We at Hagar USA desire to learn from you so that we can do a better job of meeting your needs and expectations about our work. Hagar is committed to taking steps to strengthen the way that we share about our work, engage with our donors, and to learn about your preferences. We believe the Hagar USA 2019 Survey is an easy way for you provide your feedback to us so that
Hiep grew up in the mountains of Northern Vietnam. Hagar staff remember the first time they visited her at home after she called the Hagar hotline. When she was younger, she didn’t feel loved or known by her parents because they were always away trying to make money to feed their children. When she was 17, a friend of their family told her about an ‘exciting’ job opportunity across the border. Hiep
From darkness to light. Trang was never happy while she was growing up. Her father worked in another province and only came home once or twice a month, but his visits were always unpleasant. He would beat her mother and blame Trang for the violence. Being the only daughter in the family, everyone expected her to be gentle, intelligent, bright and respectful. Her whole life, Trang has been trying to please everyone
2020 has been an interesting year for us all. It is times like this that I am thankful to be a part of Hagar, supporting women and children for the past 26 years. The women and children we all support need our sustenance now more than ever. During this time, vulnerable persons are in even more at risk situations. No matter what else happens in the world, and many times because of
During a 2-hour site seeing break from meetings in DC a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon the FDR Memorial by happenstance as I journeyed between the Jefferson and MLK Jr. Memorials. While there, I was struck by several FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt quotes, but one in particular inspired me and rings true all these years later. In 1932, in the midst of many national challenges, FDR said, “In these days of
By partnering with Hagar, you answer the cries of human suffering. Our work is dependent on charitable giving by people like you.
By partnering with Hagar, you help survivors heal from trauma and severe abuse. Our work depends on the generosity of people like you.