“I was so scared to talk to anybody including my sisters. I thought my life was ending. I was also afraid community members would look down at me.” Som Nang grew up in the Bathambang province with her parents and three sisters. When she was still young her...
“There are many holes in my memories, I don’t remember why I saw adult movies when I was little or how I allowed my uncle to touch me.”Trang, 23 Trang’s family was never truly happy. Her father worked in another province and only came home once or twice a month and...
“This is my best day. Seeing those chickens makes me overjoyed and all my fear and doubt has completely disappeared. I just want to send my sincere thanks to Hagar. Dan and I are so lucky to have Hagar’s support. I can never thank you enough.”- Dan’s mother What is...
Myra started working when she was only 4 dancing in special functions, whenever her village had big celebrations, for a few Bangladeshi Takas. When her mother remarried, life turned for the worse. Her stepfather was lazy and spent his time drinking instead of working....
Growing up in a family where the parents got divorced and living with the father’s family, Tien didn’t get as much care from her mother as a normal child would like. She was tricked by a group of Vietnamese people and trafficked abroad at the age of 16 to be wife to 3...
Sreyneang’s story is a powerful illustration of the impact Hagar is having not just on the lives of individuals but in entire communities as well. By volunteering with Hagar, Sreyneang has been able to help implement prevention initiatives that she can tangibly see...
