“I learned about myself, how to overcome difficulties, forgiveness and be a stronger person, as if I am a flower that has blossomed beautifully.” -Hanh, 16, survivor of sex trafficking
The room hummed with activity. Each woman, carefully handpicking pens and markers, putting ink to paper.
A giggle....
Former Judge Michael Strong reflects on the work of Hagar after participating in Hagar Australia’s Justice Tour in September. The tour looked at all aspects of trafficking and abuse – from how rescue occurs, to the slow journey through trauma recovery. The group included Australian judges, social workers, CEOs...
In May 2013, Shahrzad Mossanenzadeh, 25, left her home in Long Beach, California to take up a volunteer position as Visitor Coordinator with Hagar International in Phnom Penh. Shahrzad has a B.A in Anthropology from University of California Irvine.
How are you settling in Phnom Penh?
I am doing well. I...
According to a recent UN report on rape prevalence in the Asia-Pacific region, more than 1 in 5 Cambodian men admitted to having raped a woman. Read Hagar’s response in a follow up article in the Cambodia Daily.
A story about refugees in Cambodia
by Michael Hirsch, Hagar Cambodia Refugee Project Manager
This is impossible, but try:
Imagine your country is wracked by civil war — bombings, killings, missing persons, interrogations, imprisonments, displacement… Fear so palpable that you feel it in your empty gut, you see it in faces of children...
