How trust and hope are abused: Elisabeth's* story follows a horrifically common entrapping method of exploitation in human trafficking.

The community these young woman are building together is vital to preventing the isolation that is preyed upon by human traffickers. We can’t wait to see what this get together becomes in the future.

A Legacy of 15 years! In March 2008, we opened the doors of the SHE Rescue Home. We have had the privilege of seeing those young girls grow up over the last 15 years. They are now in their 20’s building careers, starting families, finishing school, graduating from university. Some of them wanted to share their stories.

Have you ever wondered how girls come into the SHE Rescue Home?

We never get a lot of notice when a new girl is going to come into the SHE Rescue Home. Sometimes we get a day or two notice; Sometimes it is only a few hours.

A modern maxim says: “People tend to overestimate what can be done in one year and to underestimate what can be done in five or ten years.”

We can do a lot in a year

But we never want underestimate what we can do in the next 5 or 10 or 15 years. The impact on these girls’ lives will be life changing! The ripple effects into their families, community, country and the international response to end human trafficking can be exponential with your help!

We have four girls who have graduated grade 12 and are ready to go to university. Yes – You read that correctly! In the midst of a pandemic with schools only online for six months, four girls rescued from human trafficking and exploitation graduated from HIGH SCHOOL!!

Many girls in Cambodia don’t receive justice because they cannot afford it. Your donations go towards providing justice for girls like Panha* and Kanya*.

There are so many insidious and horrific sides to the pornography industry but today we want to highlight racism in pornography. Somehow racism is still acceptable in porn!

This season has tested our resolve and current programs but we have found that we were already set up to provide the best care and advantages possible for the girls rescued out of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

This is why we celebrate anytime a girl begins to shower regularly. It is a simple sign that she is starting to look after herself. She is starting to value not just her health, but her own life.

This year has also been one of the hardest financially for the SHE Rescue Home and the families of our HER Initiative. Each year we attend many conferences and events for fundraising and sales of our beautiful handmade products. Due to cancelled events because of restrictions, we have seen a dramatic decrease in our fundraising.

In fact, we have lost over $380,000 (USD) in fundraising and sales compared to last year.

Extreme poverty has left many families vulnerable to human trafficking and other forms of exploitation.