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Stories of hope
Dang’s Story
Like many girls who grew up in the Northern mountainous region, Dang did not receive family support for her education due to financial hardship. She always dreamed about wearing a uniform and going to school like other girls, however she found herself having to...
Dan’s Story
Dan’s father died when she was young, and her mother had to work hard to make ends meet for her family. Therefore, Dan always tried to find more work to help out her mother. Knowing Dan’s families’ struggles, their neighbour offered to help and made an agreement...
Minea’s Story
Minea (not her real name) is currently 22 years old and was born to a poor family in Phnom Penh. A few years ago, Minea quit her studies to work at a garment factory with her older sister to help support her family. In 2018, a “friend” preyed on her precarious...
Hagar News
Longdy Advocates for Human Trafficking Survivors at UN Assembly
Longdy Chhap, former human trafficking survivor, turned Hagar Cambodia Counsellor advocates for freedom at the United Nations General Assembly. 22 November 2021, New York – a former survivor of human trafficking and now Hagar Cambodia counselor and trainer, Longdy...
UNTIF Project, Vietnam
To raise awareness about child sexual abuse and knowledge/skills about what to do in response, the Hagar Vietnam team coordinated with the Women's Union and Minh - Luong Secondary School in the Nghe An Province to run a contest with local secondary school students...
There’s someone we’d like you to meet
Please join us in extending a very warm welcome to our new Global CEO, Dr. Andrew Catford.Since joining Hagar in June, Andrew has been spending time in the field with our program staff, meeting survivors and seeing first-hand the powerful healing impact...
Spotlight on donors
Help Team Hagar over the finish line!
On December 8, members of Hagar Australia’s largest-ever Run for Freedom team will join 10,000 participants from across the world testing their stamina on a stunning course around Angkor Wat.We’re delighted that 35 amazing people have already signed up to...
Getting Active to Support Survivors of Trafficking
This year a team from Acciona Geotech crossed the finish line of Run Melbourne and raised over $4,700 to help further our work with women and children impacted by human trafficking, slavery and abuse. And thanks to our partner Corrs Chambers Westgarth, whose...
Grammar School Puts Their Best Foot Forward
In early December, an enthusiastic group of fifteen girls and three teachers embarked on a journey to Cambodia. Our ultimate goal was to raise money and awareness for Hagar our charity, but also to achieve a personal goal we set for ourselves – running a half marathon...
