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Ban’s Story
Ban was in a situation where she was always struggling to provide for her precious young daughter. With no home, savings or work opportunities available in her local community in Vietnam, Ban knew that she would have to find work abroad to have any chance of giving...

Neary’s Story
Neary is a human trafficking survivor and Hagar staff have been walking the recovery journey with her for approximately 7 months. She has been working in a garment factory to survive and support her family however COVID-19 has recently presented many challenges for...

Botra’s Story
When Botra was 8 years old, his parents separated and he moved with his mother and 2 siblings to Siem Reap. His mother purchased a house that was close to a villa occupied by a rich, American man in his 70’s. This man was a retired pilot and he was deeply trusted by...
Hagar News

The plight of modern slavery and the woman fighting to end it
This week, Hagar Australia's CEO, Jo Pride was featured as Pro Bono Australia's 'Changemaker'. In the write-up, Jo shares her thoughts on justice, empathy and leading an organisation which changes people’s lives. Read the full article here. Facebook...

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...

The start of a great new friendship
We are very excited to announce a new partnership with the innovative and award-winning retail giving platform i=Change.Weaving philanthropy into our everyday purchases, i=Change is a beautifully simple platform that enables online retailers – including...
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...
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