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Hoang’s Story
The overwhelming need to find work and make a sustainable livelihood can make women and girls susceptible to being tricked into human slavery. At the age of 18, Hoang had no concept of human trafficking. From an ethnic minority living in central Vietnam, she went...
Han’s Story
Growing up in a house with a violent father, Han spent her childhood dreaming of the day when she could leave home and escape her situation. She longed for independence and freedom and as soon as she graduated from High School she travelled to Hanoi in Vietnam alone...
Somphors’ Story
In 2015, Somphors was working on the Thai-Cambodian border as a beer promoter in a night club. She had been forced to leave her children in another Cambodian province while she worked there and did all she could to financially support them from a distance. Her...
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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