Thao from Brand Protection Department at Regina Miracle participated as a management volunteer during a 4-day FACT training. She excitedly shared what the experience meant to her and the workers. Read More “MORE THAN JUST ANY TRAINING”
I have a friend who was a trafficking victim. Previously, she worked in an unstable, low-paying job in an industrial zone near Ho Chi Minh City. Someone told her that if she went to China, she could get a more stable and better-paying job. She was young and naïve so when a friend introduced her to an opportunity, she took it. She was tricked and taken to Hainan Island, sold by the friend as a bride to a family. Her husband was deaf and disabled; he also had a mental illness and usually disappeared at night. Her mother-in-law treated her badly and often beat her. Read More “NAIVETY”
T. is a 37-year-old worker from Thanh Hoa Province who came to Da Nang City to work and has two young children. At first, she was hesitant to participate in activities due to her family commitments. However, as she learned more and realized how helpful the skills and knowledge were, she became more active in Empower Migrants (EMMI) activities. She enthusiastically stepped up and became the leader of a women’s group in Da Nang City. Read More “Taking the Lead”
I was a student in Pacific Links Foundation’s Academic Scholarships Program for 4 years.
Before I received the scholarship, I faced a lot of difficulties. My family was so poor. My father was the main breadwinner for my family. He had to work very hard to pay for my younger brother and I to continue going to school.
Read More “BETTER FUTURE”
I’ve written periodically about this young woman, one of our trafficking survivors at our shelter in Lao Cai Province. She is a very smart and determined young woman. Her story is full of tragedy, though unfortunately not atypical. A member of an ethnic minority group near the Chinese border, at age 16 she was tricked by her friend and sold to a couple in China who bought her for their son. Soon after she gave birth to a daughter, they sold her to work as forced labor in a coat factory.
Read More “FLYING COLORS”
Dat’s parents separated very early, his mother raised him by herself in a very small house with no door and barely enough space to sleep and cook. The house is too small that his bicycle must be left outside in the alley.
Read More “COFFEE DREAMS”
Diep has overcome great odds to continue to go to school throughout her life. She is the first in her family to go to college and now the first to graduate.
Read More “OVERCOMING ODDS”
One of our vocational scholarship recipients from Tien Giang recently opened up his own bakery in Saigon after gaining work experience and saving up money from the last 2 years. Read More “BAKING DREAMS”
I used to think about dropping out of school to help my parents farm because of our economic hardship.
Read More “MAKING DREAMS A REALITY”
Each trafficking survivor that we meet leaves a mark. More than 20 years of separation, we reunited P. with her family. Her reunion renews the meaning of our work.
Read More “A REUNION TO REMEMBER”
