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Without fear…
Last night Ben and I filled in our voting papers and took a walk out in the rain to our local polling station! I have to say I found this very exciting… much to the amusement of my husband! But the thing is it’s been years since I last voted…
Kim… The Whole Reason!
There’s a story that will always stay with me. It was written in the voice of a young Vietnamese girl who had been trafficked to China and forced into sex slavery
Aziza… The WHOLE Reason
It’s hard to imagine the pain that women and children endure in places like Afghanistan, Cambodia and Vietnam. At the moment I can’t stop thinking about Aziza.
What is there to celebrate?
I recently posted a tweet asking ‘twitters’ if they would join Hagar in celebrating International Women’s Day. One response came asking ‘what is there to celebrate?’… and this is my response:
Cambodian maids return from Malaysia…
I have a copy of the Phnom Penh post article titled ‘Returning Maids Have Horrific Tale’ and am remembering back to a few years ago when I met a Cambodian girl with plans to go to Malaysia as a house maid…
It Happens to Boys too…
I’ve been reading a couple of reports and stories this week about boys. When I read sentences like ‘abuse of boys is happening at alarming rates in Cambodia’ it presses a button.
Choosing to Remember…
If there is one thing I’ve learned through working with Hagar these past few years, it’s this: There is hope…
the WHOLE reason…
This is Zarmina’s story… and the whole reason why Hagar Afghanistan is setting up the Transitional Care Center. Because Zarmina cannot go home. And there are many others like her…
An Article In Our Local Paper..
Read about my journey with Hagar over these past 8 years and also about the set up of Hagar UK
Thanksgiving…
I’ve just sent out my September report, and although at times progress can feel slow, it was good to look back over the month and see all that was achieved.