Girls Guide to Changing the World

Here's where you can meet some of the amazing survivor artisans in our programs and choose a survivor-sister who inspires you.  Your efforts can have a positive impact on your sister's life, and will also help the other women and children in her program.

Read the survivor sister stories below and pick the sister whose story resonates most for you.  Click on the 'Read More' buttons to view their full stories.  Tell your friends - each sister has a Facebook story.  Please "Like" your favorite sister story in Facebook by clicking the Like button in her story.  Also - make sure you "Like" our main Facebook page!

 

Meet Mayana from Nepal - Trafficked into a circus and exploited throughout her childhood, Mayana now works to keep her little sister safe from trafficking. Read Her Story

Meet Took from Thailand -Family violence and destitution drove Took into exploitation, but the unconditional love of her rescuers and other survivors showed her a new way of being.  Read More
Meet Puja from India - Once enslaved in a brothel, Puja has become a role model for recently rescued girls. Read Her Story

Meet Geena from Nepal - Born into a brothel, Geena could not imagine a future outside of the streets, but today she is in high school and dreams of becoming a dancer. Read Her Story

Meet Srey from Cambodia - Once she was blamed and ostracized for what was done to her - but Srey's efforts have helped to transform her community. Read  Srey's Story

 Meet Jonti from Calcutta - A child bride who was trafficked and set on fire by her own husband, Jonti survived by force of will, and is training to become one of India's first women silversmiths. Read Her Story

Meet Asha from Mumbai -  Asha was trafficked by a member of her own family.  Despite this tragedy, she is a karate champion, star student, gifted jeweler, and a leader among her peers. Read Asha's Story

 Meet Shanti from Nepal - Ashanti is a rescued survivor whose personal mission is to keep others girls safe through awareness campaigns, street theater, and by sharing her own harrowing story.  Read Shanti's Story

Meet Alice from Fiji- Alice was trafficked to pay the family's rent, by her own parents. Then when she became pregnant, her family kicked her out.  Now Alice supports herself and her son - while also caring for the environment - by making jewelry from local clay and recycled paper. Read Alice's Story

Meet Rekha from Varanasi, India  - Along with many members of her family and village, Rekha was enslaved in a quarry and scorned as an 'Untouchable'.   Now she is free and empowered as a local elected official.  Read Her Story