Empower Abused and Trafficked Vietnamese Women

“Hagar has been my second home. If it had not been for Hagar, my son would not have been born healthy and I would not have been able to start my life again”.  - Hong, 40-year-old survivor of domestic violence

“I’d been approaching many organizations before I reached out to Hagar because I couldn’t find any solution for my problems. Thanks to the introduction by the Child Helpline, I was able to come to you and together with your social worker, I’ve made my future plan. Hopefully together with your responsive support, my son and I can woke up after this nightmare.”  - Pham, 36-year-old survivor of domestic violence

Because of you!

• New partnership and project approval from the Vietnamese Government! Hagar officially signed a new partnership with the Center for Counselling, Research and Empowering Community (CoRE), a local NGO with the mission of developing community through education and counselling programs, social work and other creative activities associated with indigenous culture. Through this partnership, Hagar aims to support CoRE with capacity building and together, implement Hagar’s Empowering Women for Life project, providing direct services to survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual exploitation in Vietnam.
• New location for Hagar Recovery Centre. Hagar found a nice house with a large front yard in which to reopen its recovery centre. The home has four sleeping rooms for clients, including a family room for women who come with their children. All the rooms have been repainted, including one in purple as a tribute to dear, former CEO, Talmage Payne. We are now very excited to welcome our first clients in 2015.
• Increase in number of referrals through local partners: A solid partnership with governmental organisations has always been key to NGO success in Vietnam and particularly for Hagar. The quality and holistic nature of Hagar’s services have made a good impression on beneficiaries and referral organisations which is demonstrated itself now in an increasing number of referrals. In December, four cases were to Hagar from local governmental organisations, including Women’s Union and Child Helpline of Vietnam.

Links:

• Hagar Vietnam Brochure