Homes for Child Survivors of Sex Trafficking

At Sarah's House, our flagship operation and longest-running shelter for trafficking survivors, we are seeing unprecedented educational success. Most of the girls we help rescue and shelter at Sarah's House are grade school- or middle school-aged. As you might imagine, their traumatic experience severely disrupts their education. It is disrupted not just in terms of time lost while they were captive, but perhaps even more so by the emotional distance from the schoolhouse and the difficulty of returning to a normal childhood around children who cannot empathize with their experience. School is difficult enough for young girls in developing nations, and even more so for those who have been trafficked. But at Compassion First, we believe education is absolutely vital for girls. That's why education has been a priority for us since our inception.

We have built classrooms into each of our homes, hired private teachers and tutors, and built strong partnerships with the local schools so that our girls can have every possible opportunity to get back on track with their education. In fact, it is our goal that they have even better opportunities with us than they may have had before. It's why we teach English (proven to create more professional opportunities and wealth than non-English speakers) and make sure they able to pursue higher education if they wish, something most of them did not previously dare dream of. 

That dedication to education is really paying off this year. Just this fall we have seen two of our girls enroll in college. One will study theology and the other literature. A third girl is attending a prestigious private high school where she has become secretary of the student body government. We have also welcomed two new girls this year and both are excelling at their programs while 5 girls are on track to complete their program and graduate within the next year. 

We are extremely proud of the hard work and progress of these amazing young women! We look forward to celebrating many big accomplishments with them in the coming years.

Thank you for your continued support that allows educational success stories like these!

- Your Compassion First Team