Although there is still much to be done, SHI is grateful for the strides we have made in saving the lives of women and children bound by the sex trafficking industry. The following are stories of young woman who have journeyed out of what seemed impossible circumstances into a life of hope.
Venicia was a university student in Nigeria having trouble getting money for her tuition and books. Another student told her about an “aunt” who helped people get an education in Europe.
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Ganga was sold into sexual slavery by a family
member when she was only 11 or
12 years old. In the brothel
in Mumbai, she was locked in
a room, tortured, abused and
threatened with death if she
didn't service the long line
of customers 24 hours a day.
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When Anthea was only 11 years old, her stepfather raped her while her mother was passed out in the same room. "I was afraid to tell anyone," Anthea says,"afraid that they would not believe me and would blame me." [Read full story]
It was my foster brother who took me when I was just 14 , drugged me with some juice, and sold me into prostitution. I woke up far from home and found I had been bought by a man who also owned other girls. [Read full story]
I grew up without being accountable to anyone. I never knew my father, and my mom was an alcoholic; she was around, but not there…all I know, I have learned from my own experiences. [Read full story]
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