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In the past couple months, it seems I’ve heard “the first woman” enough times to pique my interest on women taking on leadership roles and being acknowledged for their accomplishments. This led to some digging, which led to inspirational snippets of women’s firsts since the 17th and 18th centuries. From patent-holders and botanists to entertainers and lawyers, women continue to make strides in breaking [...]
If you’ve followed Made for Freedom for the past few years, you’ll notice that we have grown mostly through in-person events and conferences. I’ve met thousands of incredible people at conferences across the country who were excited about the impact Made for Freedom makes globally in the lives of survivors of exploitation and marginalization. Conference cancellations threw us quite a curveball. To be completely honest, I was wondering if we would have to [...]
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The season of fall brings up images of Halloween, pumpkin spice lattes, and food harvest — assuming you live in one of the wealthiest countries of the world. And if you live in the United States, you likely fall in the global upper-middle class or higher. A study conducted by Pew Research in 2015 revealed that [...]
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During a social networking event, I launched into a conversation about the horrors of human trafficking with a gentleman I barely knew. Looking back, I realize I could have discussed a lighter topic at happy hour, but some days this work is all-consuming. I vividly remember how the color drained from his face as I told him about the “seasoning” process [...]
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Part of our Faces of Human Trafficking Series “Fasai”*, a Lahu girl, comes from a broken family. The Lahus, a semi-nomadic hill tribe, originated from China and Tibet before migrating to Thailand, mostly the northern provinces. In Fasai’s case, her...
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