Andi [name changed for privacy and protection] was rescued from trafficking by International Justice Mission (IJM) in 2017 and referred to the Blessed House. During the past few years, she has gone through counselling, confidence building and learning skills that she can rely on to earn an income. She is now strong and confident and able to move out of the Blessed House and reintegrate into the community. She successfully secured a scholarship to finish her studies and is continuing to support herself through her job at the Blessed House’s Sewing Enterprise. She is also one of the facilitators of the Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign (HTAC) with the microfinance groups. She spends time and engages with the mothers – answering their questions about human trafficking and encouraging them to fight it.
Andi with one of the mothers from a microfinance group
She has also been invited by various organizations to share her story and inspire other survivors. Not only was she able to rise up from the traumatic experiences she had, but now lives a dignified and empowered life, ready and open to inspire others to do the same. We are so proud of Andi and we know she will go on to change the world.
Thank you to Denise for sponsoring Andi and giving her a safe place to call home filled with people who love her and believe in her. Thank you to all our donors who make it possible for other women just like Andi to have a place to rehabilitate and recover from the horrors of abuse and trafficking.
The Blessed Project, under Honor 1000 Movement, aims to provide a loving home and a place for healing and and recovery for survivors of human trafficking.
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One of our projects in the Philippines is the Blessed House project wherein we rescue and journey with women and children who have been victims of human trafficking and cybersex crimes. As we close this project this year, we are transitioning these girls to a life of hope and restoration.
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After the court’s decision on the OSEC case of Rachel, May and Kat (names changed for their privacy), our field partner in the Philippines, HONOR 1000, immediately worked on the final procedures of their reintegration from the Blessed House to the community.
We made sure to coordinate with local...
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We just received reports that after Rachel, May, Kat (names changed for privacy) testified against their mother in court, the judge convicted the accused guilty of trafficking her own children. This is such a roller coaster of emotions for our Blessed trainees: the anticipation, the relief that finally their legal case is moving forward, the nervousness,...
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One of our reintegrated young women from the Blessed House in the Philippines, has won her case against her perpetrator! The judge convicted the accused guilty of trafficking and child pornography. He will be imprisoned for 15 years, as well as required to pay for moral damages to her. When Ria (name changed for privacy) was reintegrated, she received threats and...
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One of the many ways we help Blessed Project Trainees in their reintegration is through family therapy. With the assistance of our social worker, we let the children and parents talk about their issues in the family that might have contributed to the children’s victimization.
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When a young woman is rescued from human trafficking, the road to recovery is a long and challenging one for many – emotionally scared and broken from un-imaginable abuse. This is where the “Blessed” program steps in to fill a...
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