Aug 17, 2015 | Events, Featured Now, Survivor Stories, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events, What You Need to Know, Where We Are
Manila — A new shelter for victims of human trafficking was opened today at the Manila North Harbor located at Tondo, Manila. Built by terminal operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI), the shelter will provide temporary protective custody for women and...
Apr 22, 2015 | Events, Featured Now, Survivor Stories, Uncategorized
Imagine being a survivor of human trafficking, only to find yourself violently taken back by the person who enslaved you. Alarmingly, a safe house — the Center of Hope — run by Visayan Forum, Walk Free’s partner in the Philippines, was attacked a few weeks...
Apr 22, 2015 | Advocates for Freedom, Events, Featured Now, Media Monitor, Survivor Stories, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events, What People are Saying
CNN International airs “The Fighters” once more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPMf4DJfGt0 After the much – awaited Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather fight hit the airwaves last May 3, 2015, CNN International will hold encore screening of a film on...
Apr 17, 2015 | Survivor Stories
Thea was recruited for domestic work in Manila at the age of 15. She is the seventh of nine children born to laborer parents. Due to poverty, Thea had to stop attending school after reaching fifth grade. She resented the situation and sought comfort in her friends,...
Oct 27, 2014 | Events, Featured Now, Survivor Stories, Upcoming Events
Fundraising Websites - Crowdrise Today, more than 100,000 children from the Philippines have been deceived and taken from their homes. Sold into prostitution, cybersex trafficking and slavery. Retchel (one of the girls in the photos) was rescued by Visayan...
Aug 18, 2014 | Survivor Stories
Every morning, Nora woke up to a war older than her - the conflict between rebel Muslims and the Philippine government in Mindanao. Nora and her family ran away every time shots were exchanged. They transferred from one place to another, leaving their livelihood...
