Traffickers often target impoverished communities where they coerce and manipulate vulnerable people into slavery and abuse.
By equipping local leaders, survivors, and their families with the knowledge and tools to fight exploitation, we help prevent trafficking and abuse from happening at all.
Equip Local Leaders
Hagar equips survivors, their families, and local leaders with knowledge about human trafficking and how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
Address Root Causes
We invest in economic empowerment and income generation opportunities for survivors and their families to reduce vulnerability to abuse and exploitation.
Raise Awareness
Education is key to prevention! Through widespread prevention campaigns, Hagar educates people to avoid abuse, human trafficking and exploitation.
adults and children at-risk for trafficking were reached through television and social media awareness campaigns.
4,036
community leaders and family members were trained to understand vulnerability and the tactics traffickers use.
3,161
survivors received vocational training or started small businesses, reducing their vulnerability to re-exploitation.
“I didn’t know the meaning of modern slavery and how to help our community members reduce their vulnerability to human trafficking. Through this training, I now clearly know how to protect my community members.”