Hagar's Program Offices in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam don't have the capacity to fund this work alone — so Hagar NZ raises the funds here and sends them where they're needed most. Select a pin or a card to explore each country's programme.
Instability, displacement and poverty put children at severe risk of trafficking and exploitation. Hagar is shifting from residential shelters to community-based care led by local Afghan staff.
Where Hagar began — in response to severe domestic and community violence in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge genocide. Today, Cambodia has one of the highest rates of modern slavery in the world.
Hagar builds the capacity of local organisations, including partner YKWBA, to deliver Trauma-Informed Care and to train communities to recognise and prevent exploitation.
A transit and destination country for trafficking victims lured by fake job offers. Hagar trains police and frontline staff and works with the Government's Inter-Agency Taskforce.
A source, transit and destination country for trafficking, with ethnic minorities and stateless people at heightened risk. Hagar partners with law enforcement to prosecute perpetrators.
A source country for women, men and children trafficked as forced brides and labourers, often to China and beyond. Hagar runs a 24/7 hotline and works alongside the Vietnam Women's Union.
Since 1994, Hagar has worked alongside women and children who have survived trafficking, slavery and severe abuse — from the moment of crisis through to a life of independence and leadership, now across six countries in Asia. Hagar NZ raises the funds and awareness that make this work possible.
Trafficking, slavery and abuse don't end with a single rescue. Hagar works at three levels at once — with the individual, the community around them, and the systems that are supposed to protect them.
From the moment a survivor enters our care, we build a plan around their specific needs — for as long as it takes, whatever it takes.
Alongside recovery, Hagar works with communities to recognise the warning signs of trafficking and abuse early.
Hagar works with governments and courts so that the protection survivors need doesn't depend on charity alone.
Every survivor's path looks different, but it moves through the same four stages. This is what "doing whatever it takes, for as long as it takes" looks like in practice.
Crisis shelter, 24-hour hotlines and emergency response teams meet survivors at their point of greatest danger — whether that's a residential shelter or an emergency foster placement in the community.
Trauma counselling, medical care and dedicated case management help each survivor rebuild trust and process what happened to them, at their own pace.
Education, vocational training and livelihood programmes — from tailoring cooperatives to micro-enterprise — give survivors the means to support themselves and their families.
Many survivors go on to become community leaders and advocates themselves, helping identify and prevent exploitation before it reaches the next person.
