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Three shining lights in Cambodia
Three stories of hope and bright futures from survivors in Cambodia.
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Six-year-old girl rescued at the Nepal border
Her aunt and uncle were supposed to care for her, but their ugly side soon showed.
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Swarm of boys rescued from dangerous pimps
The rescue was one of three raid missions executed at the same time.
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Survivor nearly trafficked moments after meeting a young man on bus
Traffickers can spend up to two years grooming girls in Nepal, but others don't waste any time.
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Words from Hope and Rosie
Survivors in Uganda share about their journeys into a new life of freedom.
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The second story window
Five teens quietly gathered while their seven friends slept in bunk beds around them. It was around 1 am and the girls, aged between 14 and 18, had a plan.
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Behind the scenes of raid missions
Kicking down doors and wrestling pimps to the floor are a couple of movie-like moments people might imagine when thinking about a raid mission by Destiny Rescue. While our rescue agents have stormed houses with firearms, missions are careful and calculated and most lack this expected blockbuster-like action.
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Trafficking ring unmasked in quiet neighborhood
Early this month, Destiny Rescue and the country’s law enforcement rescued 20 females, including two minors, after discovering they were being held in a house and sold for sex to customers who made online bookings.
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The escape artist: Sonali’s rescue story
To rescue a child, Destiny Rescue sometimes needs to get creative.
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Tara’s Story: 17-year-old is the first rescue at newly-opened border station
Tara is seventeen years old and lives with her parents and siblings in rural central Nepal. She attended school through the eighth grade until she had to drop out to help her parents at home.
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Fourteen-year-old girl safe because of agent’s creativity
Destiny Rescue’s rescue agents normally go undercover, run surveillance or interview travellers at a border to rescue exploited children, but occasionally they must get creative or, in this case, musical.
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Traffickers try new tactics to exploit two girls
Agents are up against new challenges as traffickers pull out all the stops hoping to sneak girls across the border and into a life of exploitation
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Something to be proud of: Nuon’s story
“What is something you are proud of recently?” asks a Destiny Rescue translator to a survivor in our care. The question is translated into her native language of Khmer. She blinks and then knits her brows. The translator rephrases the question, but she still appears confused. She and the translator talk for a minute before the translator turns to our social worker and says.
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Rescue agents in two countries team up on notorious trafficker
Three girls left home without telling anyone where they were going, if not for the collaboration of two teams of Destiny Rescue agents, they could have been gone forever.
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The girl who rescued herself: Malee’s story
Malee heard about Destiny Rescue from her close friend, next, she made a decision that would change the path of her life forever.
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On the run: Survivor helps three girls escape their traffickers
The girls thought they were journeying to find new jobs, but their dreams soon vaporized into thin air.
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Never give up: Agent finds missing child
Luma, a single mother of three children, approached police with news of her missing 17-year-old daughter. With the station busy and officers overwhelmed by their already -strenuous workload, her report was brushed aside.
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Nary’s new beginning
In January, government officials handed Destiny Rescue’s social workers a troubling case. Nary was living with her impoverished family while being exploited by a man who, as of last month, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his crimes.
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Aspiring missionary defeats her dark past: Dao’s story
Five years after her rescue, Dao shares about her journey out of the clutches of the sex industry, through healing and into freedom.
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Mother and daughter rescued at the border
With the promise of love and marriage dancing in her mind, Nepal woman Kaya was embarking on a journey to a new country with her supposed fiance.
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Soneeya’s Story
Twenty-one-year-old Soneeya* set out with her father to visit a neighboring city. She had no idea she was about to encounter the man who would turn out to be her trafficker.
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Flourishing in Freedom
Reena, Eisha and Nadiya were rescued at the Nepal border earlier this year. Since then, we have been following up with them and their families to see how they are doing.
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Toddler Rescued – Our First Cyber Case
In February, our teams, in coordination with multiple law-enforcement agencies, executed an operation that rescued a 2-and-a-half-year-old boy from a life of continued sexual exploitation.
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Moments From Vanishing
Four girls were rescued together at a border crossing. None of them had any idea that the bus they were on was about to cross the border into a different country.
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Together for ‘The One’
Recently, one of our operatives noticed suspicious activity while he was traveling. Some young men were taking staged photos of a teen girl and then left the area with her.
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Rescue Update: Sreva’s Story
As our agents were conducting their routine interviews at a key border crossing location they came across 18-year-old Sreva* traveling with a 21-year-old man.
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Girl Interrupted – Border Rescues Pt. 2
Our Border Rescue agents are strategically positioned to intervene along the path of exploitation. Partnering with Border Patrol Police at key crossing locations, these agents are trained to identify potential victims of harm and trafficking.
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Achariya: Seamstress and Mother
Achariya is one of many girls who has come through Destiny Rescue’s program and has since gone on to flourish at this workplace. Read her story to freedom.
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Laekena: Salon Owner
It is 8:00 am on a Tuesday morning. She pulls back the large cream bi-folding doors that give her salon its indoor-outdoor flow.
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Rachanna: Graphic Designer
Rachana came to Destiny Rescue around nine months ago. When she first arrived, Rachana tried to figure out what she was good at and more importantly, what she was passionate about.
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Side by Side: A Best Friend Rescue Story
Valerie* and Christina* were both young single mothers caught up in a life neither truly wanted. Coming from poor families with limited education, they had limited employment options.
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Daring to Dream: A Rescue Story
Poverty is a dream killer and an all too familiar part of the story for many girls that come through Destiny Rescue, including Noo*.
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Letter from Lawan
This is one of many success stories we have involving children we rescue. When a sponsored rescued child is reintegrated, they leave our program to begin a new life.
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Enslaved to Entrepreneur
Pensri was 18 years old when Destiny Rescue rescued her from a bar. She had followed her friend who had gone to work, not realizing what kind of work she was about to begin.
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