{"id":2004,"date":"2020-10-30T03:09:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T03:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destinyrescue.org.au\/?p=2148"},"modified":"2022-11-21T00:26:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T05:26:03","slug":"narys-new-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destinyrescue.org\/blog\/narys-new-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Nary\u2019s new beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"
To protect her identity, we will call her Nary, which translates to \u201csmall, beautiful bird\u201d from the country\u2019s language, Khmer. In January, government officials handed Destiny Rescue\u2019s 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. As the eldest, Nary would tend to her younger siblings and often mediate fights between her parents. Her father struggled with alcohol addiction while her mother worked to provide for the family. Nary also worked at a restaurant to earn extra money, with a trusted family friend often driving her home from work. However, on the way home, he would rape her and then threaten her not to tell a soul.<\/p>\n
In this instance, her offender\u2019s crimes did not remain a secret, and he was arrested with a case brought against him. Our social workers then visited Nary and her family. She came to live in one of our residential homes, where she spent a long time with our counselor. A few months after her rescue, the world went into lockdown due to the pandemic, forcing Destiny Rescue to close its residential care homes in Cambodia. Our staff worked hard to safely place girls back home with their families, setting up communication, and providing supplies and food. Nary, who was now 12, worked well to recover from her trauma and, after missing her family, happily accepted the opportunity to return home. Her family is now more unified and working hard to turn their lives around.<\/strong> With the financial support provided by our community care program, they are currently building themselves a home, which will help ensure their place in the community and the safety of Nary and her siblings. It is encouraging not only to see her life and family restored, but a criminal held accountable for his actions and made to answer to the law. This story is a victory on multiple fronts!<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n