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Rahab's Rope

History Rahab's Rope gives hope and opportunity to women and girls that are at risk or have been forced into the commercial sex trade of India. By creating a safe and loving environment, they are enabled to grow and develop physically, mentally and s

Red Thread Movement

History Linda Egle, the founder of Eternal Threads, first learned about the problem of sex trafficking in 2008. She had already been working with women in extreme poverty for years, but upon hearing of the enormity of the problem of trafficking, she

Rural Women’s Social Education Centre (RUWSEC)

History Rural Women’s Social Education Centre (RUWSEC) is a non-governmental women’s organization started in 1981 by a team of 13 women of whom 12 were dalit women from the local villages of Chengalpattu near Madras (Chennai) in Tamil Nadu.

Sari Bari

History Sari Bari opened in 2006, after four years of steady presence in the red light areas of Kolkata, India. Kolkata hosts more than 22 red light areas and more than 60,000 women work in its commercial sex industry. Sari Bari operates in two of th

SAWA - All the Women Together Today & Tomorrow

Mission spreading a culture of non-violence and gender equality in Palestinian society through helping violence victims and advising community members in complete confidentiality. Vision Sawa is a Palestinian nonprofit organization working against al

Shakti Samuha

History Shakti Samuha is the first organization in Nepal to be established and run by survivors of trafficking. In 1996, 500 girls and women were rescued from slavery in Indian brothels during widespread police raids. Among these, 128 were Nepalese g

Solidaritas Perempuan (Women's Solidarity for Human Rights)

Mission And build the strength of women all over Indonesia. Establish cooperation with the women's movement worldwide. Fight for and defend against women, especially marginalized and oppressed class. Promote, defend and raise awareness of respect for

Soroptomist

History Soroptimist is a global women’s organization whose members volunteer to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. Approximately 80,000 Soroptimists in 130 countries and territories suppo

Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women Project

History The Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women Project (BIWP) helps to identify and develop resources and provide outreach and training to organizations that interact with immigrant women who may be victims of domestic violence or sexual viole

Spoken For

History Spoken For was formed in 2008 by a group of women. One woman in particular was going through the process of adopting children. She found out that the birth mother was a sex worker in Albuquerque. The children up for adoption also had numerous