As a child, Thach experienced domestic abuse and a low sense of self-esteem. Today, she uses her own experiences to connect with other children as a mentor for young girls at Hagar. Hagar pursues the highest degree of care and protection for each of its clients. To...
Fostering Cambodia’s Children. Just over a year ago, in Battambang, Cambodia, Sok Channy and his wife King Sokhorn began the journey of fostering children with Hagar. Sok and King share that their foster children inspire them daily, but fostering doesn’t come...
Seven months ago, our team in Vietnam received an emergency call in the middle of the night. It was from Hau, a 37 year old woman who had woken up to her drunk husband turning their house upside down. Hau feared for her life, he was violent and unpredictable. When her...
Treated like a slave Zarifa had never felt heard before she came to Hagar. She was married at a young age to a man with an abusive family, but like many girls her age, she really just wanted to go to school. She wanted to get a job. She wanted to live safely and...
Tran was a model student at a local secondary school in the south of Vietnam. She was engaged in school activities, was well-loved by her teachers and peers, and dedicated herself to her studies. This all changed when at the age of 12, she was raped multiple times by...
“When someone gets married her life should change for the better, but when I got married, my life changed for worse.” Before she got married, Amena’s dream of married life was that of a happy,loving and safe environment. But her dreams were shattered the day she...
