Our Vision

A world in which mothers and their children are protected from the harm of trafficking and exploitation.

Our Mission

Our mission is to collaborate with partner organizations to prevent mothers and their children from being trafficked and sexually exploited and to provide comprehensive medical and social services to mothers and children who have been trafficked and exploited.

To reach our vision and fulfill our mission, we focus on research, service, and advocacy.

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Research

We work with NGOs and other partners to research (1) the factors that put women, adolescent girls, and mothers at risk for being prostituted or trafficked; (2) the health and social problems of prostituted and trafficked mothers and their children and barriers to health and social services; and (3) obstacles to leaving prostitution and escaping sex trafficking for these mothers and their children. We conduct our research in collaboration with local NGOs so that the information from research can be used by NGOs to develop locally appropriate programs and services that specifically address the needs of these mothers and their children in the community where they live.

Service

As a small organization we primarily support the efforts of other NGOs that provide direct services to sexually exploited women and their children. Currently we are in discussion with several NGOs regarding services for prostituted mothers and their children in Kathmandu and opening a clinic in Ethiopia.

Advocacy

Data from our research and other studies and sources are used to raise awareness about the situation of prostituted mothers and their children. While many organizations work with trafficked and prostituted women, the fact that they are also mothers is often overlooked. In some cases assistance is provided to the children of trafficked and prostituted mothers but the mothers are left in a brothel. We view these mothers and their children as families that are under tremendous stress and advocate for recognition of the physical, mental, and social needs of the mothers and their children as a family with the goal of keeping mothers and their children together.