Today, the women on the volunteer team visited a rehabilitation center for victims of sex trade and abuse. The center teaches the women valuable skills, like sewing and English, so that they can make a living on their own. Today, the volunteers shared how to raise children, taught them how to do embroidery and one volunteer who is a certified masseuse gave hand massages to all the women :)
The stories these women share are heart wrenching and sometimes it's hard for me to imagine the pain and suffering that they have endured. One woman, "L", was only 16 when her aunt sold her into prostitution. Her aunt still tells her to this day that she should come back and be a prostitute so she could make more money. This girl has to keep the center a secret from her aunt. Some girls would be killed if their families knew they were going to this rehabilitation center during the day. Another girl escaped from a situation that was essentially slavery in which she could never repay a debt in her lifetime and so she was forced into prostitution. When she finally escaped, she left her sister behind. This girl actually went back into prostitution in the village she escaped from so she could save her sister and so they could escape together.
Today "L" along with three other ladies made decisions and "joined the family".
If you want to know more about this center, please visit their website below. You can purchase purses, cards, jewelry and more made by the ladies at this center through their online catalog or in-person at their store in Gainsville.
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