She Closed Her Brothel to Do This! – (Read Time: 2 min.)

“Over the past month, 8 new women have joined our Artisan community to experience freedom! Of the 5 women who just started at our headquarters, 2 were brothel bosses, which means they will no longer recruit more women into exploitation!”

– Jenny, Artisan Community Founder in East Asia

Fashion as a Way Out of the Brothels

“She left our office and went directly to the landlord of her brothel and said she needed to break her lease because after all these years she ‘finally got a real job.’”

Sex Trafficking Survivors Receive Opportunities for Education Through Fashion as a Force for Good.

Contagious Excitement

“On her second day, YuYu asked if she could introduce us to the other women who used to work in her brothel so they could come to this Artisan community too. We hope her enthusiasm about the opportunities at this Artisan community will influence the women she previously employed.”

– Jenny, Artisan Community Founder in East Asia

Guest Blog by Jenny, Artisan Community Founder in East Asia

In East Asia, poverty encourages sexual exploitation of women in brothels. These women want to provide for their families but have few options. Your purchase helps provide sex trafficking survivors with safe housing, holistic care, job skills training, dignified income, trauma counseling, and hope.

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