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Would you turn this 6 year old away?
Fundraising for Hagar UK
Story
I have just returned from a trip to personally
see Hagar’s work in both Cambodia and Vietnam where our passionate and professional staff deliver exceptional care that transforms broken lives. However, in
recent days, Hagar Cambodia has reached crisis point. Funding has dropped
to critically low levels and as a result we have been forced to scale back our
recovery programmes.
Effective immediately, Hagar has no choice but to turn away 50% of the girls who are referred to us for life saving support. The situation is dire. We urgently need your help if we are to turn this situation around.
I imagine that as a supporter of Hagar this update is alarming to you. Hagar UK is doing all that we can to help. We are launching a special appeal this week to raise £20,000 for the Girls Recovery Programme in Cambodia, a vital programme that provides care and support to girls as young as 4 years old as they recover from the trauma of being trafficked, abused and exploited.
Little girls like Chantou*, who came through our doors as a frightened six year old, overwhelmed with the extraordinary trauma that comes from having her young body sold and then violated over and over again. Her innocence shattered, Chantou was a broken little girl. However thanks to generous supporters we were able to surround Chantou with the love, nurturing and support that she so urgently required. We attended to her trauma, we housed her with a loving family and we found a way to begin the process of restoration.
But there are many other girls in Cambodia with similar stories to Chantou who need to know that Hagar’s doors will not be closed to them.
Please will you join me today? The need could not be more urgent.
Thank you for your help in this critical time of need.
Peter Holt (Executive Director - Hagar UK)
*not client's real name
Effective immediately, Hagar has no choice but to turn away 50% of the girls who are referred to us for life saving support. The situation is dire. We urgently need your help if we are to turn this situation around.
I imagine that as a supporter of Hagar this update is alarming to you. Hagar UK is doing all that we can to help. We are launching a special appeal this week to raise £20,000 for the Girls Recovery Programme in Cambodia, a vital programme that provides care and support to girls as young as 4 years old as they recover from the trauma of being trafficked, abused and exploited.
Little girls like Chantou*, who came through our doors as a frightened six year old, overwhelmed with the extraordinary trauma that comes from having her young body sold and then violated over and over again. Her innocence shattered, Chantou was a broken little girl. However thanks to generous supporters we were able to surround Chantou with the love, nurturing and support that she so urgently required. We attended to her trauma, we housed her with a loving family and we found a way to begin the process of restoration.
But there are many other girls in Cambodia with similar stories to Chantou who need to know that Hagar’s doors will not be closed to them.
Please will you join me today? The need could not be more urgent.
Thank you for your help in this critical time of need.
Peter Holt (Executive Director - Hagar UK)
*not client's real name