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Whatever It Takes. Impact Report 2021
40.3 million
people are living
in slavery
One in four
are children
71% are women
and girls
664,310
IN 2021, WE SUPPORTED
DIRECT AND INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES, AND REACHED
OVER 8.8 MILLION PEOPLE WITH AWARENESS RAISING
ACTIVITIES VIA SOCIAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA.
Source: globalslaveryindex.orgContents
ABOUT HAGAR AFGHANISTAN MEDIA
2 8 22
WHERE WE WORK CAMBODIA OUR PARTNERS
2 10 24
MESSAGE FROM THE VIETNAM HAGAR INTERNATIONAL
GLOBAL CEO OF HAGAR 12 BOARD
INTERNATIONAL 26
2 SINGAPORE
14 HAGAR COUNTRY
MESSAGE FROM THE BOARDS
CHAIR OF THE HAGAR SOLOMON ISLANDS 26
INTERNATIONAL BOARD 16
5 2021 FINANCIAL
MYANMAR SUMMARY
2021 GLOBAL 18 27
IMPACT OUR SUPPORT
6 CONTACT US
OFFICES 28
19
Since 1994, Hagar has supported
thousands of women and children
on their journey to healing and
empowerment after experiencing
human trafficking, slavery and abuse.
We pursue the highest degree of care and protection for our clients. While client images have
been used throughout this report, these images do not necessarily represent the individuals
profiled. Names have been changed where required to protect client identities.
Hagar Whatever It Takes 1About Hagar Our Vision Communities free and healed from the trauma of human trafficking, slavery and abuse. The Whole Journey The Whole Journey starts with a survivor, an individual who has experienced severe trauma as a result of human trafficking, slavery or abuse. From the moment a survivor enters our care, USA we employ Trauma-Informed Care principles to respond with compassion, assess their needs and provide individualized services to help them heal. Services may include providing a safe place to live, counseling, family support, legal support, education, skills training, job placements, and community reintegration assistance. The knowledge from our direct client-based experience informs our work on prevention, partnership, empowering and influencing to help end human trafficking, slavery and abuse for good. We don’t have a set timeframe for how long we work with a client. We do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes to restore a broken life. 2 Impact Report 2021
Hagar is a global not-for-profit
organization with Program Offices in
Afghanistan, Cambodia, Vietnam and
Singapore. We also work with partners
in Myanmar and Solomon Islands, and
have Support Offices in Australia,
Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore,
the UK and the USA.
UK
Afghanistan Cambodia
Hong Kong
Myanmar Vietnam
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Australia
Program Offices New Zealand
Support Offices
Hagar Whatever It Takes 3Message from the
Global CEO of
Hagar International
2021 was a big year for Hagar. Despite the ongoing challenges of
implementing programs during the COVID-19 global pandemic, the military
coup in Myanmar, and the government transition in Afghanistan, it was
another strong year and a great step forward for our organization in line with
our current three-year strategy. Our staff responded to the challenges
amazingly, and collectively we reached a staggering 664,310 direct and indirect
beneficiaries – an unprecedented result in Hagar’s 28-year history.
As the year commenced and COVID-19 set in program funded by TearFund New Zealand
for a second year, we built on the lessons we and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign
learned in 2020 and continued to adapt our Affairs and Trade. This innovative project
programming to work around the different sees Hagar partner closely with local NGO,
restrictions in each country. We took on HOPE Trust, to support them to implement
many unplanned and additional clients the full set of survivor services and
during the year, including a group of 120 prevention programs that Hagar is known
Cambodian female trafficking survivors. for. This will help address the significant
These women were rescued in China and issues of trafficking in the extractive
greatly benefited from our ‘Home of Love’ industries of Solomon Islands and help build
community-based care model and ‘The a robust Solomon Islands NGO.
Whole Journey’ aftercare program.
So, we have much to be thankful
We watched carefully and were well for and we are so very grateful to
prepared when the newly created Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government our donors and supporters who
took power on 15 August 2021. Our Hagar rose to the challenges in 2021 and
Afghanistan team, under the leadership of enabled these results to be
Executive Director Jan de Waal, worked to possible. Thank you for your
ensure the safety of our staff, their families continued and generous support.
and our clients during this major transition.
Hagar played a key role in the emergency I would also like to thank the Hagar
response to the humanitarian crisis and was International Board of Directors, including
one of the first agencies to respond. We our International Board Chair, Phil Badger,
coordinated food and livelihood support, and the Support Office Boards and staff, for
child protection and education, shelter their commitment and hard work in 2021.
support and emergency healthcare. Thank you for working through the
challenges and enabling Hagar to traverse
The military coup in Myanmar in February them effectively, which resulted in an
2021 delayed our plans to transition from a unprecedented level of impact. We look
fly-in-fly-out capacity-building program to forward to building on this strong foundation
in-country programming. As a result, we in 2022, to reaching more survivors, and
moved to delivering an online training continuing to work towards a world free of
program to several international and local human trafficking, slavery and abuse.
NGOs. These agencies now have the skills
necessary to best serve the people of
Myanmar.
During the year, we were excited to begin
work in a new country, Solomon Islands,
after being fortunate to secure a five-year Dr. Andrew Catford
4 Impact Report 2021Message from the
Chair of the Hagar
International Board
When reflecting on 2021, I am reminded of the Hagar mantra ‘Whatever it
takes, for as long as it takes’. These words continued to drive our staff, Board
and supporters throughout 2021 and enabled us to address the challenges
the year threw at us while dramatically increasing our impact on the lives of
the women and children Hagar exists to serve.
As a Board, we were shocked to see the place. We welcomed Aletta Boshoff and Jill
impact on women and children due to (Kila) Reimer to the Hagar International
developments in both Afghanistan and Board. We are blessed to have Aletta’s
Myanmar. And we were relieved to know that breadth of experience in finance and audit,
our staff and clients were safe. The events and Kila’s extensive field experience in, and
confirmed the Hagar International Board’s knowledge of, Cambodia. During the year,
commitment to continuing our work in we farewelled Marianne Roux, and we are
Afghanistan, which we started in 2008, and thankful for her contribution to both Hagar
in Myanmar, which commenced in 2014. International and Hagar Australia over her
Many people in these two countries are years of service. We also warmly welcome
deeply affected by human trafficking, slavery Connie Ridley as the new Hagar Australia
and abuse, and we are so thankful for our Board Chair and appreciate her depth of
wonderful staff who work tirelessly – often experience in not-for-profit Board leadership.
under extremely difficult conditions – to
transform the lives of the most vulnerable I would like to thank our staff and volunteers
in these countries. for their wonderful work. Each and every day,
I am so proud of what you do for the women
I am also grateful for the and children we serve. Thank you to all our
fundraising work of our Support donors and supporters for your unwavering
support. We are so grateful for these
Offices during the year. Collectively precious funds; they enabled an amazing
they raised USD$862,000 additional impact in 2021. I would like to extend thanks
funding for the Help Afghanistan to our Global CEO, Dr. Andrew Catford, for his
Emergency Appeal. This enabled strong leadership throughout the year, and
Hagar to play a leading role in to our global executive management team,
the Group Executive, for their hard work. This
providing essential and targeted enabled us to again deliver remarkable
emergency assistance before we results under challenging conditions.
move into a longer-term recovery
So, I am excited to see what 2022 will bring
phase in mid-2022. The Afghanistan
for Hagar, in the final year of our three-year
team did an amazing job in difficult strategy. I am confident Hagar will continue
circumstances. We are thankful to grow, develop and become an even more
that we are now fully registered effective organization, and to be able to free
with the new Afghanistan and heal more communities from the
trauma of human trafficking, slavery and
Government to continue our
abuse around the world.
important programs there.
My sincere thanks go to my fellow Board
Members for their commitment and support.
In 2021, our Board grew stronger, with new
members and five Board Committees in
Mr Phil Badger
Hagar Whatever It Takes 52021 Global
Impact
Despite a positive outlook at the start of the year, 2021 brought
more uncertainty, trauma and tragedy for many people around the
world. In addition to delivering our regular programs for survivors
of human trafficking, slavery and abuse, we collaborated with
other organizations to increase our reach and ease the impacts of
COVID-19, natural disasters and other emergencies. This meant we
far exceeded our 2021 Strategic Goal of changing the lives of
50,000 direct and indirect beneficiaries.
154,866
664,310
DIRECT BENEFICIARIES
TOTAL BENEFICIARIES 509,444
INDIREC T
BENEFICIARIES
>8.8
57,220 million
GLOBAL MEDIA REACH
IARIES OF
BENEFIC PO N S E S
*
N C Y R E S
EMER GE
, natural
COVID -19 ies
including mergenc
d other e
*
s te rs a n
disa
6 Impact Report 2021Help Afghanistan
Emergency A ppeal
hanistan in 2021, Hagar
In response to the humanitarian crisis in Afg
y Appeal’ to raise additional
launched the ‘Help Afghanistan Emergenc
ncy response activities.
funds to undertake much-needed emerge
3. Supporting emergency shelters for
Hagar’s unique skill sets meant we were
d displaced persons, particularly
able to provide immediate on-the-groun
our donors was homeless children, who were most
support. The call-out to
at risk.
strongly supported and our Help
Afghanistan Emergency Appeal raised 4. Providing primary healthcare to
USD$862,000. displaced persons by gaining
r approvals and preparing to launch
During the year, Hagar worked with othe
tion s (NGO s) to a mobile medical clinic led by
non-government organiza
Hagar staf f in 2022 .
provide four major relief activities in
Afghanistan. Each of these activities provided rapid,
practical and essential help to those who
1. Providing food aid and basic
were in desperate situations. Our support
essentials to desperate families and
of the precious people of Afghanistan is
existing clients who had become
ongoing and we thank everyone who
even more vulnerable, especially our
donated to, and continues to donate to,
those living in abject poverty. Eme rgen cy App eal. Your
Help Afghanistan
2. Setting up safe spaces for displace
d partnership means the world and makes
children by creating classroo ms so such a difference. With your support, we
they could continue to learn, play continue to help women, girls, and boys
e
and feel safe. who are victims of the worst kinds of abus
find solutions, increase resiliency, and
embolden their voices.
Hagar Whatever It Takes 7Afghanistan
3,134 25,072 8 32 9
s
direct beneficiaries indirect small businesse participants
including COVID-19, beneficiaries (groceries and government
from
g)
natural disasters and popcorn sellin agencies and
r
other emergencies were set up fo communities
local
gr ated cli en ts
reinte attended Ch
ild
Rights and An
ti-
Human Traf fic
king
awareness se
ssions
In 2021, the world watched on as Afghanistan came under the control of the
newly created Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).
Since then, the humanitarian situation has and Hagar provided items including
deteriorated significantly, with the bitter stationery, sports clothes and equipment, and
winter exacerbating the needs of an already computers.
vulnerable population. Without food, warm
clothing and winter heating, there are The Strengthening Shelter Project (SSP)
warnings that millions of displaced people in improves the quality of care for victims in
Afghanistan, particularly children, will freeze existing protection centers by raising public
to death if humanitarian aid does not arrive in awareness of human trafficking, providing
time. Trauma-Informed Care training to service
providers in the sector, and improving
Given our important humanitarian agenda, in communications between government and
2021 we received government assurances that care providers. The project registration was
our life-changing work will continue, and we successfully updated with the Ministry of
are committed to serving the people in Economy, and Memorandums of
Afghanistan. Understanding were signed with the Ministry
of Women Affairs and the Ministry of Interior
Our Forgotten No More (FNM) project is a Affairs.
residential care center that provides recovery
services and access to justice for male-child We will continue to strengthen our
victims of trafficking and abuse in a family partnerships, systems, and policy work to
atmosphere with caring house parents and a amplify our impact and create positive
team of dedicated staff. An agreement with a change at the individual and systemic levels
neighboring private school, Weda, meant all in the coming year.
boys continued their daily education in 2021
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“When I was two years old, my parents got
divorced and I lived for some time with my uncle.
Later, my father remarried and I went to live with
him and my stepmother and stepbrother.”
Baqer
Baqer’s Story
Baqer is a 12-year-old boy who was referred to the FNM Center by the
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA). He is from the Wardak province
of Afghanistan and was subjected to physical abuse at home.
Baqer was eager to go to school, but his child protection center, when they were not
father and stepmother would not allow it. able to find my family they sent me to the
Baqer’s stepmother often physically abused FNM center.”
him. One day she bound his hands and burnt
his legs with a hot skewer. His father paid no Baqer is thankful for all the services and
attention to the ongoing abuse, so Baqer support he has received at FNM. He
frequently ran away from home. Each time, particularly enjoys the art, calligraphy and
he was found by relatives or the police and tailoring sessions. Counseling helped him
returned to his father and stepmother. cope with his trauma and he is adjusting
well in the FNM Center and attending school.
The final time he ran away from home, he
spent the night on the street. “I cried a lot The FNM team located his family and will
that night but there was no one to help me. I assess his reintegration based on his home
became disappointed and was very hopeless situation with his stepmother. For now,
for my future. I was wondering what would Baqer is safe at FNM and has hopes for a
happen to me. Suddenly the police came good future.
and asked me about my family. They took
me to the police station and then to MoLSA.
After spending some time in the MoLSA
Hagar Whatever It Takes 9Cambodia
137,453 1,441
direct benefic
including
iaries 465,107 counseling sessions 107
provided to d
COVID -19, na indirect clients receive
disasters and
tural beneficiaries
182 clients legal services
other
emergencies
Emerging from the ravages of conflict and relatively recent genocide,
Cambodia is a country with rich cultural heritage and, at the same time,
deep inter-generational trauma. An estimated 261,000 people live in modern
slavery1 and domestic and gender-based violence are prevalent.
The COVID-19 global pandemic continued to Approaches to Care International Webinar,
deeply impact the people of Cambodia which was organized by the Better Care
throughout the year and the government Network and Changing the Way We Care
implemented lockdowns in an effort to Organization.
contain the virus. In addition to delivering
scheduled programs and support to 81,956 Our work to effect change at the policy-
clients throughout the year, Hagar’s making level saw Hagar collaborate with the
emergency response initiatives reached Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport to
55,497 people who were seriously impacted develop the Cambodian Mental Health
by the pandemic and natural disasters. Curriculum in Schools. And the Psychological
First Aid in Schools Working Group, of which
Most Hagar clients and their families showed Hagar is a member, launched and delivered
significantly increased symptoms of anxiety training to 1,510 schoolteachers in 11 provinces
and trauma and our counselors worked across Cambodia. In the legal sector, Hagar
closely with them to identify their needs and worked on the guidelines related to Children
develop individual treatment plans. Follow-up in Judicial Proceedings in Cambodia, which
assessments revealed that counseling was launched in cooperation with the
sessions helped reduce the anxiety and Ministry of Justice.
trauma of 78% of clients, and 95% of clients
were better equipped to manage their At the community level, 9,974 local authorities
difficult emotions by using skills taught in the participated in 1,419 training sessions and
sessions. awareness events designed to help them
respond to issues including child protection,
In recognition of Hagar’s skills and 28 years of online safety, human trafficking awareness,
experience in providing Trauma-Informed human rights and abuse prevention, and
Care, Hagar was invited to speak to 300 positive parenting.
attendees at the Trauma-Informed
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“If Hagar came in my community 10 years ago and I had
this knowledge of human trafficking … I would not be
attracted by the tricky ways from local brokers to migrate
to other countries and also my life would be better.”
Sreyneang
Sreyneang’s Story
Sreyneang’s parents are farmers in a remote community in Cambodia.
In 2011, a company offered Sreyneang an exciting and financially rewarding
job in Malaysia.
Having never been to another country, she accepted an offer of work in Thailand.
Sreyneang accepted the job offer. She was again deceived and was forced to
Unfortunately, she was misled and was sent work in a brothel until she managed to
to work in the home of a wealthy family. escape. Sreyneang tells of the heartbreaking
Sreyneang was forced to work overtime and discrimination she faced when she returned
did all the cleaning, gardening, cooking and to her community. At the time, she blamed
heavy housework for a wage that was far herself for believing the lies of the job
less than she had been promised. She says, “I brokers.
was so frightened and worried about my
safety and security. Sometimes I had to sleep Identifying the vulnerabilities within
without eating […] I missed my family in Sreyneang’s remote community, Hagar
Cambodia.” began collaborating with local authorities to
run Community Groups and Mobile Learning
After a few months, Sreyneang heard that Places. These initiatives educate
her sister had been recruited by the same communities about children’s rights and
company and was working 30km away. protection, reducing violence, and
Sreyneang also heard that her sister was identifying and reporting human trafficking.
extremely unwell so she made a deal with Sreyneang now volunteers at a Mobile
the company and agreed to work for two Learning Place and is a contact person for
years without any wages so her sister could her Community Group.
return to Cambodia.
Sreyneang’s story is a powerful illustration of
When the agreement ended, Sreyneang Hagar’s impact, not just in the lives of
went back to Cambodia. After a short while, individuals but in entire communities.
Hagar Whatever It Takes 11Vietnam
13,739 25,073
direct beneficiaries
56 0
including COVID -19,
indirect
beneficiaries
counseling
sessions
55
client s receiv
natural disasters ed
conducted life skills traini
and other ng
emergencies
Vietnam is one of South East Asia’s fastest developing countries, yet it
remains a significant source country for women, men and children who are
subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor. Women are trafficked as brides,
domestic violence is prevalent and literacy levels are low.
While 2021 was again a year of challenges, and Government staff in Hoa Binh and Cao
Hagar Vietnam continued to focus on Bang provinces. Training was delivered to
transforming the lives of vulnerable women 567 participants from 14 partner organizations
and children. Hagar case managers and including Oxfam, UNFPA, UN Women, the UK
psychologists communicated regularly with Embassy, and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids
clients to ensure their safety and checked-in and Social Affairs. And we conducted 17
with previous clients, especially those based gender-based violence prevention training
in zones subject to rigid quarantine courses for 273 participants from Women’s
procedures. Unions across multiple regions.
Hagar’s 24/7 hotline received 460 calls, Hagar is a proactive organization, presenting
provided psychological first aid support, and and participating in international, national
assessed survivors’ immediate needs to and regional workshops, seminars and events.
ensure their safety. We provided emergency At the national level, we participated in the
food, shelter and medical supplies and Counter-Trafficking Network and the Child
responded to suicide threats and extreme Rights Working Group, and contributed to the
depression. revision of the Domestic Violence Prevention
Law.
As Hagar’s reputation as a specialist Trauma-
Informed Care leader grows, more During the year, we hosted a Trauma-
organizations reach out with requests for Informed Care Learning Forum for 55
collaboration, training and support. During participants from a range of national and
the year, we worked with many partners and international NGOs and social organizations.
like-minded agencies to build their This work enables us to continue to build the
knowledge of Trauma-Informed Care based knowledge of government officers, social
on our 28 years of experience. We delivered 16 workers, and NGO and UN staff to increase
courses to increase the child protection and their capacity to implement Trauma-Informed
case management capacity of 92 ChildFund Care in their own work.
12 Impact Report 2021VIETNAM
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Hagar remains a strong connection for Thu, and a source
of motivation and support as she continues her journey.
We are pleased to walk alongside Thu and have committed
to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to ensure she
and her family are safe.
Thu’s Story
When Thu first came to us at Hagar she was just a teenager. Now, more than
10 years later, we are proud to continue walking the whole journey with her.
Born and raised in a mountainous area in Despite overcoming the trauma of
Vietnam, Thu never thought she would see trafficking, poor health meant Thu continued
the hustle and bustle of a large city. to face difficulties. She was in fragile physical
Unfortunately, traffickers took advantage of health, with poor eyesight and intellectual
her and she was sent to an illegal karaoke limitations that made it difficult for her to
bar in Hanoi. generate a livelihood. With the support of
Hagar and the Women’s Union, Thu received
Although Thu was rescued quickly, the training in animal husbandry and was able to
trauma of being trafficked remained with develop a sustainable livelihood.
her for a long time. In 2011, she joined Hagar’s
program and received support and social As the mother of two children, Thu’s
services, including safe accommodation, happiness doubled, but the COVID-19 global
emergency food, education, vocational pandemic again placed Thu and her family
training and psychological counseling. It under enormous pressure. After finding out
took over a year of care, but Thu became about the financial difficulties the pandemic
strong and stable and returned to her was causing Thu, Hagar provided nutrition
hometown to build a new life. and education support for her and her
children.
Hagar Whatever It Takes 13Singapore
52 5 2,132 2 ,240+
direct benefic 138
hours
iaries
including CO
VID -19,
indirect clients found
natural disast
ers and
beneficiaries new jobs or of individual
other emerge
ncies received skills counseling
training
Singapore is a popular transit point and destination hub for human
trafficking activities, and women and girls are brought into the country for
sexual or labor exploitation. Taking advantage of Singapore’s attractive
economic conditions, criminal syndicates deceive vulnerable victims with
false job offers, promising them a better life for their families.
In 2021, Hagar’s assistance to trafficked and literacy training, skills upgrading programs and
exploited women migrant workers grew by re-employment and resettlement assistance.
42% compared to 2020. Many women had Following almost two years of online remote
their employment suspended or terminated, service delivery, most of our clients have honed
leaving them without income. Some had their vital digital skills, which is a rare positive effect
pay docked and others were not paid for work of the pandemic.
they had done, but they continued to hold
onto their jobs, hoping things would turn In 2021, we deepened our collaborations with
around. Hagar worked closely with the Ministry the Singapore Government’s Inter-Agency
of Manpower to address the conditions faced Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons and the
by female migrants and provided support to Ministry of Manpower to provide care and
exploited workers. increase protection for survivors of trafficking
and abuse. We also expanded our reach by
Many survivors faced severe stress, depression strengthening alliances with new and existing
and insomnia. Our counselors and social partners. Collaborative relationships with
workers provided emotional support and NGOs, government ministries, businesses and
taught coping strategies to help clients better community groups provided critical support
combat stressful situations. Our tele- and enhanced programs and services.
counseling hotline allowed distressed migrant
workers to share their anxieties and fears with Dedicated to building the capacity of social
Hagar volunteers who could speak their native work agencies in-country and across the
language. region, Hagar conducted the first international
Trauma-Informed Care training to the
Beyond meeting survivors’ immediate needs Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association in June
for food, basic living support and medical 2021. More than 30 case workers and
treatment, Hagar accelerated empowerment counselors participated in the training.
efforts through providing English and digital
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“I came to Singapore to work and support my family.
I don’t know why this is happening to me.”
Yuda
Yuda’s Story
From the time Yuda arrived in Singapore from Indonesia in 2019, she was
exploited. Kicked, her head beaten against a wall, starved and sexually
abused – she suffered terribly at the hands of all four of her employers.
After being sexually violated, Yuda While Yuda was undergoing treatment,
courageously reported her abuse to police. Hagar worked with volunteer lawyers to
For the next two years, she stayed at a provide legal assistance for her court case.
dormitory that housed migrant domestic Working together with health professionals,
workers with ongoing court cases. our lawyers advised on all aspects of her
case and helped steer her through the
Due to her trauma, Yuda was not able to complexities of the law. Yuda’s employer was
function normally. She would sometimes talk charged with multiple counts of assault and
to herself and was forgetful. Yuda’s stress sexual abuse and the case is ongoing.
multiplied when, during the pandemic, her
employment agent pressured her to find In April 2021, Hagar arranged for Yuda to
another employer, even though she was return to Indonesia as she was missing her
unfit mentally and emotionally. Yuda was five-year-old daughter. Her mother was also
told to lie to prospective employers about critically ill, so it was crucial for Yuda to
her ongoing court case but she was return.
reluctant to do that and felt extremely
confused. Committed to the whole journey of recovery,
our staff remain in regular contact with Yuda,
Hearing about Hagar’s tele-counseling providing her with social support and job
service, Yuda reached out for help. Over counseling. From Singapore, we continue to
numerous sessions, our counselor, work with lawyers on Yuda’s case to pursue
psychologist, and psychiatrist walked with justice and bring closure for her.
Yuda through the pain of her trauma and
taught her different ways of coping with the
symptoms and triggers. She began to heal
from depression and anxiety.
Hagar Whatever It Takes 15Solomon Islands
Human trafficking is a significant problem in the small Pacific Island nation
of Solomon Islands, particularly in the extractive sectors such as fishing,
logging, mining and hydroelectricity.
Poor and vulnerable families frequently sell Importantly, the project will raise community
their underage daughters for ‘marriage’, with awareness of trafficking and abuse and
little understanding of the consequences. provide training in prevention. Schools and
Awareness of the harmful effects of human churches will be a focus to ensure
trafficking and services for survivors are community-based care networks and safety
extremely minimal in country, which Hagar’s nets are operating effectively, and survivors
SAFE program is designed to address. will be supported as they reintegrate into their
communities and embark on positive,
In July 2021, we began our first project in the productive futures.
Solomon Islands. The five-year SAFE program
is funded by Tear Fund New Zealand through For the first six months of the project, the
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade focus was on establishing HOPE Trust’s
(MFAT) New Zealand. The SAFE program presence in Honiara, the capital of Solomon
focuses on building the capability of a local Islands. An office was secured, and key staff
NGO, HOPE Trust, in the skills Hagar has were hired in-country and in New Zealand to
learned over the past 28 years to prevent and help effectively deliver the project.
respond to human trafficking, child sexual Preparations began for activities to be
exploitation and sexual abuse. This includes implemented in 2022, including sharing the
case work, Trauma-Informed Care, legal project objectives with government, NGOs
support, and human trafficking prevention and community stakeholders.
activities. Ensuring the sustainability of HOPE
Trust and their activities is also a major focus In 2022, the project will move into full project
of this project. An organizational assessment implementation in Guadalcanal Province,
of HOPE Trust’s capabilities in finance, human establishing client services and prevention
resources, administration and governance is programming in communities with a high risk
underway and it will reveal any gaps in of trafficking. The project is a strong example
capacity, which Hagar will help address to of Hagar using its 28 years of expertise in a
strengthen the organization over the coming partnership approach. Hagar is building the
five years. capacity of HOPE Trust to enable the delivery
of effective survivor services and prevention
approaches, and to help ensure their
sustainability as a local NGO.
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Prema Maeato,
Director of HOPE Trust
I have worked in marginalized communities in the Solomon Islands for
20 years. These communities lack access to healthcare facilities, quality
education, proper roads, and police and government services. The risk of
human trafficking, exploitation and abuse is high for these vulnerable people.
In 2014, I founded HOPE Trust because I am their resources to build healthy, safe and
passionate about improving life in at-risk inclusive environments and become role
communities. When I learned in early 2021 models to surrounding communities. I am
that I would be directing a fully funded confident the partnership with Hagar on this
five-year program, I knew we would be able project will help make this a reality.
to make a real difference with our work but
we would need help from more experienced
agencies to ramp up to what is required.
Hagar SAFE
I am delighted to have started this project
with the strong support of Hagar and
Tearfund New Zealand, who are supporting
us in so many ways to be an effective and
program partners
Islands
sustainable NGO, as well as to be strong in HOPE Trust Solomon
Trauma-Informed Care and the provision of
LIF T International
services to trafficking survivors. I am looking
an ds
forward to learning more about prosecution Ola Fou Solomon Isl
and investigation of trafficking offenders
Homes of Hope Fiji
from LIFT International, and gaining lessons
from Homes of Hope Fiji so we can apply
their expertise in Solomon Islands. Our vision
is that the communities we work with use
Hagar Whatever It Takes 17Myanmar
ANMA
MY
R
2021–
2022
Myanmar is a poor country with a large population of 55 million, many of
whom have experienced significant trauma over recent years. It has one of
the highest levels of human trafficking, given its borders and proximity to
China, Laos, Thailand, India and Bangladesh, and numerous vulnerability
factors.
It has limited services available for survivors of These important training sessions were
human trafficking, slavery and abuse and few delivered in English and also local language.
prevention approaches in place. In addition, The program was delivered through the
the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant online platform only, given the inability to
impact on the country, increasing financial travel and provide in-country training as in
vulnerability and the risk of human trafficking previous years. Partner agency staff are now
and abuse nationally. This has been further equipped and actively using their new skills
exacerbated by the impacts of the military as they work on the front-line with the large
coup in February 2021. number of women, children and families
affected by human trafficking, slavery and
Since 2014, Hagar has been working in abuse.
Myanmar to build the capacity of partner
agencies World Vision, World Concern, local Given the huge need that exists and the very
NGO the Yangon Kayin Baptist Women’s limited capacity, Hagar is working to further
Association, and ActionAid. Hagar has been develop its program in Myanmar in 2022. This
working with these agencies to educate their will include starting new in-country programs
front-line staff in Trauma-Informed Care and that build partner capacity to deliver effective
how it can be effectively applied in survivor Trauma-Informed Care client services and
case work. In 2021, training materials that women’s economic empowerment for
were developed in 2020 were made available survivors.
to our partners via an online training platform.
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HAGAR NEW ZEALAND
Our team in Aotearoa (New Zealand) had
its biggest year ever in terms of funds
raised. A range of events based around
the number 1,445 took place during the
year. This number is significant because it
is the length of the Chinese-Vietnamese
border (1,445km), which is a known
hotspot for human trafficking. Dedicated
Hagar supporters, Cathy and Duan from
Wellington, baked an incredible 1,445
cookies over four days to increase
awareness about human trafficking and
raise funds for Hagar’s programs in
Vietnam.
Hagar Whatever It Takes 19HAGAR UK
In April 2021, our Hagar UK Support Office
encouraged supporters to undertake a
‘Hundred for Hagar’. Two of our supporters,
Olly and Timmy Heyward, decided to bowl
a hundred cricket overs. Olly and Timmy did
a fantastic job of gathering sponsors for
their hundred overs. With the help of
friends and family who stepped up to the
crease to bat, the boys spent 12 hours over a
sunny weekend in University Parks, Oxford,
clocking up their overs. We are so grateful
for their enthusiasm and hard work. The
funds raised provided much needed
support to our global programs and were
definitely worth those sore arms!
HAGAR SINGAPORE
From 5-14 November 2021, more
than 130 participants took to different
sports to complete a fitness
challenge for Hagar Singapore’s
40.3 Freedom Race. It is estimated
that 40.3 million people around the
world are living in modern slavery.
The 40.3 Freedom Race is an online
community fundraising event that
features challenge categories based
on 40.3-themed distances, durations
or inter vals. Over the 10-day period,
participants went all-out to galvanize
support from their social and
business networks and create
awareness of the cause.
20 Impact Report 2021HAGAR HONG KONG
Kong Support Office’s important
MinterEllison is one of our Hagar Hong
had to say about their
and valued supporters. Here is what they
partnership with Hagar.
e supporter of Hagar’s continuous
“MinterEllison is proud to be a long-tim
especially since it is one of the
humanitarian efforts around the world,
of vulnerable women and
very few specializing in improving the lives
of massive social unrest in
children in Afghanistan. Since the outbreak
particularly concerned about the
Afghanistan in mid-2021, we have been
to partner with a particular
situation of Afghan people and wanted
such a critical time. We were
organization to give our support during
tan Appeal and play a part in
delighted to hear about Hagar’s Afghanis
through such a meaningful
reaching out to the Afghan community
initiative.”
HAGAR USA
Hagar USA was very pleased
to secure an important new
project in 2021 funded by the
United States Department of
State’s Office to Monitor and
Combat Human Trafficking
(JTIP). This new project,
which is now well underway
in partnership with local
Vietnamese partners,
provides comprehensive
support to survivors of
human trafficking and helps
prevent human trafficking in
high-risk areas of Vietnam.
Hagar Whatever It Takes 21Media
“I was once a
beggar, but now
I’m a counselor.”
Longdy
LONGDY ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SURVIVORS AT UN ASSEMBLY
In New York, on 22 November 2021, Longdy so passionately advocates for victims and
Chhap, a former survivor of human trafficking survivors of human trafficking who have
and now Hagar Cambodia counselor and endured the trauma he also experienced.
trainer, appeared as a panelist at the United
Nations General Assembly for the 2021 Longdy says, “I may not be able do everything
Appraisal of the UN Global Plan of Action to at one time, but at least I can do something in
Combat Trafficking in Persons. The meeting this time. If you just start by doing something,
assessed progress in combatting human even if it’s a small act, it can bring a smile to
trafficking, and any gaps and challenges, both you and someone else.” At the UN
including the implementation of the relevant Assembly, and based on his first-hand lived
instruments. experience, Longdy passionately spoke from
an important survivor perspective about why
At Hagar, we believe it’s important for the it is so crucial to increase global efforts to help
voices of survivors to shape the dialogue more survivors of human trafficking. He also
when we are seeking solutions in the fight advocated for ramping up prevention efforts,
against human trafficking, and we are proud and highlighted how we can all play an
to empower survivors and amplify their voices. important role in this.
Longdy believes in the importance of all Longdy works with Hagar Cambodia as both
humans playing their own small part in a counselor and Trauma-Informed Care
creating change in this space. This is why he trainer. He is also a husband, father and a
global advocate of combatting human
trafficking.
22 Impact Report 2021THE INVISIBLE CONTRACT
Hagar Singapore launched a short film, The care after she was rescued. The film exposes
Invisible Contract, on social media in the schemes of criminal syndicates who
conjunction with International Women’s Day deceive women migrant workers with false
2021. The film was shot and produced in offers of work in Singapore.
Singapore to create awareness of human
trafficking. The Invisible Contract was produced in
various native languages and went out to
Supported by the Singapore Government’s local migrant workers and vulnerable
Inter-Agency Taskforce on Trafficking-in- prospective migrants in source countries. It
Persons, The Invisible Contract follows the generated over 2.1 million online
personal experiences and real-life events of a engagements to help raise awareness and
trafficking survivor who was placed in Hagar’s understanding of human trafficking.
Hagar Whatever It Takes 23Our Partners
Corporate Corporation Pte Ltd • Lee Foundation • Community Justice
• 27 Seconds Wine NZ • Trident Trust • Lenity Australia Centre
• Allied World • TTBH Pte Ltd • Macquarie Group • ECHO (Save the
Assurance Foundation Children)
• UPS
• Art Aid • Malcolm Foundation • Eden Myanmar
• Vi Tam Voc Viet
• Ascalon Pacific NZ • Medaille Trust • Emancipasia
• Watermark
• Barcodes Ltd NZ Employment Law NZ • Meta Lazarus Fund • Empower Pacific
• Beacon Law • White & Case • Naylor-Stewart • Foreign Domestic
Corporation Ancillary Fund Worker Association
Trusts and for Social Support
• Boeing Global Foundations • Parry Field Trust NZ
and Training
Corporate • Perpetual
• Affleck Family Trust • Garden of Hope
Citizenship Foundation
• Australian • Habibi Singapore Ltd
• CFAM Pte Ltd • Robert Walters Hong
Communities
• Corrs Chambers Kong • Hands of Hope Asia
Foundation
Westgarth • Ross Foundation • HealthServe
• Boeing Foundation
• Covenant Chambers • Scanlon Foundation • Homes of Hope Fiji
• Bowden Marsten
LLC • Hope Initiative
Foundation • Shepton Trust NZ
• Deloitte US Alliance
• Cambodia Charitable • The Bowden
• Expat Dental Trust NZ Marstan Foundation • HOPE Trust Solomon
• FEO Grace Pte Ltd Islands
• Community • The Birchall Family
• Foley-Crete NZ Foundation Foundation Trust • Humanitarian
Singapore Organisation for
• Goldman Sachs • The Malcolm
Migration Economics
Gives • Cornerstone Foundation
Foundation • Humanitarian
• i=Change • Trailblazer
Services for Children
• Ignition Networks • doTERRA Healing Foundation Ltd
in Vietnam
NZ Hands Foundation (Chan Chiew Ping
Australia and New Fund) • International Justice
• IPS Cambodia Mission Hong Kong
Zealand • Texel Foundation
• KPMG Cambodia • International Justice
• Dove Foundation • The Majurity Trust
• Latham & Watkins Mission Cambodia
• Dove Trust NZ • Valerie Hamilton
• Liberty Specialty • Justice Without
• Equity Trustees Estate NZ
Markets Borders
• ERIKS • Virtue Foundation
• Linklaters • KOTO
• Evolution Trustees NGOs
• Max Architectural • Law Society Pro
Design NZ • Fairfield Trust NZ • ACRATH Bono Services
• Micron Technology • Frimley Foundation • ActionAid Myanmar • LIFT International
NZ
• MinterEllison LLP • Alliance of Guest • LIGHT
• Go International Aid Workers Outreach
• Murkani Jewellery • Migrant x Me
Fund
• Nomura • Artists Against • Minderoo
• Gracefield Slavery NZ
• One Percent Foundation • Oxfam International
• ASEAN ACT in Vietnam
• Open Road Alliance • HPK Trust
• Batik • Oxfam Pacific
• Ozdare • I.S. Wong
• Bird in a Cage NZ • Pacific Links
• Recruit4Good Foundation
• Blue Dragon • Ping-Pong-A-Thon
• Rutledge Omni • Joseph & Associates
Services Pte Ltd NZ • Center of Women • Plan International in
and Development Vietnam
• Save-Cash Transfer • Kewal Ramani
Foundation • Chab Dai/Global • Red Oak Hope
• SITA Singapore
Learning
Women’s • Kimpton Foundation • Rotary Club of
Community
Committee NZ Singapore
• Child Fund in Viet
• Singapore Anti- • Koshland Innovation • Save the Children
Nam
Narcotics Association Extension Cambodia
• Christliche
• Sound of Art • LEAP Foundation • Scarlet Web
Ostmission
• The Rightway Ltd • Soles4Souls
• Colombo Plan
24 Impact Report 2021• Tamar Village • Churches of Christ Anti-Human • US Embassy,
• Tearfund Australia WA Trafficking Singapore
• Tearfund NZ • Crisis Relief Wesley • National Council for Solomon Islands
@ Wesley Methodist Children
• Terre Des Hommes • New Zealand High
Church • Provincial
• The Mekong Club Commission
• Evangel Family Department of
• The Navigators, • Ministry of Women,
Church Women Affairs
Singapore Youth, Children and
• First Light Church • Provincial Women Family Affairs
• TimeAuction Perth and Children
• Ministry of
• UNFPA Myanmar • Harvest Force Consultative
Immigration,
• UN Women Church Committee
Commerce and
• United Nations Trust • Hearts Alive Church • District Women and Labour
Fund Children Consultative
• His Sanctuary • Anti-Human
Committee
• World Concern • Holy Trinity Church Trafficking Advisory
Myanmar • Commune Committee
Doncaster
Committee for
• World Outreach • Hougang Assembly United States
Women and
International of God Children • United States
• World Vision • JHM Ministries (Jesus Agency for
• Provincial
Myanmar Heal Me) International
Department of
• Yangon Kayin • Kalamunda Church Women’s Affairs Development
Baptist Women’s of Christ (USAID)
• National Committee
Association • United States State
• Katong Presbyterian for Counter
• ygap Church Trafficking Department Office
to Monitor and
Schools • Little Company of • Cambodian National
Combat Trafficking
• American Mary Sisters Council for Children
in Persons (J/TIP)
International School • Melbourne True • Ministry of
• United Nations
• Anglo-Chinese Light Church Education, Youth
International Office
Primary School • New Horizon Church and Sport
of Migration (IOM)
(Barker Road) • New Creation Church • Ministry of Social
Affairs, Veterans and Vietnam
• National University of • Paya Lebar
Singapore (NUS) Youth Rehabilitation • Australian Embassy
Methodist Church
Faculty of Law • Ministry of Women’s • Ministry of Public
• The Bible Church
• NUS Centre for Pro Affairs Security
• The Way Church
Bono and Clinical New Zealand • Ministry of Labor,
Legal Education • World Outreach Invalids and Social
International • Ministry of Foreign
• Singapore Bible Affairs
Affairs and Trade
College • World Revival Prayer • New Zealand
Fellowship • New Zealand
• United World Embassy
Embassy
College of East Asia Government/Public • Nghe An Provincial
Institutions Singapore People’s Committee
Churches
• Ministry of Home • Nghe An Provincial
• Aldersgate Afghanistan
Affairs Police Department
Methodist Church • Ministry of Labor and
• Ministry of • Nghe An Women’s
• Base Church Social Affairs
Manpower Union
• Bethel Assembly of • Ministry of Refugees
• Ministry of Social and • NGO Resource
God • Ministry of Education Family Development Centre
• Bethesda (Bedok- • Ministry of Interior • Singapore Inter- • UK Embassy
Tampines) Church • Ministry of Economy Agency Taskforce on
• US Embassy
• Bethany Emmanuel Trafficking in
Australia Persons • Yen Bai Provincial
Church
• Australian Council for People’s Committee
• Bethesda Katong • Singapore Police
International Force • Yen Bai Provincial
Church
Development Police Department
• Canberra Baptist • State Courts of
Church Cambodia Singapore • Yen Bai Women’s
• The Department of Union
• Church of Christ • The Law Society of
Geylang Child Welfare and Singapore
Hagar Whatever It Takes 252021 Board
Members
HAGAR HAGAR SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE BOARDS
BOARD
Hagar Australia Board Hagar Hong Kong Board
Phil Badger, BCom Connie Ridley, Chair Dr. Andrew Catford (Chair)
Chair (appointed 2016) (joined 26 Aug 2021) Daniel Ang
Chair, Hagar New Zealand Marita Ham Jacqueline Cheng
Catherine Jacob Deborah Papworth
Sarah Barrer
Carla Webb-Sear Hans Yeung
Sarah Bearup, M.IntDev, BA Suzanne Williams
Marianne Roux Hagar UK Trustees
Aletta Boshoff, M.Com,
BCom (Hons), BAcc (Chair until 30 Sep 2021) Suzanne Wilson (Chair)
Sarah Prescott David Calfo
Dr. Jeff Buterbaugh, PhD (until 18 Jun 2021) Caroline Hayward
Chair, Hagar USA
Hagar Singapore Board Hagar USA Board
Dr. Andrew Catford, PhD, Paul Chan (Chair) Jeff Buterbaugh (Chair)
M.IntDev, BAppSc
Koh Eu Beng Adam Broadway
Global Chief Executive Officer
Sylvia Chan Deborah Manzanares
Paul Chan, MBA, CLU, Jimson Cheng Bruce N. Messenger
ChFC, FChFP, CWM Cheryl Chong Amanda Wild
Chair, Hagar Singapore Dominique Choy Tiffany Yore
Dr. Peter Hess, Dr. Iur, LLM Lee How Giap Cari Zoellner
Chua Eng Hui
Dr. Jill (Kila) Reimer, PhD,
Grad Dip (Theology), M.Sc, Michael Chiam
BA (Hons) (non-voting member)
Dr. Marianne Roux, PhD, Hagar New Zealand
M.A, BComms Board
Chair, Hagar Australia Phil Badger (Chair)
(until 30 Sep 2021) Madina Knight
Ken Lord
Susan Maiava
Paul Martell
Lois Dickinson
(until 15 Dec 2021)
26 Impact Report 20212021 Financial
Summary
2021 Total Revenue USD$’000
$5,618
732 304
Governments Other
13% 5%
1,740 190 2,171
Individuals Churches Foundations & 207
30% 3% partner organizations Events
40% 4%
270
Corporations
5%
2021 Total Expenses USD$’000
$4,618
892 3,619
FUNDRAISING PROGRAM SERVICES
19% 79%
107
GLOBAL
2021 Program Services funding by country USD$’000
$3,619
MANAGEMENT
& OVERSIGHT
2%
679
1,024 Vietnam
172
Afghanistan
Singapore
129 1,606 9
Solomon Islands Cambodia Myanmar
Hagar Whatever It Takes 27Contact Us Our ability to make a difference in the lives of women and children is dependent on your generosity. You can support us through financial giving, or volunteering your time and expertise. For more information about what we do and how you can get involved, please contact us. Hagar International https://hagarinternational.org/ info@hagarinternational.org Hagar Australia Hagar Singapore https://hagar.org.au/ https://hagar.org.sg/ admin@hagar.org.au singapore@hagarinternational.org Hagar Hong Kong Hagar UK https://hagar.org.hk/ https://hagaruk.org hongkong@hagarinternational.org info@hagarinternational.org Hagar New Zealand Hagar USA https://hagar.org.nz/ https://hagarusa.org/ admin@hagar.org.nz usa@hagarinternational.org Facebook HAGARInternational Twitter @HAGARIntl LinkedIn HAGAR YouTube HAGARinternational 28 Impact Report 2021
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