Boys will be … set free
There’s a saying that’s been tossed around for years — “Boys will be boys.” At its best, the saying is simply meant to joke about the mischief young boys can get into. But the growth of the #MeToo movement has highlighted a more negative side to this common phrase —...
Who is your Mina?
I’ll never forget the day I met Mina. She arrived at the center the same week I did. I was spending a semester in South Asia, working with a program dedicated to helping girls get off the streets and acquire the education and access to vocational training they needed....
Give a little girl someone to look up to
As Hamsika visits the Banchara village where she grew up, all the little girls stop and watch her. Her head is held high, and her steps are sure. She is different from the others — she has gone further in school than any girl in this impoverished village. Hamsika,...
Children shouldn’t be for sale
When you think of human trafficking, you may think of girls locked in a shady hotel room or being transported in a dark, dingy tractor-trailer. But many of those working in the booming sex industries of Thailand and India are trapped in an invisible cage — a life...
Two ways you can protect a child from the sex industry
What gets you fired up? For me, it’s seeing injustice and cruelty in the world. And nothing motivates me more than fighting against the cultural slavery of the sex industry. It involves two of my greatest passions: protecting children and empowering women. But how do...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.