954 Sarah Symons – Her Future Coalition

Her Future Coalition

Sarah is the founder and Director of Her Future Coalition, an organisation creating powerful and positive change in the lives of survivors of gender violence and girls at the highest risk. Helping break the cycle of poverty and exploitation, by providing education – and a full range of services that support education – to survivors and the most vulnerable girls in India and Nepal. In this episode, I talk to Sarah about the work she does and the lessons of courage, reliance and hope that she gets to witness every day.

Guest Bio.

Sarah is the founder and Director of Her Future Coalition, an international charity that has helped thousands of girls rise out of poverty and exploitation to become free and independent Her Future Coalition has been selected for a collaboration with Michelle Obama’s Girls  Opportunity Alliance, a campaign to promote and support education for the most vulnerable girls, around the world.  Over the years they have served tens of thousands of survivors in India, Nepal, Cambodia and Thailand. Most exciting to Sarah is the fact that the survivors who joined our programs a few years ago are now managing the programs, working as trainers and mentors to newly rescued girls. They couldn’t imagine any future at all when they were living in brothels. Now their dreams are limitless!

Books by Sarah below.

 

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