URMI'S STORY"My father was a drunk, and my mother did not care about her children. At 14 years old, I was facing an arranged marriage. I begged my father not to go through with the marriage; he ignored that request." A BROKEN HOME AND AN EARLY MARRIAGE By the time she...

SANGITA'S STORY "I heard from girls in my village how wonderful the Middle East was. My husband couldn't stop me. I was going to earn money for our family." A MOTHER'S LOVE From a small community in Nepal, Sangita lived with her loving husband, Guna, and their...

UDITA'S STORY "We talked about our future. We said we would get married, run off to India, have a big family, and be happy forever. Little did I know…" THE PROMISE OF LOVE Udita came from a childhood of poverty where her father worked two jobs to support the six...

RADHIKA'S STORY AN ALMOST LOVE STORY Everything seemed to start innocently… with phone calls from a wrong number. Looking back, however, Radhika thought the calls were odd and now wishes she had simply ignored them. A BUDDING ROMANCE By the age of 18, Radhika was...

Rekha was raised in a supportive family — one that empowered her to continue her schooling into college. Even with this support, Rekha was in danger of becoming a victim of human trafficking. The reason she was at-risk was not because of her family or education, but rather because of social media.

The heat of the sun made it hard to breathe, as Devina wiped the sweat off of her forehead. She had been riding on a cramped and uncomfortable bus for nearly five hours when it finally stopped for a break. Devina leaned her head against the warm glass of the window while the woman next to her sat texting, hardly ever looking up from her phone.

One day, Ananya heard there would be a festival in a nearby town. Here, she could meet up with friends and even take a small break from her abusive home life. While at the festival, she was introduced to a handsome stranger through some of her friends.

CHANDRA'S STORYA BROTHEL UNCOVERED We, at Free for Life, work hard for the rescue and restoration of every girl we can. Our team heard through a whistleblower that there was a brothel close to our Krishanagar Border Monitoring Station where the owners were holding...

SITA'S STORYABANDONED BY HER FAMILY Although her father was a former missionary, Sita did not grow up in a family bursting with love. Sita always felt that her family did not want her, and the young girl was regularly ignored. Desperate for love, Sita was ecstatic...

URMI'S STORY"My father was a drunk, and my mother did not care about her children. At 14 years old, I was facing an arranged marriage. I begged my father not to go through with the marriage; he ignored that request." A BROKEN HOME AND AN EARLY MARRIAGE By the time she...

SANGITA'S STORY "I heard from girls in my village how wonderful the Middle East was. My husband couldn't stop me. I was going to earn money for our family." A MOTHER'S LOVE From a small community in Nepal, Sangita lived with her loving husband, Guna, and their...

UDITA'S STORY "We talked about our future. We said we would get married, run off to India, have a big family, and be happy forever. Little did I know…" THE PROMISE OF LOVE Udita came from a childhood of poverty where her father worked two jobs to support the six...

RADHIKA'S STORY AN ALMOST LOVE STORY Everything seemed to start innocently… with phone calls from a wrong number. Looking back, however, Radhika thought the calls were odd and now wishes she had simply ignored them. A BUDDING ROMANCE By the age of 18, Radhika was...

Rekha was raised in a supportive family — one that empowered her to continue her schooling into college. Even with this support, Rekha was in danger of becoming a victim of human trafficking. The reason she was at-risk was not because of her family or education, but rather because of social media.

The heat of the sun made it hard to breathe, as Devina wiped the sweat off of her forehead. She had been riding on a cramped and uncomfortable bus for nearly five hours when it finally stopped for a break. Devina leaned her head against the warm glass of the window while the woman next to her sat texting, hardly ever looking up from her phone.

One day, Ananya heard there would be a festival in a nearby town. Here, she could meet up with friends and even take a small break from her abusive home life. While at the festival, she was introduced to a handsome stranger through some of her friends.

CHANDRA'S STORYA BROTHEL UNCOVERED We, at Free for Life, work hard for the rescue and restoration of every girl we can. Our team heard through a whistleblower that there was a brothel close to our Krishanagar Border Monitoring Station where the owners were holding...

SITA'S STORYABANDONED BY HER FAMILY Although her father was a former missionary, Sita did not grow up in a family bursting with love. Sita always felt that her family did not want her, and the young girl was regularly ignored. Desperate for love, Sita was ecstatic...