Violence. Brothels.  Rape. Usually these words make people despair. Most people think of victims. Or tragedy. Or helplessness.

But at Hagar we don't despair. We believe in hope.

We work with broken people - women and children who have survived extreme cases of abuse and exploitation. It's the 1% of survivors that others say can't be helped. We care for them until they can care for themselves. We help them find jobs. We help them find family. We give women and children the freedom to think about the future (sometimes for the first time in their lives).

We believe in different endings. We believe silent voices can be transformed into powerful ones. We believe in the unbelievable. We walk the whole journey of recovery with individual women and children. Pursuing justice. Challenging stigma. So our survivors can reunite with society again. In all things we aim to follow the example of Jesus who never gave up and who coaxed life from the darkest corners of human experience.

We hope our stories will spark change. That they will help people think differently about despair and hope and the power of transformation. And we hope that you will join us for the journey.

Hagar is an international Christian organisation dedicated to the protection, recovery and community integration of survivors of human rights abuse; particularly human trafficking, gender-based violence and sexual exploitation. We serve individual women and children regardless of religion, political preference, ethnicity, race, or sexual orientation, and do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to restore life in all its fullness. We value, honour and respect the diverse perspectives, religions and cultures of our staff and supporters and partner with the not-for-profit, government and for-profit sectors to pursue our common vision of walking the whole journey to recovery with survivors of extreme human rights abuse.