The Power of Zzz's: How Sleep Helps You Heal from Trauma
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Oct 18, 20233 min read
The POWER of One Person to Effect Change
Can just one person effect change in another human being? Does one person have the potential to carry that much power? Let's talk about...
Sep 6, 20233 min read
A Story that Changed My Life
Over a decade ago, Homes of Hope used to conduct "GEM Camps" (girl empowerment camps) where we would travel to at-risk communities in the...
Aug 16, 20231 min read
Does Childhood Matter?
Negative experiences in our childhoods can be significant push factors towards forced sex later in life.
May 10, 20232 min read
What healing from trauma is NOT
There is a Chinese proverb that says: "Don't expect from others what you can't promise them yourself." If we were to be honest, how many...
Apr 14, 20232 min read
The Power of ONE
How many of us look for the big? Big numbers, big show, big effect, big results. It is fascinating to me that Christ didn't die for the...
Feb 27, 20231 min read
2022 - What a GREAT year!!!!
At Homes of Hope, we work with the hearts and lives of girls and young women. The inner work that takes place is not easily measured. But...
Jan 25, 20231 min read
FRESH OUT OF THE OVEN!!!!!!
27 years is a long time to be in operation. Over the years, our learning lab has been the lives of over 1,000 children, young girls and...
Dec 15, 20222 min read
PUSH/PULL FACTORS: IT'S CHRISTMAS-TIME!
We are in our festive season. Christmas is upon us. Joy to the world. We see the store fronts - all full of holiday cheer and gifts that...
Nov 11, 20222 min read
WHAT are "push-pull factors"?
There are common factors that can cause a young person to be trapped in commercial sexual exploitation (CSEC) and trafficking. These...
Aug 24, 20222 min read
WHAT is "grooming"?
How is it that children and adults end up being defiled, exploited, and trafficked? Couldn’t they have stopped it from happening?...
May 4, 20222 min read
Protecting YOUR Child from being Trafficked - Who & Where?
Who is trafficking children in Fiji? Is it all of the nasty people that Hollywood and Bollywood portray? Is it organized crime?...
Apr 5, 20222 min read
Protecting YOUR Child from being Trafficked - Educate Yourself!
This is the second post in a series specifically geared for parents, guardians, and those who have direct involvement with children....
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Protecting YOUR Child from Being Trafficked - Relationship!
This begins a series of blogs on how families, communities, villages, churches - can protect our own children, grandchildren, neighbors,...
Jul 29, 20213 min read
The World is Listening!
“Victim’s Voices Lead the Way” is the theme for this year's global "World Day Against Trafficking in Persons". What a great theme. What...
Feb 9, 20214 min read
Are Natural Disasters Linked to Human Trafficking?
In Fiji, within the past 12 months, we have had three unwelcome visitors: COVID-19; Tropical Cyclone Yasa; Tropical Cyclone Ana. Ouch....
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Change Takes Time
Pua Healing from trauma - takes time. Building trust again - takes time. Learning new behaviors - takes time. Building self-confidence...
Dec 15, 20203 min read
A Speech that Turned Hearts
Homes of Hope believes that every victim has the potential of becoming a leader and an advocate for others. For a victim to turn...
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Expanding the Effort to Combat Trafficking Fiji
Homes of Hope has 24 years of experience combating sexual exploitation and trafficking within Fiji. We strongly desire to share our...
Nov 11, 20202 min read
Trafficked by her own mother
Aditi's parents were divorced when she was very young and she lived with her mother who soon remarried. Their family was very poor....
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