Something from Nothing
I’m writing this from the plane, en route to Calcutta, India, to participate in our annual volunteer trip, and to launch a whole new program which will train and eventually employ survivors as...
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A Different World
Today we visited 10 of our school sponsored kids who have been placed in Ram Krishna Mission Boarding School. It was absolutely amazing! The kids looked so good, so happy and healthy and clean, that I...
View Article“This is the Best Day of My Life!”
On Monday morning, we began our 2 weeks of programming in Calcutta shelters and red light areas, starting with our very own Destiny girls. After some very silly and hilarious icebreakers, we joined in...
View ArticleA Tree grows in Calcutta
It is hard to find words for everything I feel and all the wonderful and inspiring things that have happened this week. At the same time, it has sometimes been overwhelming, and some moments have been...
View ArticleIndia Site Visits and Volunteer Trip, Jan. 2010
MEET OUR SURVIVORS AND INDIA STAFF - LEARN MORE ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HOW WE FIGHT IT: Each year we make site visits and take a team of volunteers to work with survivors and high risk kids at our...
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MadeBySurvivors in REDBOOK Magazine
Made By Survivors was featured this summer in REDBOOK Magazine, and founder Sarah Symons was honored as a REDBOOK hero. Sarah's message to readers: "Our survivors possess deep inner beauty and...
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Warrior Divas - Fighting Slavery with Martial Arts
There are so many ways that people can use their unique gifts and experiences to fight slavery! I am continually inspired by the creativity and diverse approaches that volunteers are bringing to this...
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Thanks Rosie and the team at Rosie Radio!
I was on Rosie Radio with Rosie O'Donnell, and not only did I have a great time, but wow - Rosie's listeners really came through and supported Made By Survivors! After the show we have our best sales...
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"Without challenge, there is no life"
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India – Aug. 15-16, 2010 In August, we visited seven villages in Uttar Pradesh, India, including our very own Freedom School village. We were guided by Bhanuja...
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"Without challenge, there is no life"
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India – Aug. 15-16, 2010 In August, we visited seven villages in Uttar Pradesh, India, including the site of our own Freedom School, where 52 school sponsored...
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Celebrating CNN Hero winner in the Movement to End Human Trafficking: Maiti...
“First you have to take them into your heart as your own child. Then the strength comes out of you to protect them” Anuradha Koirala. Anuradha Koirala, founder of Maiti Nepal (our first parner...
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What About the Boys?
SO, WHAT ABOUT THE BOYS? When Ajay was 15, he came to Calcutta to take a 6 month carpentry course at our partner agency Apne Aap. When the course ended, Ajay refused to return home. "If I go back...
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In Their Own Words
All year long I've shared - in my blog, newsletters, and on our website - how I feel about slavery and about our girls' incredible potential. Now you can hear what the survivors themselves have to...
View ArticleSmall Things
January, 2011: Back in India to check on the progress of the two new jewelry programs in Calcutta and Mumbai, our school- sponsored kids from the Kidderpore red light area and the WIF shelter home, the...
View ArticleHealing Touch
Tuesday I spent the day at the Nijoloy shelter outside Calcutta, drawing and playing and sketching in a mural map of the world. The children look forward to our twice-yearly volunteer visits with...
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If you Call and No One Answers
“If you call and no one answers, go anyway” Ravindranath Tagore While visiting tribal village prevention programs this past February, the volunteers also toured the town of Shantineketan, which is...
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New Way to Grow for Survivor Scholars
Girls who were denied their childhood need all the tools and enrichments we can offer them, in order to become strong, independent adults. This spring we launched a new program in partnership with...
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A Lesson in Human Trafficking - Border Towns
Living in or near an international border town greatly increases the likelihood of a person becoming a victim of human trafficking, for a variety of reasons: read more
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A Brief History of the MBS Jewelry Centers
For those of you that are new to our work, here is some background info on Made By Survivors and on our Jewelry Centers in Calcutta, Mumbai and, coming soon – Darjeeling. read more
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