From sugarcane fields to rural Bihar: women building their own systems
Easter weekend, my husband, my mom, and I sat around the table. We were talking about family, culture and history, and quietly opening the door to conversations we never had. My mom started narrating stories of my grandmother. My grandmother used to ride her bike through the sugarcane fields. She would quietly purchase harvest vouchers […]
Investing in Women, Transforming Families
Investing in Women, Transforming Families Power of Savings Just a few years ago, savings felt impossible for Seema’s family, who were living on her husband’s single income of $90 per month. Every dollar he earned as an e-rickshaw driver went toward basic necessities. Today, Seema and her family have saved $200. These savings represent far […]
See Her Thrive Dallas: Freedom Starts with Economic Opportunity
See Her Thrive Dallas: Freedom Starts with Economic Opportunity On April 9, 2026, Nomi Network gathered Dallas business and philanthropic leaders at the George W. Bush Presidential Center for the See Her Thrive breakfast. Presented by headline sponsor Quantum Connections: A Global Dialogue Initiative, the morning centered on one core truth: freedom starts with economic […]
Women Leading the Way: How Nomi Network Was Built by Women, for Women
Women Leading the Way: How Nomi Network Was Built by Women, for Women She was eight years old. While most children her age were learning to read and write, Nomi had already survived what no child should ever experience. Trafficked and abused by someone meant to protect her, her childhood had been stolen before […]
Dara’s Story: From Cleaning Staff to Office Manager
From Cleaning Staff to Office Manager: Dara’s Inspiring Journey with Nomi Network When Dara first joined Nomi Network nearly a decade ago, she never imagined the opportunities that lay ahead. Hired through a local partner as part of the cleaning staff in our Cambodia office, Dara came from a background of generational poverty. With only […]
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Pioneering Women Who Changed the World
Throughout history, women have broken barriers, defied expectations, and reshaped the world. This Women’s History Month, we highlight four extraordinary women—Marie Curie, Hedy Lamarr, Katherine G. Johnson, and Antonia Novello—who excelled in their respective fields and challenged their limitations to create lasting legacies. Like the women we serve, they overcame barriers to change the future. […]
Empowering Women in Cambodia: Nomi Network’s Workforce Development Program
Breaking Cycles of Exploitation Through Economic Empowerment In Cambodia, economic vulnerability due to lack of employment, access to training, or gaps in education often forces women into unsafe working conditions or situations of exploitation. At Nomi Network, we believe that financial independence is key to breaking the cycle of human trafficking. Through our Workforce Development […]
Nomi Network in Action
January 2025 Newsletter January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month Throughout January, we have shared articles and information to help you understand the complexity of human trafficking. Traffickers depend on women and girls to be vulnerable. Poverty, education gaps, lack of social capital, and systemic challenges contribute. The women in our programs write a better future […]
Preventing Trafficking: Freedom for Today and Tomorrow
Nomi Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating human trafficking by economically empowering women and girls. Recognizing that poverty and economic marginalization are primary drivers of exploitation, Nomi Network creates pathways to safe employment, enabling women to break cycles of exploitation in their families and communities. For the women we serve, the goal is […]
Connecting the Dots: Vulnerability to Trafficking is Complicated
When people think of trafficking, they think of the movies where a girl from a nice family is kidnapped and forced into it. The hero then rescues her, and everything is wonderful by the closing credits. The reality is more complicated. Traffickers take advantage of vulnerabilities that affect too many women and girls. When we […]
