National Economic Justice Report: Beyond Workforce Development for Survivors of Trafficking
Read the Report Job training and workforce readiness programs are common across the US for equipping individuals in marginalized communities with the skills and social support to enter the traditional workforce. While models and served populations vary widely, the goal is to identify common barriers to meaningful employment and create new pathways into existing systems. […]
Shannary Pays for Her Grandmother’s Emergency Medical Procedure
POIPET, CAMBODIA Our Director of International Programs, Ishrat, just visited our Poipet site for the first time. One of her favorite stories was from a recent program alum, Shannary. Shannary’s grandmother encouraged her to join the Nomi Network program to overcome her shyness and grow in confidence. Before joining our program, Shannary applied twice to […]
Sadhika Breaks Generational Cycles
BIHAR, INDIA Sadhika lives with her mother in one of Bihar’s red-light areas. Bihar is one of the poorest states in India. Due to half the population living in extreme poverty, human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation are rampant. When Sadhika was six years old, her father remarried, leaving her mother to raise her and […]
Celebrating Kannitha’s Journey to Freedom
POIPET, CAMBODIA By living in a border city like Poipet, where traffickers prey on economically vulnerable families seeking higher wages, Kannitha was highly susceptible to unsafe jobs and labor trafficking snares. Kannitha has always dreamed of getting a financially stable job to support her family better. After the sixth grade, Kannitha had to drop out […]
Bhavya’s Tailoring Business Profits Nearly Double After Three Years; She Says She Has “Learned to Stand”
Bhavya’s Tailoring Business Profits Nearly Double After Three Years; She Says She Has “Learned to Stand” According to Bhavya, the Nomi Network program “helped her to stand.” Bhavya completed our Workforce Development Program in 2019 with a focus on tailoring and garment making. Her family is a part of the “scheduled caste,” also known as […]
Youth Meet Female Leaders From Various Industries and Imagine New Possibilities
Dallas, Texas Field trips and workforce exposure events allow the adolescent clients to connect with professional women and learn invaluable job readiness skills. Last fall, the participants in our Dallas Youth Workforce Development Program took a field trip to Southwest Airlines headquarters and learned about available career paths. During the field trip, they learned networking […]
Sokha Pivots into a New Field, Creating a Life of Economic Security for Her Daughter
Sokha Pivots into a New Field, Creating a Life of Economic Security for Her Daughter Sokha grew up living far away from school and knew she was at high risk of being trafficked while she traveled there alone. Though Sokha persistedin her education, she later had no choice but to drop out of secondary school […]
Mamta Reaches Financial Security With Her husband as Her Business Partner
Mamta Reaches Financial Security With Her Husband as Her Business Partner As we continue to work in remote areas with gender-marginalizing cultural norms, we are learning to support our clients more holistically. When Mamta enrolled in our programs, she wanted to relocate and get a job at one of our job creation partners, an ethically […]
Despite Cultural Norms, Deepti Relocates for a New Job Opportunity, Becoming Financially Independent
Despite Cultural Norms, Deepti Relocates for a New Job Opportunity, Becoming Financially Independent Deepti grew up in an underprivileged household where her father struggled as the sole provider for his family of seven. While she never experiencedtrafficking or exploitation firsthand, her family’s socio-economic positioning made them highly vulnerable. In Odisha, which ranks nine among India’s […]
Newly Employed, with Her Own Savings Account –– Mealea Reduces Economic Vulnerability in Her Family
Poipet, Cambodia Living in a border city like Poipet, where traffickers prey on economically vulnerable families seeking higher wages, Mealea was highly susceptible to exploitative jobs and labor trafficking snares. Mealea dreamed of financial stability and a secure job to support her family. After dropping out of high school, Mealea could only secure work as […]
