the women of House of Hope

The following photos are of the women who come to House of Hope's weekly vocational training and their children. Between 200-300 women come each Tuesday to learn how to make beads, cards, and jewelry, as well as hear and share their stories. Approximately 20-25% of the women who come are still working as prostitutes on the streets. The training to make and sell jewelry, cards, and sewn goods has created an opportunity for these women to have an income other then prostitution. Many women and girls were forced into prostitution at young ages through human trafficking or kidnapping, while others were sold into prostitution by their own family members. Other women begin because they have no other way to feed their families.