“'Of course, there are times when there is pleasure,' said Rani Bai. 'Who does not like to make love? A handsome young man, one who is...

The workshop is bursting with creativity and purpose.  We try embroidering tiny flowers onto silk framed in a hand-hammered earring hoop. 

I was sitting at Cafe Coffee Day (our Indian equivalent to Starbucks), huddled around a table in Bangalore with all the Ruhamah workshop...

Orphaned in childhood, Gayatri* and her sister lived with their grandmother. When she was still very young, Gayatri fell in love and...

Nimu* grew up in a village in West Bengal. She remembers a time of abject poverty in her family when she was young. It was difficult for...

Last year in Leg Up, we experimented with having a satellite campus at Hebron school. The horses were stabled at the school 5 days a week...

Arti’s* story is heart-breaking. She had been in prostitution from a very young age but had left the trade after marrying one of her...

The Ruhamah workshop started at Karuna Home on April 1st with five girls opting in to be trained in jewelry making. This is the first...

Many of our rescued girls' ultimate goal is to get married, have children, and become a vital part of their community. Ruhamah Designs...

Early in March 2014, I got a call from my Finish veterinarian, Ilona Otter. She was doing some work at an animal shelter in Chennai and...

Vinita* was rescued in the first week of January 2014, the same day that Freedom Firm had their 100th successful raid. She had no idea...

“Little affirms human dignity more than honest work”, writes Robert D. Lupton in his latest book, Toxic Charity. Simply giving money,...

Eye witness account by Jennifer Vandermeuse, Freedom Firm USA Volunteer Reflections on my trip to India: May 27 - June 6, 2014 I first...

Eye witness account by Katie Beaber, USA Executive Director It has been a week since my return to the US after my three-week journey to...

Dhannu* was rescued when she was 16 yrs old. She had burn marks all over her body. She remembered nothing about her address and portrayed...

Vidya* was 16 years old when ran away from home after her uncle tried to rape her. At a railway station, she was approached by a lady who...

The seeds of the business that we now call “Ruhamah Designs,” began as a simple craft time in Freedom Firm's aftercare home for survivors...

Nisha* was tricked by her uncle into believing that he would get her a good job. He took her to the railway station where they met a...

The police came and caught me and 2 other girls. I was angry because I didn’t want to be rescued.

Sasi* is our silent prima-donna. She sits quietly, like an angel, face innocent as a baby's. The minute the staff are out of the room,...