As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, IJM gratefully rejoices over the 76,000+ people rescued from slavery and everyday violence, and the 7.3 million...

Hope was just a 13-year-old boy when a woman came to his village in Ghana sharing news of a man looking to hire local boys. The woman promised Hope’s...

How long would you hold out for justice? How long would you work to secure a future for your children? Lakot’s story is one of great perseverance in...

Francesca thought she was sneaking out of the house for a fun day at the beach with her new friend. Instead of splashing in the waves and playing in...

Cassie* was 12 when a family friend lured her to Manila. “He told me that he can help me to reach all of my dreams,” she remembers, and at first she...

The night of her rescue, 15-year-old Lara* was overwhelmed and confused. On one hand, she was afraid. Lara felt responsible to support her mother and...

Philder’s in-laws began threatening her family soon after her husband died. But you helped her stand up to them, and they quickly realized they...

He came into my room while I was sleeping and covered my mouth and I started to cry,” Marielos* recalled using broken sign language. She was only 16...

There is a style of Japanese art called kintsugi, in which an artist repairs broken pottery by using a lacquer mixed with gold. The point is not to...