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I was forced into training for a suicide attack when I was 14 years old. A classmate of mine invited
me to go to Pakistan with him to sightsee. We stayed one night and the following morning a car
came to take me home. But the people in the car wore masks and held guns. They took me to a
religious school where they showed me video clips of how the Taliban execute suicide attacks. I
saw them give one of the boys an injection that made him happily volunteer to carry out an attack.
Soon after, I heard that they planned to use me as a suicide bomber. Even though the school was
surrounded by barbed wire, I escaped, jumping from so high that I hurt my legs.

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The Woman who Swam to Freedom

My family gave me in marriage to a Chinese man I had never met. I was in the middle of
nowhere, locked in the house. I tried to run away twice, but failed. That led me to try to
commit suicide by taking an herbicide. But I didnt die. One day when my husband and I
were near the market at a riverbank, I tried to run towards a boat that was preparing to head
to Vietnam. He grabbed me and held onto my jacket. I threw it off and ran. I knew he was
close behind me, so I jumped into the water and swam to the boat. The fact that my husband
couldnt swim saved my life. When I approached Vietnam, I contacted my parents to pick me
up. Instead of being happy to see me, they scolded me, saying I was wasting their money.
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The Boy Who Fought for Justice

He drove through my village one day, tossing money in the air. I was poor so
I ran after it, trying to catch whatever I could. I thought he was a nice man, an
American man. He said I could play in his pool or with video games whenever I
wanted. I went over to his house and he gave me food. I dont like to talk about
what happened next. I was confused and scared to say anything because, in
Cambodia, many people believe that boys cannot be abused. I thought maybe
no one would believe me. But the people at Hagar believed me and I decided to
fight for justice. Years later, after a lot of counseling, I flew all the way to America
to testify against this man.

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The Hagars at Home

While continuing the work in Cambodia, Vietnam & Afghanistan, we are increasingly
aware of the Hagars in our very own community. Human trafficking is a major
issue in the United States and Hagar USAs new home, North Carolina, consistently
ranks in the top ten worst states for trafficking. The city of Charlotte, with its easy
access to major highways on the east coast, acts as a source, transit, and destination
for trafficking. Just a few months ago, a hotel close to our office was shut down due
to trafficking and other illegal activity. We have chosen to respond by launching
prevention work right here in our community.

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With your help, we are working to raise $300,000 by the end

of 2015. This will allow us to begin prevention work in the United
States, in addition to continuing our work abroad. You can help
us reach this goal by Joining a Journey now with a gift of
$500, $250, $100 or any amount of your choice. Please
join the journey today!
Thank you!
Team Hagar USA

Whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to restore a broken life.

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