Thanks to NZ running star Nick Willis for shedding light recently onto the connection between porn and exploitation of women! As I've read the Herald and Stuff articles the past few days, however,...
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For the one, one at a time…..
As photos and stories of a world falling apart reach our eyes and ears it's easy to become overwhelmed. We wonder how we can help them all? It's impossible really. But that doesn't mean we...
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Kiran Feedback
We are delighted to partner with Kiran, a new business in Calcutta for women at risk:
"Our relationship with Heather at Holding Hope Collection began when she was living and working to bring hope...
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Real ‘Help’
The first time I went to Calcutta I tried to chat with some street kids. One precocious little girl pointed to my very simple hair clips obviously wanting them. I took one out and...
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Nepal…….
The recent earthquakes in Nepal demonstrate quite well what 'at risk' means. I have a friend that bizarrely was there during the earthquake and she and her husband are slowly making their way out....
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It’s Complicated
It’s Complicated
I once talked to a woman who lived on a sidewalk beside the road in a lean-to shelter in a busy city in India. When asked where she was from she...
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It’s Not a Handout…
I was asked at a market recently, "So, if I buy something how do I know that this money actually gets to those girls?" A valid question!
Here's what I tried to explain:
The places that I've...
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Freedom of Choice
Freedom of Choice
I hate the word 'choice' when it comes to prostitution. It's something that I don't feel like applies even here in NZ since there are clear...
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Christmas thanks all year through
We bought a fixer up'er house this year. We've done a lot of work (especially my hubby!) on it and a lot of different hands have been involved in the process. It's a huge job and takes time, but it's...
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