Push/pull factors

2022 - What a GREAT year!!!!

At Homes of Hope, we work with the hearts and lives of girls and young women. The inner work that takes place is not easily measured. But...

PUSH/PULL FACTORS: IT'S CHRISTMAS-TIME!

We are in our festive season. Christmas is upon us. Joy to the world. We see the store fronts - all full of holiday cheer and gifts that...

WHAT are "push-pull factors"?

There are common factors that can cause a young person to be trapped in commercial sexual exploitation (CSEC) and trafficking. These...

WHAT is "grooming"?

How is it that children and adults end up being defiled, exploited, and trafficked? Couldn’t they have stopped it from happening?...

Protecting YOUR Child from being Trafficked - Who & Where?

Who is trafficking children in Fiji? Is it all of the nasty people that Hollywood and Bollywood portray? Is it organized crime?...

Are Natural Disasters Linked to Human Trafficking?

In Fiji, within the past 12 months, we have had three unwelcome visitors: COVID-19; Tropical Cyclone Yasa; Tropical Cyclone Ana. Ouch....

Broken Families - Pushing Children Towards Sexual Exploitation?

The term “broken family” can be defined as a family in which one parent is absent, usually due to divorce or desertion. Research shows...