Survival Stories
An 18-year old sex trafficking victim, she was brought to IWH by the FBI. Florencia was rescued during a major sting operation in Gwinnett County. She had been smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico and was told she would be working in a factory. Coming from a poor...
Survival Stories
Originally from India, Suma was in an arranged marriage and met her husband for the first time on their wedding day. Within the first three weeks of the marriage, she was being verbally and emotionally abused. Her husband told her she was ugly and should be grateful...
Survival Stories
Jamala is from the Middle East. She came to the shelter with her two school-aged sons after her husband broke her arm. It was not the first incidence of abuse, it proved to be the one that made her leave for good. Among the issues confronting Jamala was the fact that...
