Voices for Her: A Podcast from Freedom Firm

Sheb raises his voice for Shabana . After 30 months and multiple attempts, our team was finally able to rescue Shabana—a Bangladeshi survivor—from forced prostitution in the red-light area in Miraj, Maharashtra. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks f...

Anne raises her voice for Palomi & Salomi . On June 10, our team prepared to rescue 2 suspected minors from a hotel in West Bengal. When we raided the hotel with the police, we found five survivors, including one minor, 15-year-old Palomi. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a differe...

Katie raises her voice for Shani . Shani's parents sent her to be raised by her aunt. She ran away from her aunt to marry her boyfriend, but she lost him in a tragic accident, so she lived with her in-laws. Shani's parents forced her to return to them, and they were planning to sell her to someone. Shani desperately reached out to us for help... Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices...

Dixie raises her voice for Karima . Last April, we we able to speak directly to a victim, 14-year-old Karima, after she had been forcibly married to a 27-year-old man and sold into prostitution. Our team determined where she was being held and brought her to safety. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each epi...

Esther raises her voice for Raveena . On May 9, the police and our team rescued Raveena from the red-light area in Ganga Jamuna. Unfortunately, the police entered the brothel noisily, which put the brothel on high alert and the two brothel keepers escaped. Raveena had no official documents stating her age, so the police booked her as an accused instead of a victim. They treated her as a major (18+...

Sophia raises her voice for Tashi . After being tricked and trafficked from Bangladesh to India, 17-year-old Tashi was forced to marry a man who pretended to love her, but instead sexually assaulted and beat her. Our team rescued Tashi (along with her 18-month-old baby), but after her rescue, the police wrongly imprisoned Tashi.  Our legal team is making every effort to free Tashi and her daughter...

Lei raises her voice for Sarita . On March 25, 2025, our team rescued 13-year-old Sarita from a brothel in Joara, Madhya Pradesh. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks for a survivor of sex trafficking in India. Freedom Firm’s mission is to end child...

Jen raises her voice for Ashifa . After receiving intel about some "new girls" being offered to customers at a lodge near the Pune-Ahmednagar Highway, we also learned that one of the young girls was a suspected minor from Bangladesh, Ashifa. Our team worked quickly to rescue her from the lodge.  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of r...

Esther raises her voice for Ananiya, Kiran, Rasoli, & Abhina Four victims are treated as accused after their rescue, and wrongly imprisoned. Our team worked tirelessly to try to ensure their release and safety. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speak...

Evan raises his voice for Shilu and Neenu . Evan reads Ashwin Rathod's account of two major rescues in Madhya Pradesh. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks for a survivor of sex trafficking in India. Freedom Firm’s mission is to end child sex tr...

Becky raises her voice for Zarine . Zarine was trafficked from Bangladesh. Our team rescued her from prostitution in a clay hut in Bilaspur. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks for a survivor of sex trafficking in India. Freedom Firm’s mission is to...

Jordan raises his voice for Purvi . While investigating Ganga Jamuna–Nagpur’s red light area, we learned about a minor victim, Purvi, who was being sexually exploited in the area. The brothel keeper kept moving Purvi to different locations, so we were unable to rescue her.  In February 2025, we finally tracked Purvi’s location...  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast cre...

Janna raises her voice for Awanti . On February 11, 2025, we rescued 15-year-old Awanti from a brothel in Kolkata.  She is finally safe, and is working hard toward creating a better future.  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks for a survivor of sex...

Danny raises his voice for Lafiza . Lafiza was raised by her grandmother and uncle. In March 2023, she visited an aunt in Dhaka, where she met a boy named Sohail. They began a long-distance relationship after she returned to home. When Lafiza's uncle discovered the relationship, he prepared to talk with Sohail's family about marriage. But before this could happen, Lafiza ran away on June...

During an interview, Anugraha and Blessy shared what it looked and felt like in a red-light area in India. Join us in this special episode with Leah, Esther, and Anne and share with others to help spread awareness for January's #HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each epi...

Dawson raises his voice for Kasturi .  Freedom Firm rescued Kasturi from a brothel in Nagpur in June 2023 after her "boyfriend" turned out to be the son of a pimp who lured young girls into his home.  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks fo...

Candice raises her voice for Suhu . From an early age, Suhu loved learning and excelled in school. But her life at home was distressing; her alcoholic father verbally and physically abused Suhu and her mother. Eventually, Suhu’s mother ran away with another man. Her father became increasingly abusive to Suhu. A traumatized Suhu sought comfort in friends —who threatened and forced her into prostitu...

Tim Willard raises his voice for Mazina . Mazina's 13th birthday turns into a nightmare when her cousin invites her to "celebrate," and instead betrays her into being trafficked from Bangladesh to India. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice s...

Paris raises her voice for Smitha .  Smitha (rescued July 2022) endured extreme abuse and hardship, but she continues to pursue her dreams and is full of potential. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks for a survivor of sex trafficking in India. Free...

Join Leah Henck in this special episode as she shares about some exciting things coming up in the month of December. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks for a survivor of sex trafficking in India. Freedom Firm’s mission is to end child sex trafficki...

Lei raises her voice for Banu . After several attempts to rescue her, our team finally rescued Banu from a lodge in Pune. But something unexpected happened after her rescue... Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks for a survivor of sex trafficking in...

Leon raises his voice for Manila, Mora, and Prachi .  After our team rescued three Bangladeshi survivors of sex trafficking, they were "forced to remain in inhumane conditions for nearly 25 months without basic needs met" and then deported to Bangladesh. Leon reads India's National Director, Ashwin Rathod's report of the events that transpired. Brought to you by Freedom Firm US...

Sarah raises her voice for Nasheeda .  After pursuing a lead, our team and the police rescued 17-year-old Nasheeda from a brothel in Kolkata.  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator whose voice speaks for a survivor of sex trafficking in India. Freedom Firm’s mission is...

Anne raises her voice for Puspa and four other women.  After our team rescued Puspa and 4 other women from sexual exploitation, the authorities made a landmark decision to treat each of the women as victims and placed them in a shelter home for women in Agra.  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode f...

Join Freedom Firm USA's President, Leah Henck, in Part 2 with Ashwin Rathod, India's new National Director. Ashwin has faithfully served with Freedom Firm for over 15 years and now takes up leadership of the organization.  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode features a different narrator...