Voices for Her: A Podcast from Freedom Firm

Join Freedom Firm USA's President, Leah Henck, in this special interview 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 dif...

Chelsea raises her voice for Chunni, Poornima, Billa, Reana and Runita . On November 7, our team worked with Pune's Anti-Human Trafficking Unit to rescue one minor and four forced women from a brothel in Budhwar Peth, one of Pune's largest and oldest brothels. The police arrested a 35-year-old female brothel keeper and three males.  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a...

Apollos raises his voice for Sonu, Shaila, Kalina, and Ruhi . On October 11, the police and our team raided a lodge in Nashik and rescued Sonu, Shaila, Kalina, and Ruhi. While we were in court the next day, an advocate attempted to convince the victims to sign a document that would interfere with the court case, but our social worker intervened.  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her...

Esther raises her voice for Somi and Rakhee . Our team rescued two step-sisters, 15-year-old Somi and 16-year-old Rakhee, from prostitution in West Bengal. The two young girls had been sold into prostitution by their sister-in-law during a Hindu festival.  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode featu...

Sheb raises his voice for Kaya . We kept asking the police to help us rescue 15-year-old Kaya in Kolkata, but due to civil unrest after the horrific rape and murder of a doctor, we were continually told that the police were occupied. They finally agreed to help us, and we rescued Kaya from a hotel. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue,...

Andrew raises his voice for Nithya .  On September 3, we rescued 15-year-old Nithya from Uttar Pradesh. At the hotel, her two perpetrators attempted to escape... 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...

Kathryn raises her voice for Prena . 14-year-old Prena was trapped in prostitution in Mumbai, and held captive by Priya, the daughter of a notorious trafficker, Bindoo Khalkoor. When Bindoo brought Prena to court during a separate case involving another survivor, Ruma, whom we had rescued, the police noticed Prena with bruises on her body and alerted Freedom Firm. With the help of the Nagpur polic...

Christiana raises her voice for Hema .  Hema's trafficker-boyfriend's mother has been pressuring her to save her son by not testifying against him in court. Hema ( rescued June 2024 from Akola, Maharashtra) has been considering withdrawing her statement. Our team continues to encourage her to advocate for herself by taking a strong stand against her exploiters. Brought to you by Freedom...

Ritz raises his voice for Mazina . In April 2023, a partner NGO in Bangladesh told us about 13-year-old Mazina who had been trafficked to India. We began searching for her, and urged the police to help us find her. Finally, 23 months later, we received a new lead...  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each ep...

Riya raises her voice for Kashika On July 25, 2024 we rescued Kashika from a spa in Bidhannagar where she was being sexually exploited. Kashika gave an initial statement outlining the crimes she had endured, but when she gave a second statement, she changed her story...  Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Eac...

Rebecca raises her voice for Sayoni . On July 16, we received a lead about a minor being sexually exploited at a lodge in Barshi, Marahrashtra. We attempted to rescue her, but kept being delayed due to heavy rains. Finally, on July 18, we were able to rescue the minor, Sayoni, along with 7 other women. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of resc...

Abigail raises her voice for Diya . 16-year-old Diya was trapped in a private brothel near Nagpur. Although we faced some opposition, our team rescued her along with 3 other women.  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 trafficki...

Eshtan raises her voice for Sabita & Ruki On July 14, we received a lead for a 12-year-old girl who was being sexually exploited in a private brothel in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. We immediately made plans to rescue her. 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 vo...

Katie raises her voice for Hema . After we rescued Hema, she was still in love with her trafficker boyfriend and kept trying to bail him out. But a few months later, something changed, and she made a courageous decision to advocate for herself and stand for her justice. Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each...

Sarah raises her voice for Banu.  Banu was rescued from a lodge in Pune. After we rescued her, we accompanied her to her medical tests. We were not expecting what happened next... 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...

Here's what our 2024 Ambassador's said about last year's program. Join us as an Ambassador for 2025, and be the one to impact girls in need in 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 speaks for a survivor of sex trafficking in India. Free...

Join us in this special episode with founders Mala and Greg, and Freedom Firm India's National Director, Catherine Raja. 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...

Shiyani raises her voice for Lata. Earlier this year, Lata testified in a special court and shared that her mother sold her for $17,900. She helped us rescue a 6-year-old, and her courageous testimony led to a strong conviction for her offenders! 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 diff...

Join us in this special episode with Evan Henck as he shares his experience of working with India's legal team. "Justice is the key to ending child sex trafficking in India... When there's a stronger enforcement of the law it directly correlates to reduced numbers of girls being exploited."   — Evan Henck, former Freedom Firm Legal Coordinator & Director of Field Work Broug...

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...

Lori raises her voice for Nasheeda . The police and our team raided a brothel in Kolkata and rescued a 17-year-old Nasheeda. The brothel keeper, a female in her mid-30s, had her three children with her. The police took the brothel keeper into custody, and her children were placed in separate children's homes...   Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share...

Joy raises her voice for Mazina . Mazina, a Bangladeshi victim, had been trafficked to West Bengal. She had been moved several times to keep her from being found, and she was was 8-months-pregnant when we finally rescued her near Rajbari Outpost.  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 dif...

Kate raises her voice for Rufa . On April 22, we received information about Rufa, a Bangladeshi victim who was being physically abused and exploited by her husband in Surat, Gujarat... "The moment Rufa saw us, she cried and hugged our social workers." Brought to you by Freedom Firm USA, Voices for Her is a podcast created to share stories of rescue, restoration and justice. Each episode...

Shiyani raises her voice for Puspa . On April 24, 2024 we heard about a minor girl being forced into prostitution in a brothel in Uttar Pradesh. Our team attempted to meet with several police to launch a rescue but they were all unavailable. We finally connected with the Assistant Commissioner of Police, and after being redirected multiple times, we finally secured a team of police to assist with...

Sophia Godfrey raises her voice for Koena . We rescued 17-year-old Koena from Nagpur on January 17, 2023 . She was placed in a shelter home for a few months before the court released her back to her mother. But in March, 2024 , we received a phone call from Koena. She asked us to visit her and said it was urgent. We learned that Koena had been tricked into being re-trafficked. Brought to you by Fr...