By Maelys Bablon | Global Giving volunteer
It was with great pleasure that I got to meet the inspiring HERA team and attend one of their entrepreneurship seminars at the Imperial College of London this January. Working to counter human trafficking, HERA strives to economically empower women who have either been victim of trafficking or are vulnerable to it. To do so, they provide these women with entrepreneurship training, professional mentoring, business seminars, and grants. Since 2010, they have provided over £70,000 worth of grants, and helped an estimated 500 young women obtain employment and entrepreneurial training.
By attending one of these seminars, I was able to witness first-hand the fantastic work done by HERA, noticing in particular the attention, hard-work, and passion put into this project by HERA employees and volunteers. Visa versa, the community of women who attended struck me with their outstanding engagement in the seminar, clearly enthusiastic about what they were a part of. In fact, while with the help of HERA many go on to become lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs, and more, most of the women stay in touch with the community long after having completed their training. HERA seemed to me not only to be a source of professional support, but also a source of social support, inspiration, and empowerment.
It was a pleasure to get to meet this community and see HERA in action, and I could not be more supportive of the work they do.
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