Possibilities ADAPT REPORT 2012

Pacific Links Foundation (PALS) launched An Giang/Dong Thap Alliance for the Prevention of

Trafficking (ADAPT) in 2005 to lead counter-trafficking efforts at the frontiers of Vietnam by

providing access to education, shelter and reintegration services, and enabling new economic

opportunities. ADAPT operates in regions that are most vulnerable to human trafficking, starting

in the Mekong Delta in the South at the Vietnam-Cambodia border and expanded tothe North

at the Vietnam-China border. Extreme poverty, high unemployment, and porous borders are

some of the factors that contribute to the vulnerability of girls and women being trafficked for

labor and sexual exploitation.

Photography Credits: PALS staff, volunteers and beneficiaries

No likeness of trafficking survivors is shown in this document to protect their privacy.

Pacific Links Foundation © 2013

ABOUT ADAPT

Dear Friends,

Thanks to your unwavering commitment to at-

risk girls and survivors of trafficking, we have

been able to encourage them towards a

brighter future that they deserve.

We are bringing innovative grassroots

solutions directly to the communities at

border regions, where the threat of human

trafficking continues to grow as Vietnamese

are trafficked widely across the globe today

from these areas.

In the next five years, we aim to provide school-based, community-based, and factory-based

comprehensive prevention solutions against human trafficking.

Your continued support brings hope to these talented and beautiful young girls, fueling their

courage to work towards making their dreams a reality.

Join us to empower women and girls against human trafficking!

In gratitude,

Diep Vuong

President

Pacific Links Foundation © 2013

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Thuy*, her mother, and her sister moved in

with her 77-year-old grandmother after

her father’s passing due to a traffic

accident. They lived on grandmother’s

income, selling vegetables from a small

plot of land near the river bank. But a few

years ago, a landslide forced them to

move to a new residential quarter with no

space to plant vegetables. Their sole

source of income has vanished.

Some months ago, Thuy’s grandmother got

hemiplegia and her health rapidly

declined. Now, she needs help with her

daily activities, including assistance with

personal hygiene. The burden is placed on

Thuy’s mother, who sells lottery tickets in-

between taking care of her sick mother.

Thuy’s mother earns VND 30,000 ($1.50 USD) to VND 40,000 ($2 USD) per day.

The money from selling lottery tickets is the sole income source for Thuy’s family of 4.

It is not enough to support Thuy and her oldest sister’s education, they are at risk of

dropping out of school at the 8th and 10th grade.

Fortunately, Thuy is able to continue school because she is in ADAPT scholarship program.

Thanks to PALS, Thuy’s mother is relieved of the financial burden of keeping Thuy in school.

Now, she only needs to worry about food and clothing. “I am illiterate, so I hope that my

daughters will achieve better literacy!” said Thuy’s mother. Thuy and her sister help their

mother with the housework and often remind each other to study hard to find a good job in

the future to help their mother. Thuy now dreams of becoming a fashion designer.

For more stories from the field, visit our blog. *Names have been changed for privacy purposes.

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SECURING A FUTURE

Help make Thuy’s dream of becoming a fashion designer come true

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Give G. a normal life that she deserves to have

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Giao*, a 17-year-old girl from a rural farming community, dropped out after finishing

secondary school to help support her parents. When her mother became ill , the family

became financially strapped due to piling healthcare expenses.

A neighbor promised to help Giao with a job in Ho Chi Minh City, but then sold her into

prostitution at the border.

There she was forced to serve clients, beaten ruthlessly, starved and threatened to be killed

if she did not obey them.

One time, a client picked her up at a hotel, he unexpectedly left early, giving Giao a

chance to run before her pimp picked her up. Giao ran far away, then asked for help.

Luckily, she was taken to the police station. After two months of horror, she was taken back

home.

Home with her family, Giao still suffered from the traumatic experience and felt guilty

whenever her neighbors’ whispered and commented about her ordeal. Giao was afraid to

go out and frequently got headaches.

Since staying at the Compassion House, Giao has been treated medically. Now, she is a

healthy and happy 11th grader learning life skills and going to high school. Giao dreams of

graduating high school and getting a stable job in her hometown.

For more stories from the field, visit our blog. *Names have been changed for privacy purposes.

RESTORING HOPE

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Together, we have reached more than 10,000 people

Prvention Services PALS provide comprehensive support to each recipient and her family. PALS tracks the pro-

gress of scholarship recipients through frequent communications with teachers and regular

home visits to develop early intervention strategies when needed. Additionally, we conduct

Family Days for students, their families, and community members attend to raise awareness

about trafficking and emphasize the preventive role of education.

Protection Services PALS works with returning survivors of trafficking in their communities and at our shelters to

regain self-confidence and establish self-sufficiency. This is also essential to prevent returnees

from being trafficked again. PALS operates 2 out of 5 shelters dedicated to survivors of hu-

man trafficking in Vietnam.

Partnerships & Capacity Building Our activities aim to strengthen vulnerable communities’ collective capability to prevent and

combat human trafficking. The Social Work Summer Institute’s series of workshops offers

practical social work skills for social workers throughout Vietnam to support victims of trauma.

OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT

ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS 2012 TOTAL

Scholarship 418 4154

Summer Camp 300 1200

Bicycles 45 470

Trafficking Survivors Assisted 144 250

Care packages 130 130

Social Work institute 120+ 800+

Awareness Campaigns & Outreach 1100+ 8870+

BENEFICIARIES 2,000+ 10,000+

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Prevention Services ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:

Grow scholarship program to give 1000 scholarships for the 2013 - 2014 school year

Streamline collection, monitoring and reporting of scholarship information to better track

students

VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:

Provide sustainable vocational training scholarships, job placement assistance (including

assistance to locate stable housing, supplemential initial income, and matching funds into

Individual Development Accounts) for 30 young women

Continue vocational training program in culinary arts for at-risk young women with support

from Chef Without Borders (CWB)

Develop more long-term vocational training scholarships to increase effectiveness of model

Reintegration Services Support 30 new survivors with shelter-based reintegration services

Serve 10 survivors through community-based reintegration services

Provide 500 initial care packages for survivors in border provinces

Conduct periodic reproductive health trainings for shelter residents

Focus outreach and assistance towards the family to prevent younger siblings from falling into

the hands of human traffickers

Partnerships & Capacity Building Coordinate social work initiatives and trainings for local counterparts

Support community groups to widen trafficking awareness at the grassroots level

Launch labor trafficking awareness project in factories

GOING FORWARD: ADAPT in 2013

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Join us to stop human trafficking. DONATE NOW.

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Indivuduals10%

Foundations/ Organizations

30%

Temporarily Restricted &

General Funds

23%

In-kind Donation

37%

Supplies & Other41%

Personnel13%

Indirect8%

In-kind Contribution

38%

SOURCE OF REVENUE AMOUNT

Individuals $ 41,458

Foundations/Organizations $ 124,000

In-kind Donation $ 157,300

Temporarily Restricted &

General Funds $ 109,147

Total $ 431,905

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Revenues*

Expenses* EXPENSE TYPE AMOUNT

Program

Supplies & Other $ 191,885

Personnel $ 44,343

Indirect Expenses $ 38,377

In-kind Contribution $ 157,300

Total $ 431,905

* Estimated, to be finalized at audit.

ADAPT Financials*

Program

54%

On behalf of our recipients and their communities, we

express our sincere gratitude to our donors and supporters

who have made this journey possible and worthwhile

Abraham E. Sylvia

Alfa Family Dental Group

Allie Hien Trinh

Amazon

American Express

Amy P. Nguyen

An Ngoc To

An Thu Vuong

Andrew Lam

An Giang University

Angie Chau

Anh B. Ton

Anh Do

Anh Kim Tran &

James Do

Anh Pham

Anh Son

Annetta HSCV

Annie Wright

Apple

Arthaus

Ban Tran

Bao Chau Kate Nguyen

Bing Luo

Binh Danh

Binh Hong &

Minh Thuy Le

Bui Thi Thu Thao

Carol Duong

Catherine H. Pham

Catherine Karnow

Cause Vision

Center for the

Encouragement of

Self-Reliance

Chan H. Xuan T. Khuong

Charles Bailey &

Ingrid Foik

Chau Phuong Nguyen

Cheer for Viet Nam

Chen H.

Chi Anh Vu

Christine N. &

Michael F. Crowley

Christine Salah

Claudia Dobkin

Cliff Nguyen

Columbus Foundation—

Limited Brands

Combined Federal

Campaign

Constantine Kokkoris &

Trinh Bui-Kokkoris

Consular Club of

Ho Chi Minh City

Cuc Thu Phung &

Thong H. Nguyen

Dan Thanh DeVivo

Dana Doan

Dang T. Phan &

Doan-Trang Nguyen

David J. Mendro &

Patricia A. Surmeier

Debra Walker

Denise Phan &

Bruce Shaw

Dennis Berger &

Xuan Wang

Diane Truong

Dien Yuen

Dinh Ly

Doan L. Phung &

Thu-Le Doan

Doan Thi Ngoc

Donald Garcia

Duong A. Nguyen

East Meets West

Foundation

Edmund T. &

Katja M. Rumble

Emily D. Nguyen &

Long T. Vu

Evi Olga Mustel

Feon Ang

Forsyth Family Fund

Frank Chiaramonte

Frank W. &

Sandra L. Knoll

Gartner Group

Giao Ly

Gioi Tran &

Vernon Applegate

Google

Hanh My Dao

Hien Ngoc Nguyen

Hoa Quynh &

Yen Hai Duong

Hoa Vinh

Hong Nguyen-Phuong &

Diep Ngoc Vuong

Hung & Kim Nguyen

Hung T. & Michelle H. Le

Huong Ngo Higgins

International Children

Assistance Network

Intersection for the Arts—

DVAN

Ivy N. Vuong

James Bao

Jane Ha Trinh

Jane Marie Yett

Janice Cho

Jeffrey Beggs

Jennifer Estey

Jenny B. Dang

Jerome & Thao Dodson

Jessica M. Sylvia

Jessica Thu Minh Pham &

Harrison S. Doan

Jim Chien

Joseph Hoffman

John Campbell

John F. & Susan M. Dietz

John Ortiz &

Catherine Casserly

John P. &

Theresa C. Becich

Judith Sylvia

Julia Tasedan

Karenne H. Koo

Katie & Kathy Nguyen

Khanh Quoc Le

Khiem Do

Kieu Nhi Le

Kim Dam

Kim Howland

KNL Foundation

Lam-An Dinh &

Danny Y. Lai

Lan Anh Hoang

Lan-Huong Nguyen

Lan Phan

Laura Atkinson

Laurent Harrison

Lawanna C. Endonino

Leadership Education

for Asian Pacifics

Leilani P. &

Trung M. Nguyen

Lien Huong Tran

Lily Phan

Limited Brands/

Mast Industries

Linda My Hang Tran

Loan Nguyen

Long K. Tran & Mai N. Bui

Mai Khanh Tran &

Manh Phi

Mai Nguyen

Margaret Ann &

William J. Egan

Mary & George Surmeier

MAST Industries—

Hong Kong

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Mei Lin Fung &

Ross Casley

Mey Joy Choy

Michael Scott &

Vicki Piovia

Minh Chau Dinh

Minh Han

Minh N. Vuong

Minh Nguyenvuong

Minh T. Nguyen &

PhuongThao D. Le

Minh Tsai

MinhChau To

Mona Hatler

Mona Koh

Monica & James Myrtle

Morris E. & S. May Morkre

MTV Exit

Muttika Chaturabul

My Kim Tran

Mylinh Ha-Do & Trinh Do

Nancy Lam

Neal & Susan Newfield

New Moon Foundation

Nga T. Cao

Ngoc B. Tran

Nguyen H. Manh &

T. Thanh-Thuy

Nguyen Lam My Loan

Nguyen Minh Dong

Nguyen Thi Bich Hanh

Nhan Vo

Nhi Hoang

Nhi Pham

Nicholas Phan

Oanh K. Nguyen &

Toan. N Pham

Oanh Ress

Patricia R. Escobar

Patrick & Carol Dietz

Piedmont Community

Church

Phac Le Tuan

Pham Cong Nhat

(Tuoi Tre)

Phuong Nguyen

Phuong Vu

Quang Thanh Chau &

Minh-Gia Doan

Quyen N. Vuong

Richard Albiero

Robert & Kim Henderson

Robert C. &

Alice E. Myrtle

Ronald D. &

Kathleen M. Slyvia

Ronald Udouj

Saigon Market LLC

San Diem Le

Sanae Ishikawa &

Richard Georgi

Scott Henderson

Shelly Marie Zimmerman

Sheung Wan

SIT Vietnam

Smiles Travel

Sobrato Foundation

Son Pham

Sophie Dangtran

Sophie Paris

Stephen W. Cadette

Steven Szyszko

Suzanne M. Fuentes

T. Jackie Quan

Talisman Vietnam

Tam Cam Foundation

Thai Vuong & Susan Ngo

ThaiVan Nguyen &

Thanh Ta

Thanh Dai &

Duc Hoa Nguyen

Thanh Nguyen

The HOW Fund

Theresa C. Becich

Thu Le

Thu-Huong Nguyen-Vo

Thu-Thuy Truong

Thuy T. Lindsey

Tiffany D. &

Robert A. Rothman

Tiffany Ho & Kevin Vodinh

To-Nhu & Dino Pecoraro

Tram Ho & Khuu Thinh

Tramy Huynh

Tran Khanh Tuyet

Tran Tri Chi

Trinh-Ai &

Robert Tasedan

TSAM Global Fund

Tung Vu

Tuong-Vi Ta

Tuyen Laura Nguyen

UN Trust Fund

United Way Silicon Valley

Uyen Nguyen

Victorian Police Soccer

Team

Viet Thanh Nguyen

Wallace Alexander

Gerbode Foundation

Whitman Family

Foundation

Pacific Links Foundation © 2013

Pacific Links Foundation © 2013

Prevention $50 provide a 3-day summer camp for scholarship students to

build friendship, life skills and learn to protect themselves

$75 provides a bicycle for a student to commute to school

$200 supports a student for one year in middle school or high

school—providing tuition and fees, tutoring, medical insurance, school uniforms, books, and school supplies

$1,600 supports a student in culinary school—providing tuition,

housing, supplies, and food

Protection $60 provides a month of food to a trafficking survivor in

residence at our shelters

$100 supports an initial care package to trafficking survivors upon

return to Vietnam— includes clothing, personal hygiene items, referrals to local support services, and a health survey

$300 provides three months of safe shelter to a trafficking survivor

$400 provides one year of life skills training to a trafficking

survivor in residence at our shelters

Give the Gift of Empowerment ADAPT focuses on education and empowerment, one of the

most effective ways to combat human trafficking

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