Shared Hope International

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010

Signed

Mar 1, 2011

Return Version

2009v1.7

Gross Receipts

$1,891,551

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

International Rescue and Restoration:Shared Hope International (SHI) has worked around the world since 1998 to rescue and restore victims of sexual slavery. Recognizing the intense trauma experienced by victims through the commercial sex industry, SHI has formed lasting partnerships with local organizations in four countries to fund programs that offer holistic, long-term care to women and children. Each of these programs offers a survivor-informed model of care that focuses on counseling, empowerment and healing. Villages of Hope-SHI's restoration programs are developed and operated by local partners, addressing both immediate and long-term needs of each victim of trauma, exploitation or trafficking. Restoration services include a holistic approach with residential facilities, medical and mental health care, education, job training and economic development programs. Villages of Hope are safe communities that offer refuge and restoration to rescued victims of sexual slavery and their children. SHI currently funds Villages or Homes of Hope in Fiji, Nepal, India, and Jamaica.HIV Clinics- Shared Hope International partners with an organization in India to run both a stationary and mobile HIV/AIDS clinic in the heart of Mumbai's red light district. Both clinics provide contact to hundreds of women and children in the infamous district every month, offering compassion, counseling and life-saving medications to those who need help or who wish to flee the sex industry. The stationary clinic provides a haven for those women infected with HIV to receive proper testing, medicine and nutrition. It is the only area clinic offering free assistance for treatment. The mobile clinic brings supplies and food into remote parts of the city, reaching those who may not be bold enough to visit the stationary clinic. The WIN International Program - The Women's Investment Network (WIN) program focuses on developing small businesses around the world that provide training and employment for the women in SHI's Villages of Hope. Studies show that providing victims with the skills and means of creating their own economic sustainability helps remove the risk of re-victimization found in areas of extreme poverty and exploitation. Our residents receive leadership development and financial independence. Today, SHI's successful WIN program is active in India, Jamaica, Fiji and Nepal. Training programs include cosmetology, jewelry-making, bakeries, print services, tailoring and leather-making.

Activity 3

DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING - Shared Hope International (SHI) partnered with organizations across the United States to fund street outreach for at-risk and trafficked women and children. These programs literally meet the girls where they are and provide resource hotlines, clothing, food, shelter placement and medical care. Partners work to support girls in order for them to escape a life of brutality, control and sexual violence. Rescue falls short without proper restoration. That is why SHI has committed to providing holistic, long-term, survivor-informed care for victims of domestic minor sex trafficking. From therapy to homeschooling and beyond, girls were given much-needed resources as well as love, affection and a safe home to live in.

Filer

EIN

91-1938635