MADE IN HOPE

FORM 990-EZ, PART III, PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO ELIMINATE THE EXPLOITATION OF AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN. OUR HOPE IS TO CHANGE THE CULTURE THAT CULTIVATES VIOLENCE BY SUPPORTING PREVENTATIVE AND RESTORATIVE EFFORTS THAT FOSTER EDUCATIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. MADE IN HOPE SEEKS TO ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM AND MOBILIZING INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM AT ITS SOURCE. BY WORKING WITH THESE GROUPS, WE WILL PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES TO AT-RISK POPULATIONS AND REDUCE DEMAND FOR THE PRODUCT AND SERVICES OF EXPLOITED PEOPLE. MADE IN HOPE WILL SUPPORT AND PROTECT POPULATIONS VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION BY PROVIDING THEM WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE ALSO ASSISTING IN THEIR PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL