Hi, my name is Marta let me tell you why I am fundraising money for unseen:

 

Dorina’s Story

   I’m 24 years old and from Romania. My mother left when I was a child and my father was an alcoholic and couldn’t get any work. I left school when I was 10 and earned money through lots of different jobs in the city, but getting there and back was difficult as there wasn’t transport. I did agricultural work in the summer months.

 

   Then, I met a man who promised me a job and a house and a better life in the UK. He paid for my coach ticket to the UK, but when I arrived things were different.

   I was forced to have sex with lots of different men and often beaten. I was taken to lots of different places.

   After 2 months I managed to escape and stop a police officer in the street. He brought me to unseen.

   On arriving at unseen Dorina required support with accessing physical health services where she was diagnosed with and treated for numerous sexually transmitted diseases. She then chose to begin a 10-week counselling programme.

   Dorina was helped with financial and budgeting advice, translation services, access to welfare benefits and support with police investigation and court cases. She needed help finding work, accessing clothes and other material belongings, access to a dentist and assistance to contact her family abroad.

   Dorina received emotional support as well as advice on healthy eating, resettlement procedures and access to education in the community.

  Outcome: Granted 1 year discretionary leave and resettled in the UK into supported housing.

NB: The victim’s name and some details have been changed to protect her identity

Marta’s story

   My name is Marta and I am from Poland. I came to the UK when I was 19 because I wanted to see new places, meet people… but I didn’t have to come it was my choice my parents are teachers and they could supports me. I consider myself lucky because Dorina’s story didn’t happened to my, but I guess I could have.

  You and I don’t realise that human trafficking and sex exploitation is happening everyday all over the world even though they are not at the front page of newspapers. All that victims wanted in their life is chance for a better life, I believe it is in human nature to look for changes & take opportunities; no one should be punished for that.

  If you made changes and appreciate your life please show it to the victims of human trafficking.

 

   Marta