One year on
A year since the mass tragedy in Essex, Blue Dragon’s anti-trafficking coordinator Luong Le reflects on what could have been done to avoid the loss of 39 lives – and how we can prevent future disasters.
Sustainable farming: a key tool in the fight against poverty and human trafficking
A pilot project to grow corn sustainably in Vietnam’s Ha Giang province is improving the lives of ethnic communities who have survived trafficking or are at high risk of being trafficked. With larger and healthier harvests, families are closer to financial stability,...
How a marathon walk is transforming hundreds of lives
Over $107,000 AUD has been raised through the 2020 Blue Dragon Marathon Walk organised by The Intrepid Foundation. These funds are transforming the lives of disadvantaged Vietnamese youth by providing career and training opportunities tailored to each individual....
“I want to keep learning so I can look after my family”
The opportunity to access career counselling and training has allowed Niu to turn his life around completely, from fearing a future of marginalization due to his disability to becoming the breadwinner for his family.
The Blue Dragon Marathon Walk aims to raise funds to support 500 young people like Niu with education and training.
The other impact of COVID-19: human trafficking cases are on the rise
This year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons arrives at a particularly concerning time: the financial hardship created by the coronavirus pandemic has increased the vulnerability to trafficking of entire communities in Vietnam, and caused an upswing in the...
Walking to give youth a future
The 2020 Blue Dragon Marathon Walk will be a virtual event, so that anyone in the world can join. Here’s why the Walk is so important to the lives of young people in crisis. For 16-year-old Hien, the cooking course she is taking to become a chef is much more than just...
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Dragon Tales September 2020
In this issue: some great things that are happening here at Blue Dragon, thanks to the support you and people around the world have generously shared.
