Making a new start, hoping for a better life – two of the core opportunities many people impacted by prostitution and/or human trafficking dream of. And that means in Austria too! Now, thanks to the “Say NO to Modern Slavery” crowdfunding project, you can actively support the group HOPE FOR THE FUTURE as it expands …
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Since early 2022, Hope for the Future has been taking part in EVI, a project co-financed by the EU to promote the incorporation of people who have experienced gender-specific violence into the job market. This is a core competence of HFTF, of course, and one being recognised and developed in a range of international collaborative …
Three embroidery artists from different countries had their unique works of art auctioned digitally and donated the proceeds of these auctions to Hope for the Future. Thanks to such fundraisers, the organization is able to offer a new start to victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. DONATIONS OF CRYPTO-ART We are pleased that Hope …
Andrea Staudenherz has been the heart of the association “Hope for the Future” (HFTF) since the beginning of 2015. HFTF campaigns for, and is working to make possible, self-determined futures for people who are affected by oppression and exploitation in a wide variety of areas including: human trafficking, begging, exploitative labour and – last but …
Survivors of human trafficking, who are looking for a safe way out, need hope and viable livelihood skills that are suitable for entering the job market. In 2015, Andrea Staudenherz founded the association HOPE FOR THE FUTURE in Vienna as an anchor of hope for victims of sex trafficking, who are seeking help to escape such exploitative …
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HOPE FOR THE FUTURE helps and supports people affected by sexual exploitation or human trafficking by offering opportunities for a new professional start (economic empowerment). Since 2016, we have been offering various job preparation workshops and vocational training courses as work readiness programmes. Once our trainees have participated in our work readiness programmes, the next step …
Ines, a student willing to migrate to other countries, was recruited by human traffickers to prostitute herself for them in Italy. She met a man who offered her a job in Italy as an assistant in a magic show. However, when she arrived in Italy, she quickly discovered that the man had deceived her about …
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The association HOPE FOR THE FUTURE offers people in prostitution or those affected by human trafficking a programme to prepare for a professional new start. Work integration for those affected is particularly challenging. Experience has shown that especially for women and men who have been victims of sexual exploitation, it is hardly possible to return …
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Andrea founded Hope for the Future with the vision of providing sustainable support to people in exploitative situations. What began as a heart project to her, has now grown into a team of approximately 25 people in quite different areas. In addition to a few part-time employees, volunteers make a considerable contribution to our success. …
How do women affected by human trafficking get to Austria? Why do they even get involved in all of this in the first place? Why don’t they just run away? We receive many questions about our trainees and have noticed that there is still a lot of prejudice and a lot of misconceptions about forced prostitution in …
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