rahab

We can all understand the reason organisations exist which are dedicated to supporting and caring for people who have been trafficked, and they\’re so important. It\’s also important to discuss why organisations like Rahab exist. In our case, our staff and volunteers dedicate time and energy into caring for and supporting prostituted women, some of […]

Our society promotes sexual objectification through the wide availability of porn, and the well known marketing phrase of \”sex sells\”. This toleration of sexual exploitation is even affecting the lives of young people, including young people taking naked or semi-naked photos of themselves. Young girls at school are wearing shorts under their school skirts in

* Client\’s name has been changed for safety and privacy reasons. Here at Rahab, we care about our clients. Every client we meet is different. While there are similarities within their severe and multiple disadvantaged situations, each of our clients have different timescales for their support needs. As the only service in Reading to be

You might be wondering how you could make a difference to those who are sexually exploited. Rahab exists as a service which offers tailored, holistic and relational support to individuals who are vulnerable and often unheard. We\’ve put together a list of ideas on how you can help to fundraise for Rahab\’s services to keep

* Client\’s name has been changed for safety and privacy reasons. This International Women\’s Day, we want to share one of our clients stories with you: Mia*, is an on-street prostituted woman, who has been a client with Rahab for a while. She’s been to a drug rehabilitation centre in the past, which she unfortunately

The clients we meet are frequently affected by the grips of poverty. From watching this TED talk by Rutger Breman, we were inspired to write something to aid understanding on why individuals might end up in sex work, and why even with support it can be a long process to exit sexual exploitation. Starting off with this

As a charity with a Christian ethos, we believe prayer is vital. However, praying for those in the commerical sex industry isn’t usually something that we get taught in Sunday school or in church. It’s so important that we do pray for individuals who are connected to the sex industry. We work at Rahab to

It’s easy to believe that people who get involved in sex work have chosen to be there. It’s almost natural for us to make distinctions between those in prostitution and those who have been trafficked. Of course, there is one fundamental difference between a person who ends up in sex work through trafficking and a