After a poignant trip to Bangladesh, Christey and I realised we’re not alone in feeling conflicted about buying and receiving gifts while there is so much poverty and inequality in the world.
Read More
I had intended to do something to help a good cause for some time; but for a while didn't quite know who to help (or how). When I met Christey and learned about Just Peoples, I was hugely inspired by
Read More
Over the past couple of years human trafficking, or "modern day slavery" as it’s often called, has been gaining traction in the media. However, there seems to be some confusion as to what it actually entails. Unlike in Hollywood movies, human trafficking rarely involves the abduction of middle class white women into sex work on luxury boats.
Read More
Anita became pregnant when she was working as a domestic worker in Singapore and was abandoned by the baby’s father, an Indonesian migrant worker. Anita was banned from working in Singapore and deported to Batam as it’s illegal for domestic workers to get pregnant while working in Singapore. As a single mother in a conservative Muslim country, Anita was socially stigmatised, and had nowhere to turn.
Read More
Since she was born in the south of France, Julie has always loved traveling and had the chance to live in various countries. She is now in Singapore, working for a big American IT company in sales, and believes she can change the world, with just one more little drop in the ocean, because everybody can do something!
Read More
I recently spoke to a group of Just Peoples' Founding 50 members and their friends in Christchurch, and shared stories of survivors of human trafficking I've interviewed across Asia. This video is a recording of that talk
Read More