"Hello, we are the CHIJ SJC Netball Team!

This year, we are pledging to run 1000 km to support Hagar Singapore's provision of care and recovery to victims of human trafficking, slavery and abuse.

The Hebrew name Hagar means "one who flees" or "one who seeks refuge." As we run for this campaign, we remember the women and girls who have had to run from their circumstances of trauma in search for safety.

We seek your donations, which will directly support Hagar Singapore's efforts to reintegrate these vulnerable individuals into society. You can find more information on their work below.

From the bottom of our hearts (and soles!), thank you."

HAGAR is an international NGO committed to the recovery and economic empowerment of vulnerable persons who are survivors of extreme human rights abuse, particularly in the area of human trafficking, gender-based violence, and sexual exploitation.

We are in 9 countries worldwide. HAGAR receives into our care those who have suffered the worst of human conditions and many are referred to HAGAR by the local government and non-governmental organisations in the country. We walk the whole journey with each individual, ensuring holistic healing, legal and physical protection, social rehabilitation, education and economic empowerment for eventual reintegration into society.

In Singapore, we provide recovery care and empowerment to young women who have been trafficked to Singapore and foreign domestic workers who have been exploited. Further to that, Hagar also assists by coordinating their return to their home country and resettle them in their communities upon conclusion of their court hearings in Singapore.

The ultimate goal is to help each of these trafficked and abused survivors get over their painful past, realise their innate potential and put them on the path of self-sustainability where they will be able to help themselves in the long run. Our purpose is singular. We do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to restore a broken life.