Mentari Human Trafficking Survivor Empowerment Program is a (501) (c) (3) non-profit based in New York, which provides provide prevention, mentorship, and empowerment programs for survivors of gender based violence, abuse, exploitation and human trafficking in the USA, along with and prevention programs to empower women in Indonesia.
JUARA participates in various ongoing projects on the ground with Mentari and their anti-trafficking advocates. JUARA means winner/champion, and JUARA works closely with Mentari founder Shandra Woworuntu to support their mission to help women champion their own natural beauty, bodies and destiny.
Our efforts are ongoing.
Many women in this rural area do not have access to sanitary napkins. This is also an area where there is a higher percentage of young chilren being sold into marriages due to poverty, lack of education, income and basic services.
JUARA supports Mentari in their program to teach the women how to create reusable, fabric sanitary napkins so they can personally use them, and eventually sell them for income. Women will be taught not only basic sewing, but also be educated on personal hygiene for health, and of awareness of their own physical rights and boundaries, while also empowering the community with viable alternatives to trafficking to generate income.