Some time ago, I accepted a friend’s offer to work as interpreter for an independent consultant. I felt nervous, yet excited as it was my first time to do so. It was going to be a two-day gig.
A funding organization based in London sent Nadya* to the Philippines to evaluate the programs and services of Visayan Forum (VF).** She and I met several young girls who were rescued either prior to their flight abroad or before their travel to a far-flung province. Their smiles greeted us, but their eyes told a different story.
Majority of whom stopped going to school because of poverty. Neither of their parents had a stable job nor
completed formal education.
