162 – Starfish Business Model for Serving Survivors, with Jenny McGee

Jenny McGee from Starfish Projects shares about why it’s so important to build sustainable businesses and teach women high-level job skills. She explains how Starfish Projects exists to help women experience freedom, establish independence, and develop careers. Key Points Sometimes it can take years to get a person to join the program. Many of the girls in brothels have been tricked by family members and relatives. A key to success is to surround yourself by experts in different areas. Many fair trade jewelry companies provide jobs through handcrafting their products but the jewelry tends not to last long. Resources Starfish Project Coaching for Leaders podcast Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven't been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at [email protected]. Transcript Dave: [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 162, Jenny McGee Explains the Starfish Business Model for Serving Survivors. Production Credits: [00:00:12] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:32] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:36] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. The podcast is produced out of the Global Center for Women and Justice here at Vanguard University. And Sandie, it is a special month here in January 2018 when we're airing the show. Sandie: [00:00:58] I am always excited when January rolls around and it's not because I get a new calendar, it's because it is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. And this month we are on a roll, we're doing a podcast every week. And Dave, thank you so much for the extra support so we can do this to celebrate January for prevention. Dave: [00:01:20] The pleasure is mine and I'm so glad we have yet another expert here today who's going to give us another perspective in a particular demonstrating a sustainable business model that goes beyond rescue. And we are pleased to welcome Jenny McGee to the show today. She is the executive director and founder of Starfish Project, a social enterprise dedicated to restoring hope to trafficked and exploited women and girls. She has worked and lived in Asia with her family for over 15 years and has been helping women experience freedom, establish independence, and develop careers. Jenny, we're so glad to welcome you today. Jenny: [00:01:57] Yeah thank you for having me, I'm happy to be here. Sandie: [00:02:00] Well I was privileged to meet you in person a couple times this last year. And each time I met with you I was more impressed with the excellent business model that you have. Being at Vanguard I have lots of young students and alumni who want to go out and do something meaningful, and I want them all to learn how you have done it because you've used a holistic care program that really does take into account the whole rescue aspect of helping women out of this. But at the same time, you're working towards a long hard goal that is going to sustain the women and also your business models. So, do you want to tell us a little bit about what Starfish is? Jenny: [00:02:56] Yes so like you said, I've lived in Asia for 15 years and started an organization, and it's really about three things helping women experience freedom, establish independence, and develop careers. So, at Starfish Project we have outreach teams to go out into the red-light areas, visit the women and girls there. And that's all ages, we see girls as young as 12 years old,

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