We are excited to have with us Shandra Woworuntu and Rahana Rampersad of Mentari Human Trafficking Survivor Empowerment Program Inc. based in New York. Mentari is a 501c3 nonprofit that was founded in 2014 by Shandra Wowowruntu, with a team of anti-trafficking advocates, to provide prevention, mentor, and empowerment programs for survivors of gender based violence, abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. Mentari empowers survivors so that they actively reintegrate into society. Mentari partners with local organizations to expand these programs.

In this episode we will learn about Shandra's story as a survivor of domestic violence and human trafficking, how she overcame horrific abuses and is now thriving, and how she is now helping other survivors through her work as a member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and Mentari.

Rahana Rampersad has been an advocate and leader at Mentari for over 3-years. We will learn how she got involved with Mentari and hear about the impact she has been able to make both in the US and abroad.

Key Points of Learning:

1. How victims enter emergency medical institutions and urgent care centers and are often undetected by the clinicians and the first responders.
2. What first responders should look for.
3. What may alert you to the danger this person is in.
4. What help looks like for these very fragile humans.

For more information on Mentari and how you can get involved, please visit: https://www.mentariusa.org/