The van that shielded students from human trafficking

A red van with a cracked windshield parked on the side of the street.

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Editor's note: This story is part of Global Sisters Report's yearlong series, "Out of the Shadows: Confronting Violence Against Women," which will focus on the ways Catholic sisters are responding to this global phenomenon.

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Sisters in India opened a school and shelter to educate young women and prepare them to apply for internships and jobs. But the young women were vulnerable to human traffickers on their walk to the school. Sr. Irene O'Neill speaks to Sr. Maxine Kollach about how all that was needed to stop this was a van.

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