Heartwings NGO

Change is possible

Streetwork

Outreaches in brothels, bars, clubs and in the red light district
 

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Changing lives

Coaching people who decide to leave prostitution behind, individual counselling and targetoriented help

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Speak up

Informing our society through speeches, training sessions and media appearances

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Enable others

We empower teams and organizations domestically and abroad to make change possible worldwide

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Newsletter
Learn more about our work, the current experiences and stories of change
Learn more about our work, the current experiences and stories of change
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My first day at Heartwings - Letter from a client
My name is Grazia and today I write my very first blog post. I am now 20 years young. Who would have thought that I, a former woman from forced prostitution, myself work at...
My name is Grazia and today I write my very first blog post. I am now 20 years...
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Newspaper interview with a client
"The very worst are the rich Zurich managers". Grazia* slipped into prostitution at the age of 18. She ended up on Langstrasse. In the interview she talks about extortionate prices...
"The very worst are the rich Zurich managers". Grazia* slipped into prostitution...
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Diary entry of one of our clients - Self-destruction
Last week I had a real moment of realization. Namely, that I have been self-destructing for years. Destruction is one of the symptoms of my diagnosis.
Last week I had a real moment of realization. Namely, that I have been...
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My life with a scarred heart
One of our clients, a young Swiss woman, gives us deep insights into her soul. At the bottom of the text at the german part of our homepage, you will also find her diary entry read...
One of our clients, a young Swiss woman, gives us deep insights into her soul. At...
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Children are sexually abused for pocket money
On teen forums our children are encouraged and recruited to early sex and prostitution on the internet and also in movies. How can this be? 
On teen forums our children are encouraged and recruited to early sex and...
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Despite the ban: suitors are looking for sex in the red light district of Zurich
A Heartwings team was out on Sunday night with food packages, protective masks and disinfectants. We met over 30 women who prostituted themself. They come from Nigeria, Eastern...
A Heartwings team was out on Sunday night with food packages, protective masks and...
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Pregnant woman has to prostitute herself on the street
Today a woman came to our office. It was obvious that she was pregnant. She arrived in Zurich three days ago. For the first time ever. She has almost no luggage. Because the woman...
Today a woman came to our office. It was obvious that she was pregnant. She...
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Abuse - "I just wanted to die"
Their will is broken by blows. As a child, Dorothée Widmer learns to obey without contradiction - the breeding ground for later sexual abuse. She tells no one about it. When the...
Their will is broken by blows. As a child, Dorothée Widmer learns to obey without...
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Ladies Lounge
«It's like paradise here! Food, drinks, a new hairstyle, getting presents and receiving new clothes for free! Wow, I can't believe it! Here we really can relax while all hell breaks...
«It's like paradise here! Food, drinks, a new hairstyle, getting presents and...
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