Freedom begins when someone is truly seen.
Defeating exploitation. Rebuilding futures.
We equip communities to stop trafficking before it starts, keep vulnerable students in school in Egypt, walk with survivors in Kenya and Zambia as they build lives of their own, and prepare a safe home for survivor girls in the US.
3,000+
Students supported through scholarships
300+
Women supported in restoration programs
4
Countries
Egypt · Kenya · Zambia · USA
Safe home for survivors
In development
HOW WE RESPOND
Freedom is a beginning. Independence is the goal.
Exploitation thrives in isolation and poverty. We answer with education, practical support, and long-term restoration: not a single moment of rescue, but a path to a future on each person's own terms.
Dignity over charity. Always.
Their future. Their choice.
A person is more than what happened to them. Their future doesn't belong to an organization or a donor. It belongs to them, and we're honored to walk alongside them as they claim it.
NOW BUILDING · THE WELL OF HOPE
Help us open a home where girls can heal.
We have the land and the license. Now we're raising the funds to prepare a safe, trauma-informed home for up to ten girls, ages 12 to 17, who have survived trafficking.
Every gift counts right now. Founding Sponsors will be the first to hear the opening date.
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GIVE MONTHLY
Stand alongside a future, every month.
Monthly gifts let us plan ahead, so a student stays in school, a community learns the warning signs, and a woman opens her business with confidence.
$100/mo
Helps build a year of university scholarship for a student in Egypt.
$200
Helps send a student to our annual healing & leadership conference.
$800
Goes toward trade school and a small business for a woman in Kenya.
IN THEIR WORDS
Real people. Real change.
“LTJ didn't just give me training, they walked alongside me to launch my own business in the market. Today I can provide for my children, my business is thriving, and my family is healing.”
Amani · Vocational participant, Kenya
“After the training, I finally understood what trafficking really looks like in my community. Now I know the signs, and I know how to help.”
David K. · Training host, Virginia
“I support Leaving the Jar because they invest in a survivor's permanent independence: not just a moment of intervention, but a rebuilt future.”
Sarah M. · Monthly supporter
GET INVOLVED
There's a place for you in this work
You don't have to do everything. Start with what you already have.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Hope, with accountability.
Your generosity, put to work where it matters most.
87.2%
To programs
Prevention, scholarships, and restoration
$0
Founder pay
An all-volunteer leadership team
Zero
Liabilities
100% debt-free operations
Candid Platinum Transparency Seal 2026 · Charity Navigator 3-Star Rating