Ailyn Bulfa

Biography

Ailyn Capacite Bulfa was only 14 when she was trafficked. She was promised a job as a domestic worker, but ended up in a slave-like situation. She was able to escape with three other girls with the help of Visayan Forum Foundation. Today, she is back in school and is a youth leader of a movement of domestic workers. She is helping trafficking victims recover from trauma, living as an example of resilience and advocating policy reforms to protect Filipino migrant workers.