Founders
Arjan Erkel
Evelien Hölsken
Yolanthe Cabau
Arjan Erkel: ‘Being kidnapped and taken hostage is horrific. I know that because I have experienced it myself. But unlike the children, I was an adult and was not abused or trafficked in any way. I can’t imagine how afraid they must be. I feel it is my privilege and duty to help free as many children as possible.’
Evelien Hölsken: ‘After reading a newspaper article about minors being held and abused in tiny cubicles in Indian brothels, I knew what my life’s mission was: I had to help these girls. We started Free a Girl and have freed so many girls since that first day. But we must keep going. We must free more girls, because: She is not a drop in the ocean, she is the whole ocean in a drop.’
Yolanthe Cabau: ‘It’s an honor to work with our amazing team and bring you along on this journey for change. Free a Girl has done so much valuable work. So far, we’ve managed to rescue more than 6,500 girls. That’s a lot! But we want to rescue many, many more. And we want you to be part of it.’
Board of directors
Wesley Thurston
Catherine van Kampen
Arjan Erkel
Evelien Hölsken
Yolanthe Cabau.
Organisation
Evelien Hölsken – CEO
Arjan Erkel – COO
Thijs van der Heide – Head of marketing
Lara Lessing- Projects, operations and fundraising (marcom) manager
Alexandra Klonarides- Projects and fundraising officer
Board
Wright Wesley Thurston
Catherine van Kampen
Yolanthe Cabau
Evelien Hölsken
Arjan Erkel
Support
Free a Girl USA receives support from accountants, notaries and lawyers.
Lawyer: Gordon Business Law | Salt Lake | CityScott@GordonBusinessLaw.com
Accountant: WSRP | Derek Weil | dweil@wsrp.com
C501C3 REGISTRATION
Free a Girl USA is a 501(C)(3) non-profit registered in the US under EIN: 38-4167911.