For Kelly Beal, the ability to get victims immediate protection without informing their former or current trafficker is crucial.  

Monday, Feb. 22 marks is the first National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada.

It was an painful understanding of a darkness and brutality that first bonded these women together. But out of that, with the help of a Calgary organization, they have formed a sisterhood that helps keep them accountable and pushes them forward.