Every day, the Western world hears stories of the atrocities committed by ISIS against Christians and religious minorities in the Middle East.

One charity is working to help those affected by these horrible war crimes — particularly Yazidi women who have escaped sex slavery at the hands of ISIS. An organization called Hardwired works to not only contribute to the physical needs of these women, but also to educate them about their rights as human beings.

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Tina Ramirez, founder and president of Hardwired, sat down with LifeZette to discuss the charity and its new effort, called “Brave Ones.”

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“Brave Ones is a campaign of Hardwired that is working to restore the dignity and rights of 1,680 Yazidi women and children who have escaped enslavement by ISIS,” the charity’s website explains. “They were abused, drugged and traded as sex slaves among jihadists; they are now living in refugee camps. Every dollar raised will go toward these girls [to ensure] the survival of the Yazidi people in Iraq.”

For many Americans, the atrocities committed by ISIS seem far away — and those who want to help may not necessarily know how. But organizations like Hardwired do not shy away from the challenge.

“The situation in Iraq is horrible, and most people in America are looking at the horrors over there and wondering, ‘What can I do?'” Ramirez told LifeZette. “We wanted to make sure Americans had an opportunity to actually honor the courage of a group of women and children in northern Iraq who have actually escaped from ISIS and help restore their dignity, their freedom, their rights.”

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What many Americans take for granted are the inherent rights we have — rights that are respected by our culture and our government. From our earliest years, we know we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Yet many of these young women and children have spent their lives in fear for their safety. The horrors they have witnessed and endured are nothing an average American can imagine.

Organizations like Hardwired are also informing Americans about what these women and children have endured.

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“When we were over there, we met a young girl named Basee — that’s a pseudonym for her to protect her identity. But Basee was actually bought for $40 by an American who had joined ISIS,” said Ramirez. “Basee had the courage to protect her three-year-old nephew throughout the ordeal and then escape. ”

“The resiliency of these young women and children who have endured the horrors that we can’t even imagine is amazing to me, and yet they haven’t even heard they have rights,” Ramirez concluded.