Human Trafficking...
Posted by Amanda , Sunday, February 14, 2010 12:14 PM
We had a few days of teaching this week on child trafficking and also watched a movie called Trade (which I would highly recommend, but prepare yourself before you watch it). This topic has really hit home with me and I think the rest of my classmates as well. It’s hard to hear stories about 12-year old girls trapped in the sex trade and not be moved to do something about it. Worldwide, there is an estimated 27 million slaves. There are more people enslaved now then there ever has been, even during the years of the Transatlantic slave trade.
If you would like to get more involved in this issue, I would love to recommend a few websites for you to check out. Last week, I recommended IJM (International Justice Mission) which is a great organization doing amazing things all over the world. Another organization I would highly recommend checking out is Not For Sale. It’s basically a campaign that brings together all types of people: artists, athletes, students, entrepreneurs, social workers, politicians and anyone who is looking to seek justice and end the global slave trade. On their website you can read about slavery in the world, the projects Not For Sale is doing and find out how you can take action. They also have a book called Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade—and How We Can Fight It. I’m currently reading it and would definitely suggest that you add it to your reading list! http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/
Another great organization that is working in Chiang, Mai Thailand is called The Garden of Hope. They have several programs working with women, youth and children to restore and equip them to live purposeful, loving lives. They also have an awesome ministry that helps train the woman and youth that they rescue in vocational skills so they can support themselves. They are doing really great things and you can easily get involved and even go and volunteer with them for a while! http://www.thegardenofhope.org
If you have any questions or thoughts about human trafficking, I would love to hear them. This is quickly becoming a subject that I am super passionate about and want to spread the word about what’s going on. If you’d like to help, that would be awesome!
thanks for sharing these sites and getting the word out their to your readers!
you are already affecting so many lives by just taking the time to research and write about how others as well as yourself can get involved. Even in ways that seem so practical and simple but make all the difference