January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and we are excited to share with you the insightful interview of Rachel Lloyd, advocate and activist, in Forbes Magazine. Author of Girls Like Us and founder of GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services), Rachel is a nationally recognized expert on the issue of child sex trafficking in America. From Forbes: [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Trafficking’
Girls for sale! Changing the conversation on exploited kids in the U.S.
Posted in Girls, Justice, tagged GEMS, human trafficking, Rachel Lloyd, Sexual Eploitation, Trafficking on January 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Suphalee and her sister help raise awareness on dangers of human trafficking
Posted in Girls, Justice, WV Programs, tagged human trafficking, Laos, Thailand, Trafficking, World Vision on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Suphalee, 16, and her elder sister are active World Vision anti-trafficking project volunteers in Atsaphone District in Savannakhet province. Prior to learning about the dangers of trafficking, Suphalee thought, “If someone comes and encourages me to work in another country with a good salary, I don’t think I will refuse it.” Things are different now. [...]
Urgent Need: Call your Senator, use your voice!!
Posted in Advocacy, Politics, tagged Advocacy, Trafficking, TVPA, World Vision on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Your voice is urgently needed to help pass the TVPRA in the Senate! How can you help? Right now we need every Women of Vision to make 2 phone calls to help fight child trafficking and modern day slavery. Ask your Senators to co-sponsor and help pass pass S. 1301, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act [...]
States Fail In Fight Against Sex Trafficking
Posted in Girls, Justice, Politics, tagged Sex Trafficking, Trafficking on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From NPR. Listen to the story here. “Too many states still inadvertently provide safe havens when it comes to sex trafficking — even when children on the streets bear the consequences. That’s the conclusion of a new report released Thursday by the advocacy group Shared Hope International. The study grades each state on whether it [...]
Women fleeing Myanmar trafficked as China brides
Posted in Justice, Women, tagged Child Bride, China, Forced Marriage, Myanmar, Trafficking, Women's Rights on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From TrustLaw: “BANGKOK – The women from Myanmar, some arriving as young as 14, went to China with dreams of better-paid jobs that would help lift their families out of poverty. Instead, upon arrival they are forced to marry. The men, often poor farmers, find Chinese brides hard to come by because cultural preference and a [...]
New law to help sex trafficking victims rebuild their lives
Posted in Justice, Politics, tagged Politics, Trafficking on September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From the Chicago Sun-Times: “[Illinois] Gov. Pat Quinn…announced a new law that will give victims of sex trafficking who have been charged with prostitution an opportunity to clear their names through court. “Sex trafficking is a truly reprehensible crime that preys on the most vulnerable. Victims deserve a chance to clear their records and rebuild [...]
New! Op-Ed Piece on Trafficking by Baltimore WOV
Posted in Advocacy, Women, WOV News, tagged Advocacy, Trafficking, TVPRA, Women of Vision on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the latest Op-Ed published by the Baltimore Sun on Tuesday, August 16th in support of funding the TVPRA legislation to fight sex trafficking in the United States and abroad. This piece was written by Beth Happick, Women of Vision Baltimore Chapter Co-Chair and Jeanne Allert, Executive Director of The Samaritan Women, a Baltimore-based Christian ministry supporting [...]
Reminder: Special invitation to a WOV Advocacy conference call TODAY on trafficking!
Posted in Advocacy, Politics, WOV News, tagged Trafficking, TVPRA on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As many of you know, the Trafficking Victims Protection Re-authorization Act (TVPRA) is the largest piece of anti-trafficking legislation in history and on September 30, 2011, it is set to expire. We are fighting an uphill battle against modern day slavery. The bill still has not been introduced in the House and it is tentative [...]
Special invitation to a WOV Advocacy conference call on Aug 2nd on trafficking!
Posted in Advocacy, Politics, WOV News, tagged Trafficking, TVPRA on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As many of you know, the Trafficking Victims Protection Re-authorization Act (TVPRA) is the largest piece of anti-trafficking legislation in history and on September 30, 2011, it is set to expire. We are fighting an uphill battle against modern day slavery. The bill still has not been introduced in the House and it is tentative [...]
As we celebrate our freedom this Fourth of July remember, not everyone is free…
Posted in Advocacy, Politics, WOV News, tagged Advocacy, Trafficking on July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There are more slaves in the world today than any other time in history; an estimated 12.3 million are trafficked in the world and 2 million of these are children held in sexual slavery. You have the power to help change this. We are thankful that this past week United States Senators decided to [...]
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