Made it safely to Thailand to start a year of philanthropy work with women and children rescued from human trafficking. Here are some links if you would like to learn more about the world-wide black market of human trafficking:
http://www.stopthetraffik.org/humantrafficking/problem.aspx
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,460130,00.html
http://www.onlinesecurityauthority.com/thoughts-on-security/top-10-facts-human-trafficking/
http://www.unodc.org/pdf/gift%20brochure.pdf
And links to organizations committed to helping trafficked victims and to ending the modern day slave trade:
www.depdc.org
www.notforsalecampaign.org
www.ecpat.org
www.restore-nyc.org
About Me
- Tera
- Jamaican/Georgian/Californian cross bred engineering/computer science guru with an innate passion for yoga, meditation, volunteering, board sports, organic foods, and partying NYC style :)
Howdy Stranger! Glad i saw this on your FB. In December I signed up with a group in ATL to help eradicate human traffiking in the city. Can't wait to read all about your adventures.
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Jen Bryan Johnsson
Yay for making it safely there!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's going to be an amazing experience. Can't wait to hear all about it!