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Awareness for Modern Day Slavery

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Organizations Who are Making a Difference

ORGANIZATIONS

Sometimes the very best thing we can do from living so far removed from these areas, is to support the teams on the ground who are dedicated to making a difference.


I was fortunate enough to see first hand the amazing work being done by two such organizations:

JEEVIKA
DWARAKA
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How Can I Help?

As I talk to people about modern day slavery, the most common question I get is "How Can I Help"?  Its a good question and one that I have spent a lot of time thinking about.  It is a difficult question to answer, however, as most of us feel the issue is too big or too far away.  "How can just one person in a location so far removed from the issue help?"  


The reality is that Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking is everywhere.  

Even developed countries like the US have human trafficking issues; the US Justice Department estimates 17,500 people are trafficked into the US every year.  The University of California at Berkeley, working with the Free the Slaves non-profit organization, found that about 46% of people in slavery in the United States are forced into prostitution.


So, here is my 4-step approach to answer the question "How Can I Help?":


STEP 1:  Be aware of the issue

Learn about what is happening. I put a lot of sites into the "Organizations" page on this website as these sites have posted tremendous amounts of data on this issue. 


STEP 2:  Make some noise

Raise awareness in others. Talk to people. Write to government officials. Put pressure on businesses.


STEP 3:  Support organizations on the ground

The power a few dollars can make to these people is huge! There are also volunteer opportunities with many different organizations.  Look at the "Organizations" page as a place to start.


STEP 4:  Stop indirectly supporting the slave industry

We all are unconsciously active participants in the slave industry, which is a multi-billion dollar industry.  We indirectly support it by the purchase of cheap goods whose roots may be in slave labor or bonded labor factories.

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