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How to Move Forward When All Seems Lost

How to Move Forward When All Seems Lost

Last month, I visited our projects in India and Nepal for three weeks.  As always, I was awestruck by the courage and resilience of survivors.  Here are just a few...

How to Move Forward When All Seems Lost

Last month, I visited our projects in India and Nepal for three weeks.  As always, I was awestruck by the courage and resilience of survivors.  Here are just a few...

How Can You Be a Slave and Not Know It?

How Can You Be a Slave and Not Know It?

Many people who are being enslaved and grossly exploited do not recognize the fact that they are enslaved, or know that the way they are being treated is illegal. How...

How Can You Be a Slave and Not Know It?

Many people who are being enslaved and grossly exploited do not recognize the fact that they are enslaved, or know that the way they are being treated is illegal. How...

Progress!

Progress!

In the anti-trafficking field, we have a lot to celebrate.  When I first got involved in this issue 15 years ago, public awareness as well as government response were low...

Progress!

In the anti-trafficking field, we have a lot to celebrate.  When I first got involved in this issue 15 years ago, public awareness as well as government response were low...

Why India and Nepal

Why India and Nepal

The latest report from the UN estimates that there are  over 40 million slaves in the world today.  40% of the world's slavery is concentrated in South Asia.  This same region has the highest...

Why India and Nepal

The latest report from the UN estimates that there are  over 40 million slaves in the world today.  40% of the world's slavery is concentrated in South Asia.  This same region has the highest...

A Day in the Life.... Growing up in a Calcutta Red Light Area

A Day in the Life.... Growing up in a Calcutta ...

Just for a moment, imagine an hour in the life of Ani, a girl growing up in a red light district of Calcutta...  It’s late on a winter’s afternoon and...

A Day in the Life.... Growing up in a Calcutta ...

Just for a moment, imagine an hour in the life of Ani, a girl growing up in a red light district of Calcutta...  It’s late on a winter’s afternoon and...

Where Does the Money Go?

Where Does the Money Go?

When you buy a product marketed as ‘ethically made' or 'fair trade', it’s natural to wonder exactly what that means. How fair is it, really, for the people who made...

Where Does the Money Go?

When you buy a product marketed as ‘ethically made' or 'fair trade', it’s natural to wonder exactly what that means. How fair is it, really, for the people who made...