12 Rescued from Sexual Exploitation in Kenya
Twelve girls between 7 and 17 years old bravely accepted freedom.
Nine of the girls were rescued from child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, including a 13-year-old who was trapped in a forced child marriage. The three youngest girls were rescued from situations that exposed them to the sex industry, putting them at imminent risk of sexual exploitation.
All twelve children have begun their new lives by enrolling in Freedom Plans. Learn more about economic empowerment changing lives.
Rescue Update Archive
A tip from a Canadian man led to the rescue of eight victims of trafficking
When a Canadian man was offered a live-streamed sex show with an 11-year-old through a dating site, he took the information to the authorities. That action led to freedom for five children and three young adults in the Philippines.
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Our agents aided authorities in arresting the trafficker and rescuing those he exploited online. Because one man had the courage to act, those victims are now survivors. Don’t be afraid to act on your suspicions and report to local authorities; your choice could mean everything for a suffering child.
14 rescued from a trafficker in the Philippines
Four children were among those freed during the raid
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Our agents worked alongside law enforcement to take down a human trafficker who’d been advertising victims online for sexual exploitation. Beyond the children, four young men were rescued during the operation, a trend we’ve been seeing more of recently. The trafficker was arrested, and all of the survivors are now recovering in a government facility to help them start their new lives in freedom.
34 Rescued in Nepal
Twenty-seven survivors were rescued at the border, and agents collaborated with police to free the rest from traffickers.
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7-year-old among 5 rescued from forced labor in Cambodia
4 boys and a girl are now learning to live free since being rescued
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Agents found the children begging on the street during their canvassing operations. Further investigation revealed that they’d been forced into begging for money by crippling family debt or crushing poverty. Now that they’ve enrolled in our post-rescue programming, the kids will be equipped to live their own lives in freedom.
15 Children Rescued in the Dominican Republic
Agents helped police rescue 15 kids from abusers over the course of several weeks
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Most of the children suffered domestic sexual abuse from someone close to them before our agents’ investigations led to police intervention. The series of operations led to 13 arrests, including one man who’d forced a 15-year-old girl into marriage. With their abusers behind bars, the kids are now all home safe.