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19 girls rescued in Zimbabwe
19 girls no longer have to sell their bodies just to survive—they accepted freedom!
The children were all 16 or 17 years old. Many exploited children in the area are the heads of child-run households and carry the sole responsibility of feeding their younger siblings. With no experience or job skills, they are easy prey for predators. To find out what drives these kids to abuse, read about what a day in their life may look like.
Rescue Update Archive
16 Children are Free from Sexual Exploitation in Kenya
All the children have been enrolled in our programming to help equip them to advance into brighter futures free from exploitation.
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While most of the survivors were forced to sell their bodies to survive, four of the kids were being trafficked by the adults who should’ve been caring for them. We are currently working to provide these children safe, caring homes where they can learn to be kids again. We work with community leaders to find and vet local families that will give these kids the love they need. To read about one girl who benefited from this program, click here:
15 Missing Children have been Rescued in Southeast Asia
The children were lured with fake job offers before being entrapped.
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These 15 kids, all between 13 and 16 years old, were forced into sex work and threatened with beatings if they didn’t comply. Our agents partnered with law enforcement to rescue the victims via multiple rescue operations. All the children have been safely reunited with their families.
5 Kids Among 13 Rescued from Traffickers at the Nepal Border
One child, who was travelling with his mother, was just 3 years old.
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While all victims of border trafficking are deceived by their traffickers in one way or another, we’re seeing more and more meet their trafficker online. Only one child met her trafficker in person; the other three were all groomed online through Facebook. Thanks to our border agents, all the victims have returned home after receiving training on how to spot and avoid trafficking in the future.
27 Kids Now Free from Exploitation
27 children in Zimbabwe and Kenya have taken their first steps in freedom after rescue.
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Most of the girls, aged between 11 and 17, faced desperate poverty. Unable to afford school and unsure of how they could afford their next meal, they’d been forced into selling themselves to survive. Now, all of the kids are free and safe as they begin their healing journeys enrolled in Freedom Plans to equip them for a safe, sustainable life of freedom.
7 Children Rescued; Kidnapping Victims Among those Rescued from Sexual Exploitation
Seven children were rescued from abusers during multiple operations with law enforcement in the Dominican Republic.
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Our agents helped local law enforcement investigate the crimes and rescue the children. Two children had been kidnapped and forced into commercial sex work; one of them returned home to her family and another has been referred to a Christian recovery shelter. The other five children were victims of sex abuse in the home. They were all returned home safely after the abusers were arrested.
