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Four rescued at the Nepal border
Border agents intercepted the girls and young women, ages 17 to 22, as traffickers attempted to lure them out of the country.
Two of the survivors were cousins; their trafficker had promised them well-paying jobs in a neighboring country.
One survivor was being trafficked by another girl she met playing an online game.
All were reunited with their families and taught about the dangers of human trafficking.
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Pilot Project in Africa offers 13 children freedom
All 13 of the children, ages 10 to 17, were rescued from sexual exploitation and abuse.
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The survivors have joined our community care program. Children without safe family members to care for them will be placed into the care of vetted foster families in the area.
Among those rescued was a 16-year-old boy.
Our new projects start in a pilot phase, allowing us to take the first steps of rescue, learn more about the dynamics of sexual exploitation in the region and adapt our programs to the specific needs of survivors. This rescue was part of one such Pilot Project.
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6 cases closed in the Dominican Republic
The survivors' ages ranged from seven to 15 and all six alleged perpetrators were arrested.
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Our agents assisted with survivor interviews, as well as surveillance, to aid in the arrest of the perpetrators.
Learn more about the work of our rescue team in the Dominican Republic.
43 rescued at the Nepal Border
43 people, including a 12-year-old girl, were rescued from human trafficking.
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A 12-year-old girl was being lured out of the country by a young man she met at the grocery store a few weeks prior. He had gotten her number and falsely promised her a shopping trip over the border, instructing her to lie if questioned at the border.
44 children rescued in Uganda
Forty-four girls ages 13 to 17 have escaped exploitation and stepped into freedom.
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All of the survivors joined our community care program, where they will receive weekly counseling, monthly food packs and vocational guidance as they progress through their tailored Freedom Plans.
While healing from the trauma of abuse, these brave girls will be empowered by job training to become financially stable so they’ll no longer need to resort to selling their bodies to survive!
