INDIA'S PROPOSED ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW
Reuters published an article last week with the headline Female Slavery Survivors Unite to Back India Anti-Trafficking Law, and it proves how important our position within the anti-trafficking movement truly is.
The law would not only decriminalize the victims of trafficking by preventing imprisonment for those rescued from brothels or other forced labor situations, but it would also give survivors better access to the resources they need to rebuild their lives. Unfortunately, there are millions of trafficking survivors within India’s borders, too many for the government to handle on its own.
A survivor of slavery who wished to remain anonymous poses for a picture in New Delhi, India March 7, 2018. Picture taken March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
“We need shelter, support, education for our children ... not just money,” and
“We are poor so access to justice and rehabilitation is hard.”
— Meena, a mother of four and survivor of exploitation
For more than 10 years, International Sanctuary has understood the key to complete restoration is more than money - the whole person must be embraced and restored.
By combining meaningful employment and job training with opportunities for education, healthcare, and community, women and girls in our Sanctuaries have a safe, loving environment where they can rebuild their lives. Hundreds of lives and multiple generations have been transformed through our model, which is why we are reaching for an aggressive goal of 10 Sanctuaries operating around the world by 2020.
International Sanctuary is meeting the survivors of human trafficking where they are, between rescue and the threat of being re-trafficked because there are no other options.
We can present these women with a solution that protects them and their children against future exploitation - but we need you to make these opportunities possible.
International Sanctuary began in Mumbai, India and is now empowering women in Orange County, California; Tijuana, Mexico; and Kampala, Uganda. We know these things to be true:
Our model is sustainable, effective, and replicable;
Anti-trafficking partners regularly ask us to bring our model to their girls;
We cannot grow without financial partners like you.
When you invest in life transformation, you are helping bring an end to human trafficking once and for all.