Sanctuary
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
Location
2017
Established
40
Supported
Sex trafficking in Uganda is a growing crisis.
With Uganda’s high unemployment rate, girls are trapped in extreme poverty and are easily tricked into human trafficking. International Sanctuary recognizes the importance that employment and education play in breaking this cycle.
In Kampala, we are working in collaboration with local non-profits to provide holistic care for survivors, in order to give these young women a full range of care. Together, we are working to empower victims to heal from trauma and graduate into a life of freedom.
Focusing on ending the cycle of poverty and trafficking through employment, International Sanctuary is creating opportunities that lead to self-sufficiency and empowerment for survivors.
Aftercare
Our Sanctuary is a safe and accepting environment, built around community to provide aftercare for survivors. While here, women and girls receive education, counseling, medical care, and employment, enabling them to create a better life for themselves and obtain true freedom.
Education
Many survivors who enter our Sanctuary haven’t been educated past the elementary level. Women and girls receive an education through The Academy to address this education deficit and equip them with the knowledge and confidence they have been deprived of.
Prevention
Poverty leaves women vulnerable to being trafficked or coerced into selling their children. We serve women by providing them with employment and offering trafficking awareness to the community to prevent the everyday risks of trafficking.
Help to support women and girls at our Kampala Sanctuary.