Please, take a moment and watch this very special video message from Briana and then visit her new Crowdrise page and see how you can help fight human trafficking & also how you can support Briana and Project Futures LA Team in the Survivor Mud Race this September.
www.crowdrise.com/brianaeviganHuman trafficking is perpetrated in every country, rich or poor. It is the second largest, fastest growing organized crime in the world. Free the Slaves estimates that there are currently 27 million people toiling as modern day slaves around the globe.In this global crisis, children as young as four years old may be sold for as little as $100 dollars and forced to service up to 30 clients a day. According to UNICEF, as many as 2 million children are subjected to prostitution in the global commercial sex trade. The average age of first exploitation through prostitution is only 13. At least 100,000 of these children are in the United States.The Somaly Mam Foundation is a nonprofit 501c(3) organization dedicated to the eradication of slavery worldwide, with a special focus on Southeast Asia where the trafficking of women and girls is widespread. SMF supports survivor rescue, shelter, and restoration programs (including medical and psychological treatment), as well as empowerment programs that train survivors of slavery to be a force of change in their community. SMF's awareness and advocacy campaigns shed light on the crime of human trafficking and involve governments and individuals in the fight against modern-day slavery.
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