A lot of people think trafficking is what they have seen in a movie like 'Taken' where a girl is kidnapped and forced into sex slavery.  Some of these realities are true but it is much bigger than that.  Others think it is when people are smuggled across country borders but some people are trafficked in their own countries.  Some people think it only happens where poverty exists but this is also known not to be true.

The question I get asked most often is, “What can I do to fight human trafficking?”  The reality is that we can all do something.  Many stop right there thinking that they don’t know enough.  That said, we are all able to learn so don’t let that be a roadblock.  Really the first question to ask is, “How much time do I want to give to it?”  I mean, do you want to give 10 minutes a week or are you wanting to dedicate your entire career to this work.  Are you willing to make adjustments in your life to make room for fighting human trafficking?  Once you know the answer that you can decide how you can contribute.  Here are some things you can do depending on how much time you have to give.

Maybe you’ve tried to have conversations with your friends about human trafficking and it’s all gone wrong.  Maybe they didn’t want to know, it was too difficult to hear or just left everyone in tears.  This isn’t especially good if the conversation comes up at someone’s birthday party!  Here are some tips I’ve put together to help you have conversations that bring change not tears.

If you're like me you want to do something about trafficking but with the busyness of life you need tools that make it easy to do. We've done some research and have found three apps that can help you fight human trafficking.  These are great to have in easy reach wherever you go.  You never know when a conversation about trafficking will pop up.  Now you'll be armed and ready to make a difference.

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Hope for Human Trafficking.

It is important to understand where survivors are coming from, recognize the feelings they might be experiencing as a result of their traumatic experience so that you can assist them more effectively.

We live in a world where everything is only one click away. You can have instant communication with just one click, you can have access to all the information that you need with just one click, you can stay connected with your friend with just one click. It’s that easy.  

I do not weep for your passing, but I am filled with a sense of guilt. Luminita was the name that you chose for me; my little light, my ray of sunshine. You rejoiced over my birth as if I were a boy. Do you remember how you took me to all the neighbours to show off your ‘little light’?