Supply and Demand Fuels Human Trafficking

Melissa     Empower Women     0

   Ruchira Gupta, founder of Apne Aap, explains how human trafficking and prostitution are a supply and demand driven business in a recent article on The Guardian. Hear more from Ruchira in the videos above. “It’s a system based on supply and demand. The supply is formed by marginalised women and girls, who have very little choice, so traffickers take advantage of their vulnerabilities. Demand is based on pimps and johns, those who take advantage of the lack of choice these girls have,” she says. “On the demand side my organisation tries to get pimps into jail and tries toRead more

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Everyday Abolitionist: Kristin Braddock

Melissa     Everyday Abolitionist     0

Everyday Abolitionist is a recurring feature on the blog where we’ll hear firsthand from someone using their skills, talents, and opportunities to fight trafficking. This time around we have Kristin Braddock who works with Apne Aap. Read about more Everyday Abolitionists. According to UNICEF, as many as two million children are subjected to prostitution in the global commercial sex trade every year. Sex trafficking has devastating consequences for the victim including long-lasting physical and psychological trauma, diseases (including HIV/AIDS), drug addictions, unwanted pregnancies, malnutrition, ostracism, and possible death. Sex trafficking is a global issue that affects every country and victimizesRead more

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Empowering Women Through Education

Melissa     Books & Resources, Empower Women     0

Let’s begin with an understatement: the positive effects of education are far reaching. Education gives women opportunities to earn money, confidence in themselves, and a much wider array of options in life. Even basic literacy helps a woman get a job or use public transportation. Critical thinking skills help her succeed in business and see if people are trying to cheat her. So it’s no wonder traffickers often go after uneducated women. They’re less likely to figure out what’s happening right away, and when they do figure it out, they’re less likely to be able to do something about it.Read more