Empowering Women Through Basketball

Melissa     Empower Women     0

Check out this cool program through a partnership of the U.S. Department of State, the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). What hobbies and interests do you have? How can you use them to empower women and stop human trafficking? The U.S. Department of State, the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) will build on their long-time partnership to elevate efforts worldwide to empower women and girls through sports. Today, Tamika Raymond, Nykesha Sales, and Becky Bonner will travel to Ukraine to engage underserved girls in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk.Read more

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Nefarious: Merchant of Souls

Melissa     Books & Resources, Trafficking News & Information     0

Last week I watched the documentary Nefarious: Merchant of Souls. While I’ve studied about human trafficking a lot, I still found the film jarring. Here are some key pieces of information from the film (forgive my imperfect notes): 10% of the population of Moldova have been trafficked, partly as a result of economic uncertainty that drove adults from the country and created a severe orphan crisis. The filmmakers interview a former trafficker who talks about seeing only money and remembers doing anything to shut a girl up if she resisted. “It’s hard for the first time. The second time. ButRead more

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Human Trafficking in the News

Melissa     Trafficking News & Information     0

I’m constantly online scouting out news and information on human trafficking. This recurring feature on the blog will showcase some of the most interesting and pertinent news. I’ll begin with the bad news, but I always find more good news than bad. More people are fighting trafficking, more laws are being passed, and more traffickers are going to jail. Thank you for being part of the good news about trafficking! BAD NEWS (Hang on! There’s good news coming!) “Human Trafficking: FIA to Probe Fake Visa Case Involving British Council” from the Express Tribune. It’s tough to tell exactly who’s atRead more

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New Products: Hello, Jewel Tones

Emily     Product Information, STF News     2

We’ve just added lots of great new products to the shop featuring rich jewel tones – perfect for fall! The products include both jewelry and tote bags from two new partner organizations: Freedom Stones and byTavi. The new jewelry is from Thailand and made by artisans from Freedom Stones. Freedom Stones is committed to eliminating and preventing human trafficking through livelihoods projects that transform and develop vulnerable communities. The new tote bags are from byTavi in Cambodia. byTavi is a vocational training program that prevents trafficking, offers hope, a future and an income that will provide for the needs of eachRead more