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Eight girls rescued from sex trafficking in Asia

Our brave agents helped rescue eight girls between the ages of 13 and 16 in two countries in Asia.

Five were rescued in raid operations while another three started their journey to freedom after they were rescued via undercover, covert rescues. Survivors that weren’t able to be reunited with their families were placed in shelters by local authorities.

Read about sisters who were rescued during covert operations and then became rescuers themselves on our blog.

Raid in the Philippines Rescues 14

Three girls, five boys, along with five young women, are now free after police–aided by our agents–completed a successful raid!

After receiving a tip that a pimp was bragging about selling underage boys and girls on social media, our agents went to law enforcement and together began to build a case. That pimp, along with three accomplices, was arrested during the raid.

26 children in Kenya no longer have to sell themselves to survive

The children, two of whom were boys, were between 10 and 17 years old. After rescue, all survivors begin their journey toward freedom with the support of our compassionate team of counselors and caseworkers.

You can read more about our new region of rescue and the work we’re doing there on our blog.

63 Rescued at the Nepal Border

Join us in celebrating the 63 individuals rescued last month by our heroic border agents in Nepal! The women and girls were between 14 and 36 years old.

After rescue, survivors may choose to prosecute their traffickers, though many forgo that option to avoid the negative community stigma. Every survivor is counseled on how to spot and avoid traffickers in the future.

17 survivors rescued in the Dominican Republic

It was a valiant, collaborative effort alongside our partners in law enforcement in the Dominican Republic to help these survivors achieve freedom from abuse. Their rescue culminated in 16 cases being closed by Dominican authorities, with 16 perps arrested!

One of those cases involved the sex trafficking of two individuals, while the rest were victims of sex crimes. You can read more about how we rescue here.