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A dark journey: how child marriages can lead to human trafficking
After her 15th birthday, Mina entered a child marriage - the start of a long, tough road.
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Three similarities between child marriage and sex trafficking
Child Rescue sees a kaleidoscope of social injustices worldwide, including child marriage and sex trafficking. These two crimes might seem different on the surface, but they're similar once diving deeper - especially when their lines blur in a child's story.
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Survivors with abusive families smile again
Each survivor's resilience is a near-miracle given their history.
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Health weeks have a positive impact on survivors in Thailand
Health weeks address both the emotional and physical health of survivors. These classes run about every other month and give staff the opportunity to connect with and teach survivors after rescue.
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Three shining lights in Cambodia
Three stories of hope and bright futures from survivors in Cambodia.
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The power of social media: why the sex trade is migrating from brothels to social media
Lockdowns have closed many sex establishments in Southeast Asia, leaving many former workers wondering where to find an income.
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The power of social media: why some girls enter the sex industry to buy coffee and clothes
Online pictures of snacks and models are typically harmless, but they can have a harmful, peculiar effect on kids in developing countries.
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Survival situations: hope wins for the most-traumatised survivors
Some Ugandan girls have had their lives flipped upside down, like losing both parents, yet they remain resilient.
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Explore Uganda part three: Child brides and stopping trafficking
Child exploitation takes on many shapes in the nation, but Child Rescue is fighting back.
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Explore Uganda part two: A merciless history
A handful of reasons underpins Uganda's poverty, one being mass slaughterings of its citizens in recent history.
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Explore Uganda part one: The diamond of Africa
Uganda is synonymous with natural beauty, but child street prostitution is a thorn in its land.
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The power of social media: how sex traffickers leverage social media for recruitment and grooming
In villages in Nepal, many girls today have electricity and smartphones, allowing them to enter the land of the internet.
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Children on the streets: human trafficking in Uganda
We have rescued over 100 children in the country, but we're merely scratching the surface.
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Behind the scenes of raid missions
Kicking down doors and wrestling pimps to the floor are a couple of movie-like moments people might imagine when thinking about a sex-trafficking raid mission. While our rescue agents have stormed houses with firearms, missions are careful and calculated and most lack this expected blockbuster-like action.
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The women of the frontlines
Our border agents in Nepal are all women, fighting to rescue girls a stride away from misery.
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Daily life at our home in Cambodia
The daily routine of our residential home is not exclusive to those living in the dorm rooms upstairs. Survivors in community care within commuting distance attend our classes in the home and are just as much a part of the family.
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Church partnership extends reach of community care
Thailand reintegration team, funded by Child Rescue, is partnering with a church in northern Thailand to bring our empower and health education program to survivors enrolled in community care.
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The art of undercover rescue in Cambodia
It is near impossible to rescue a girl from sex trafficking in Cambodia, yet our rescue agents continue to do it. What then is their secret?
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From civil war to the pandemic: explore Nepal’s struggle to fight sex trafficking
Context is the key that unlocks the answers to successfully fighting sex trafficking. Take a deep dive into Nepal's history and culture and learn more about the vital role border rescue plays in our fight to end child sex trafficking.
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From a young soccer coach to a rescue agent: Meet Jacob
"It is not only about rescuing the girl. It is about changing her life."
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The most rewarding job: Meet Subin
Work can be emotionally, mentally and even physically taxing - but Subin insists it's the most rewarding job.
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Debunking classic myths about child sex trafficking
Child Rescue has drawn on nearly 20 years of international experience to explain the basic reality of child sex trafficking in Southeast Asia.
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Girl Interrupted – Border Rescues Pt. 2
Our Border Rescue agents are strategically positioned to intervene along the path of exploitation. Partnering with Border Patrol Police at key crossing locations, these agents are trained to identify potential victims of harm and trafficking.
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Border Rescues
Nona*, a Destiny Rescue border agent, watched another bus creak to a stop on the side of the dusty road. She climbed aboard and began walking down the narrow aisle inspecting each passenger.
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International Day of the Girl Child
Her face is bowed… Eyes fixed on small clasped hands… Shrouded in shadows of shame, cultural oppression and helplessness.
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The Path of Exploitation
Our mission is to rescue children out of sex trafficking and exploitation, which is actually a rather broad category when specifics are considered.
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The Scope of Exploitation
Exploitation ensnares many people in many different kinds of ways. Destiny Rescue’s mission is focused but our influence in the realm of anti-trafficking continues to broaden.
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National Staff: The Changemakers
The problem of human trafficking is a global phenomenon, and we truly believe that only a collective, national and international response will succeed in creating a long-term impact.
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Our Approach: Rescue
Destiny Rescue is on a mission to end child sexual slavery in our lifetime. One key component of Destiny Rescue’s mission is to literally rescue children out of the sex trade and exploitative situations.
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10 More Inspiring Human Trafficking Quotes
Be inspired by these quotes—and share them with your friends so they can join the fight against child sex trafficking, too. Every person who’s aware of the issue of child sexual exploitation is another person who can help end it.
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11 Inspiring Anti-Human Trafficking Quotes
Ending child sex slavery in our lifetime seems like a daunting goal. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. One thing is for sure, awareness is the first step towards action and achieving our goal!
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Tony Kirwan: Why I Started Destiny Rescue
I’m often asked what made me start Destiny Rescue back in 2001, and the answer is short and simple.
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