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11 teens rescued in the Philippines

Two operations in collaboration with law enforcement in the Philippines, rescued 11 girls, ages 14 to 19, and facilitated the arrest of two pimps.

Pictured – a government-assigned social worker on scene calming survivors during the raid.

47 girls rescued in Uganda

14 have entered our residential home and 33 enrolled in community care.

The survivors are 13 to 17 years old. All were being sexually exploited in order to survive. One child began selling herself in order to afford sanitary pads.

Children trapped in this lifestyle live in constant danger. Of the 47 rescued, two had been gang-raped, a handful noted they were beaten by customers who refused to pay and one was ambushed and robbed while walking home one night.

Their lives look drastically different now. They no longer live in constant danger. Today, they are receiving food, counseling, access to education and the loving care of our reintegration staff.

32 rescued at the border of Nepal

Among those rescued were two cousins, Kasmitha* and Tanavi*.

Not long ago, 21-year-old Tanavi met a 33-year-old man through some relatives. They exchanged numbers and talked now and then. After learning she never finished school and was jobless, he offered her a job with a salary that matched her father’s just over the border.

Tanavi was excited about this and said she would ask her parents. The man insisted she come without telling anyone. He told her she should find friends looking for work and bring them instead.

Tanavi invited her 15-year-old causing Kasmitha to come along and together they snuck away from home at 4am.

Thankfully our staff questioned them at the border and they were rescued before their trafficker could gain complete control of them in a neighboring country. *names have been changed to protect identities

Three countries – nine rescues

Three raids and multiple covert operations rescue nine people across three countries.

Efforts in collaboration with police in Thailand rescued two boys from labor trafficking and one 13-year-old girl from sexual exploitation.

Three children in Cambodia, ages 12 to 17 are now free and have enrolled in our community care program!

A raid in an undisclosed country rescued three girls ages 16 and 17 from sex trafficking.

37 rescued at the border – including a four-year-old girl

Thirty-seven people were rescued from human trafficking at the border of Nepal, including a four-year-old girl who was kidnapped by her uncle.

Before the child went missing, she lived with her older sisters at home while her parents worked abroad. Her uncle began visiting regularly, bringing her gifts. She grew attached and would do anything he said.

One day, he visited and disappeared with the child.

Our rescue agents spotted them traveling through the border and asked a line of questions. Our team soon became suspicious of them after their stories didn’t match. Investigators contacted her parents, who informed us that the child had gone missing and everyone in her community was looking for her.

She was cared for in our temporary home until her parents could arrange for her to return home safely.