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15 Missing Children have been Rescued in Southeast Asia
The children were lured with fake job offers before being entrapped.
These 15 kids, all between 13 and 16 years old, were forced into sex work and threatened with beatings if they didn’t comply. Our agents partnered with law enforcement to rescue the victims via multiple rescue operations. All the children have been safely reunited with their families.
Rescue Update Archive
5 Kids Among 13 Rescued from Traffickers at the Nepal Border
One child, who was travelling with his mother, was just 3 years old.
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While all victims of border trafficking are deceived by their traffickers in one way or another, we’re seeing more and more meet their trafficker online. Only one child met her trafficker in person; the other three were all groomed online through Facebook. Thanks to our border agents, all the victims have returned home after receiving training on how to spot and avoid trafficking in the future.
27 Kids Now Free from Exploitation
27 children in Zimbabwe and Kenya have taken their first steps in freedom after rescue.
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Most of the girls, aged between 11 and 17, faced desperate poverty. Unable to afford school and unsure of how they could afford their next meal, they’d been forced into selling themselves to survive. Now, all of the kids are free and safe as they begin their healing journeys enrolled in Freedom Plans to equip them for a safe, sustainable life of freedom.
7 Children Rescued; Kidnapping Victims Among those Rescued from Sexual Exploitation
Seven children were rescued from abusers during multiple operations with law enforcement in the Dominican Republic.
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Our agents helped local law enforcement investigate the crimes and rescue the children. Two children had been kidnapped and forced into commercial sex work; one of them returned home to her family and another has been referred to a Christian recovery shelter. The other five children were victims of sex abuse in the home. They were all returned home safely after the abusers were arrested.
24 Survivors in Africa on the Road toward Freedom!
24 survivors from Zimbabwe and Kenya are taking their first steps in freedom from exploitation.
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All but two of the survivors were children. Most were forced into selling their bodies to survive, but now that they’ve enrolled in our post-rescue programming, our compassionate teams are equipping them to live free.
