Of the 50 million trafficked globally, women and girls make up 80% of those experiencing commercial exploitation and 66% of those forced into early marriage. These statistics are a stark reminder of the urgent need for worldwide gender equity. Although workplace gender inequality affects many women, survivors of trafficking and women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds face the most formidable barriers. These challenges include disrupted education due to trafficking, limited access to safe job opportunities, the absence of a professional network, insufficient childcare options, and a diminished sense of self-worth.
By fueling confidence and agency, addressing barriers to work, building a network of safety and support, and facilitating job placement and retention, our workforce development and empowerment initiatives remove the obstacles that survivors and economically marginalized women face when seeking safe employment.
By giving today, your donation can provide a woman or girl with financial literacy skills, technical training, and job placement support needed to obtain gainful employment and disrupt cycles of poverty that keep her vulnerable to trafficking.
Your donation will empower women like Mahima, who started a fast-growing clothing business and changed her family’s perspective on what the woman’s role in the home should be. Or girls like Zoe, who, after discovering the world of computer science in our programs, plans to earn a cybersecurity certification once exiting the juvenile justice system. You’ll invest in women like Sela, who now runs a profitable chicken farming business, inspiring other women to pursue entrepreneurship instead of seeking jobs on the Thai border where they’d be vulnerable to traffickers. With their newfound income, we’ve seen thousands of women sending their girls to college, paying off family debt, or providing an opportunity for the younger women in their neighborhood.
To see more women and girls thrive, we need your help. We know that investing in women empowers families, communities, and nations. Donate today to help us see ALL women and girls economically liberated to reach their full potential.