What is it? Love146 is a non-profit international human rights organization, dedicated to the abolition of child sex slavery and exploitation through prevention and aftercare.

Love146 works to… Abolish sex slavery and exploitation through – Restore and empower: Training aftercare workers, building safehomes, providing therapy, a sense of family, and space to thrive. Also by providing education and employment opportunities, and enabling the survivors to transition smoothly back into communities. – Protect and Defend: Protecting children by developing and sustaining targeted prevention projects in high risk communities while defending the rights of the vulnerable through advocacy, raising awareness, and effective action.

What is child trafficking? Child trafficking is the act of recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child (any person under the age of 18) for the purpose of exploitation either within or outside a country. Trafficking in persons is modern day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded, or coerced into labor or sexual exploitation

Common methods of trafficking Physical force Coercion (debt relief for family, job, marriage, etc.) Physical and emotional abuse Threats against self and family Passport theft

Trafficking statistics 2 children per minute are trafficked for sexual exploitation Human trafficking is the second most lucrative crime in the world, under drug trafficking. This isn’t just a foreign problem thousand people are trafficked into the U.S. each year. 15,000 of these are children.

How many children are affected? United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimate that 1.2 million are children trafficked annually.

What is the impact of trafficking on children? HIV and other serious illnesses Psychological trauma Loss of educational opportunities Loss of family and community Increased vulnerability to further abuse

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So why should we care? Matthew 25:37-40 – 37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' 40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.‘”

Continued We are supposed to care for the “least of these”. We are supposed to share the love of Christ with those who have known no love. We have been given the power to change lives! We cannot sit around and watch this happen. How can we know about what is going out there right now, and not feel the urgent need to do SOMETHING. No one else is going to care for these little girls. Most have been abandoned or forgotten. We are the ones who need to care for them and remember them.

What are we going to do about it? We are going to organize and participate in fundraisers for love146 We will raise awareness in our communities about the issue of child sex slavery and exploitation We will pray for the children effected by it every day

What kind of fundraisers are we thinking about doing? 5K in the spring House parties/luncheons Raffles Art auction/exhibition Fasting for freedom Candlelit vigil Artistic display to raise awareness Bake sales Car washes In-school fundraising competition

Publicize! We need to spread the word! Word of mouth Post fliers and posters Design a webpage Sidewalk chalk message Paint the rock Local/student paper Morning announcements