Freedom 4/24 to host third annual Freedom Gala Nov. 19 In Gula, Uganda, a teenage girl named Whinny was sexually abused and exploited through human trafficking. Upon being rescued, Whinny went through a recovery program in her city called Christine’s House, which is funded by local Lynchburg organization Freedom 4/24. President of Freedom 4/24 Tim Spaulding described Whinny as once […]
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For-profit, Lynchburg-area business assists women affected by trafficking Jak was born in a small village in Southeast Asia and, like many others from her area, needed to begin providing for her family at a young age. At 13 years old, Jak began looking for work, but without any education or experience, she had to sell herself to make an income. […]
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Jars of Hope helps raise awareness against trafficking For every jar of broken and glittering pieces of glass she sells, Jennifer Tartini, junior global studies major at Liberty University, spreads awareness and hope for girls in human-trafficking in nations all over the world through her non-profit organization. The idea for Jars of Hope came a week before the Fall 2015 […]
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Liberty participates in event to raise awareness about modern day slavery In the largest awareness campaign for human trafficking at Liberty University to date, approximately 5,000 Liberty students marked their hands with a red “X” and stood with arms crossed in defiance to what many are now calling modern day slavery. The campaign, which was sponsored by Liberty’s Student Government […]
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Lynchburg will host A21’s “Walk for Freedom” Oct. 17 Christine Caine’s global anti-human trafficking organization, the A21 Campaign, is out to make its mark in the fight against human trafficking around the world. This time, it is making its rounds in Lynchburg. Since its start in 2008, the campaign has worked alongside the FBI to find sexual predators. Volunteers continue […]
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