It's day 28 of Dressember,
and I have been "dressing" it up. It's pretty great putting on a dress
every morning knowing that this month when I get dressed it's more than
just a dress I am wearing. It's also a great way to remind myself that
everyone has a right to freedom no matter their age, sexuality, sex,
culture, religion or socio-economic status.
The Red Light Anti Human Trafficking Initiative is an NGO based in Durban that not only creates awareness of human trafficking but helps to rehabilitate rescued people. This initiative was started in 2009 when a group of young adults after watching a movie on human trafficking decided to do something to help. They used what they had in their hand - the ability to make jewelry and to teach people how to do it as well to impact people who were trafficked in some way.
This victims who have been rescued from trafficking make jewelry out of wood to show that they are not forgotten. This is not only a way of creating awareness of human trafficking but also a way of restoring dignity to the people who make the jewelry.
I think this picture, (above) says it all when it comes to how this initiative is helping people - click on it to make it bigger.
xKx
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