Human trafficking is real – Hope to Heal Foundation
MORNINGSIDE – The Hope to Heal Foundation aims to educate the community on the dangers surrounding human trafficking.
To mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July, the Hope to Heal Foundation took to the Sandton Police Station to help raise awareness around human trafficking.
Today marks World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The Hope to Heal Foundation aims to raise awareness of the challenges and dangers facing victims of human trafficking #EndHumanTrafficking
📍Sandton police station, Morningside
📰 @Sandton_News pic.twitter.com/fKxTiHfeGB— Chanté (@Chante_Poppie) July 30, 2020
According to Hope to Heal founder Seema Naidoo the human trafficking is a billion-dollar industry that has plagued the world, including South Africa.
“Early this year, the world was under lockdown with restrictions on limited movement, however, there are millions of people globally who are under forced lockdown, held against their will in Modern Day Slavery,” she said.
According to Hope to Heal founder Seema Naidoo, many people in South Africa are unaware of how big the human trafficking industry really is – "education is key" #EndHumanTrafficking @Sandton_News pic.twitter.com/tbp55OmJlM
— Chanté (@Chante_Poppie) July 30, 2020
According to the United Nations, over 70 per cent of detected trafficking victims are women and girls, nearly one third are children.
This year’s theme highlights the work of first responders and frontline workers who help identify victims and help them to rebuild their lives.
The foundation invited civil workers from the Salvation Army, Love Justice and Awareness for Child Trafficking Africa who play a big part in supporting human trafficking victims.
“We want to be the voice for the millions who are currently trapped in modern-day slavery, robed of the basic human rights, to be free, we stand in support, together with the world, awaiting justice for the hundreds of survivors,” Naidoo added.
Related articles:
https://www.citizen.co.za/sandton-chronicle/240685/your-freedom-to-speak/
https://www.citizen.co.za/sandton-chronicle/171115/human-trafficking-is-a-reality
