Thank you for visiting my fundraising page! This is an issue that makes my heart heavy, and I often feel helpless to affect change. Walking this 5K with my family is a  way we can help monetarily, but it also helps to raise awareness of the very real issue of modern day slavery. Here are some sobering facts:

• Approximately 80% of human trafficking victims are women and girls and up to 50% are minors. - U.S. State Department
• The average age of entry for children victimized by the sex trade industry is 12 years. - U.S. Department of Justice
• The global market for child trafficking is over $12 billion a year with more than 1.2 million child victims. - UNICEF
• Surveys indicate that 30 to 35 per cent of all sex workers in the Mekong sub-region of Southeast Asia are between 12 and 17 years of age. – UNICEF
• The average cost of a slave today is $90, a historic low. – Kevin Bales, author of Ending Slavery


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