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We need to make human trafficking known to the public, it's an issue that most of us don't realize or even think about raising awareness on it helps prevent it but we need to become educated in it. Human trafficking is not only in the sexual seance it can be in every way from the guy delivering your Chinese food to the girl doing your nails. It's not only about the woman selling sex is about slavery modern day slavery which is exactly what human trafficking is.

Maria, I just heard a story on NPR this afternoon about a sizeable grant being awarded to a nonprofit whose mission is will be to help people who have been freed from "slavery," here in Boston. Remind me, and I will try to find it for you online.

the website is from three collage students researching human trafficking like me. the estimate that there is 30 million people that are in slavery today, because of human trafficking. it explains how its a big issue but society seems to overlook it too often and not pay enough mind to it like they should. if instead of educating ourselves about it, were just going to ignore it then the problem isn't going away.

It was going on 5:30 p.m. in Nairobi, Kenya, when Fiachra Kearney called into the "Talk Back" radio program on KGVO. His call wasn't unexpected, and for the next hour, the conversation focused on the nuances of human trafficking. It's a subject Kearney knows well.

The predators usually place themselves were they can have easy access to children where they can befriend them and eventually kidnap them. Girls are usually the primary victims of the human trafficking some as young as 5 years old. The frank church fund a program to bring back victims into society providing them with education and health service. It cost about $6,000 to help a victim get back in track, a small amount considering what they been trough.

This sounds like a worthwhile charity to fund!