Proceeds from the Resc\You shirt will go directly toward funding a scholarship fund for the children of sex workers.
“Trafficking is essentially modern day slavery, and currently there are 27 million people in slavery.”
“The average age of entry for prostitution for girls and boys ranges from 11-14″
“Within the first 48 hours of being on the street, 1 in 3 children are lured into prostitution”
The facts and statistics are endless. We have the choice to respond or grow numb to the figures.
The vision behind this effort began when five friends met while working with Faceless International in the slums of Kolkata, India. They initially traveled to become more aware of the underbelly of the human trafficking world, but never expected to be changed in such a radical way and feel the conviction to respond.
During this trip they were exposed to more than facts and saw the human side of sex trafficking. Rather than reading the statistics from the comfort of their homes, they personally engaged the mothers and children in bondage by the sex trade. They met children who had spent their entire lives in brothels and whose future of becoming a sex worker was all but decided for them. They met mothers who tried to give their children away with the hope that it would give their baby some kind of future.
It spurned a conviction that would simply not rest until action took place.
Recognizing that education has the ability to enable change, the goal is to provide people who are survivors of trafficking an education, so they can move forth into their own communities and change the world.
In addition to this, funding advanced education will enable the children an opportunity to get away from the environment of the brothel. We want these children to know that they are loved.
We are partnering with Resc\You & Faceless International with the hopes of giving these same children the opportunity to create, dream, and change the communities in which they live.
When you purchase this shirt, you are opening doors to conversation on trafficking. You are helping educate yourself and others through discussion. You are helping a child in the Red Light District of Kolkata, India to go to school.
Photography courtesy of J*Grace.
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