How a New Nonprofit Offers Highways of Hope for Human Trafficking Victims
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A small group of women in trucking and logistics have founded a nonprofit organization to help human trafficking victims. HDT Editor and Associate Publisher Deborah Lockridge talks to Gift of Freedom co-founder Sharon Siar about the initiative, its inspiration, its goals, and how people can help. "We're just taking it one step at a time, and one child at a time, because that's what our focus is, is just helping a child just recover and live a normal life free of abuse."
In this episode:
The lack of post-rescue services for trafficking survivors The Founding of Gift of Freedom The role of transportation in human trafficking Trafficking isn't just cartels The mental toll on child human trafficking victims What Gift of Freedom is doing How people can support the organization Raising awareness among families and communities Working with trucking and transportation groups150 епізодів