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In reply to the discussion: I was looking into Sex Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery, then got all upset [View all]Catherina
(35,568 posts)3. Thanks for the heads up.
I don't know y-wam but this place is crawling with that type. They come to help the people find Jesus, like he was lost or something, but are oblivious to all the evil right under their nose.
I wrote to the NY Covenant House to get some help. I see they're Church-affiliated too. I hope the Family's not linked to them.
This is kind of embarrassing because I was told they closed their center here, but their website says they opened a new residential program in Dec 2010. You helped me already but leading me to find that!
Guatemala is a hotbed for human trafficking. As the 2009 U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report aptly states, "Guatemala is a source, transit, and destination country for Guatemalans and Central Americans trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor." Covenant House's 27 years of experience in Guatemala corroborates this claim, with many hundreds of cases of children and young people flowing through our doors seeking protection, legal support, rehabilitation and other services. As the recent crack-down on international adoptions demonstrated - a charge that was led, in large part, by Covenant House - human trafficking in Guatemala affects the most marginalized and voiceless populations.
Utilizing the breadth of its experience, Covenant House in its re-entry stage has designed a four-pronged approach to combating trafficking in persons in Guatemala. Through public education, public policy advocacy, a residential program for child victims of trafficking, and legal advocacy on behalf of individual victims, Covenant House aims to develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking program that will last well beyond the scope of this project. By training public servants, NGOs, and communities in effective strategies for combating trafficking, by launching a collective public policy advocacy campaign with others by its side into the public limelight, by serving 12 to 18 year old victims of this crime, and by advocating on behalf of child victims in a court of law, Covenant House leverages its broad and deep organizational wisdom, from within Guatemala and beyond, to create an approach that aims to effectively combat child trafficking from many fronts so as to involve the NGO community, the State, the Guatemalan community at large, and the victims themselves in this effort.
Covenant House in Guatemala (known locally as "La Alianza", or "The Covenant"will open its newest residential program in December of 2010. The residence will initially house 12 child victims of human trafficking, and will expand over time to serve many more victims of family violence, physical and sexual abuse, and children living and working on the streets. At present, the community outreach program is working to reach the most vulnerable populations in Guatemala to teach them about trafficking and how to protect themselves from falling victim. In May of this year alone, Covenant House Guatemala trained nearly 1,200 young people and at-risk workers of on the dangers of human trafficking, providing them with knowledge and material to share with their families, as well.
http://www.covenanthouse.org/homeless-youth-shelter/guatemala
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I was looking into Sex Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery, then got all upset [View all]
Catherina
Feb 2012
OP
whatever you do, stay away from y-wam (youth with a mission) and anybody who associates
niyad
Feb 2012
#1
off topic but, the recs count are seven (at this time) and when I click on it,
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2012
#4
I thought of posting it in GD but I really wanted a Feminist perspective on this first
Catherina
Feb 2012
#7
was that rec count thing addressed to me? if there is a bug, I have no idea, since I only clicked
niyad
Feb 2012
#15
bizarre--yes, showing up twice on mine, as well. something must have happened when my computer
niyad
Feb 2012
#17
Okay, I thought that is what you meant. About a year ago we were invited to a talk
sabrina 1
Feb 2012
#8
Yes, I understand that the sex trade is the worst and they do deal with that also.
sabrina 1
Feb 2012
#21