FRANKLIN, Tenn., Dec. 17, 2012 /Christian Newswire/
-- Free for Life International is pleased to report that the results
for their partner border monitoring interception programs for the
current year are in. They can now share that 150 girls were rescued from
slavery in combined efforts between their two existing border stations.
Free for Life Intl, along with their partners Peace Rehabilitation
Center, operate these programs along the Nepal border. They also are
celebrating the capture of 17 traffickers this year through this
project. These border stations are among the most effective
anti-trafficking programs in this part of the world.
"The
results are significantly better than what we had expected for 2011.
Needless to say, we are thrilled about this. Even if just one girl had
been rescued and spared the trauma of being a sex slave the stations
would have been a great victory," states Colette Bercu, CEO of Free for
Life. "Building on last year's success at their border station on the
Nepal-India border, when the opportunity to open the very first border
monitoring station on the Nepal-Tibet border opened up, Free for Life
made the investment and jumped at the chance. This is the only crossing
between these two countries for a very large distance, so this was a
very strategic move to position ourselves at such an important
location."
Free
for Life's newest Tibet border monitoring interception station opened
in March 2012 at the Friendship Bridge. Results are equally promising as
Free for Life Intl. and their partners PRC rescued 30 girls since
opening at this new location. They expect that this number could be as
high as 100 girls in 2013. Notably, the program working along the
Nepal-India border is on record-breaking course having rescued
significantly more girls this year than were rescued in 2011.
For
the past 7 years Free for Life International has partnered with
shelters and individuals globally in the fight against human
trafficking. Their work includes shelter support, border monitoring,
sustainable projects, and scholarships for survivors and for those who
are high risk. "We believe it is important to have a multi-disciplinary
approach to the rescue and restoration of trafficking survivors, but
first and foremost girls must be free. This year the average cost to set
a girl free was only $300," Bercu continues. "That is why we have
launched a new campaign called Put A Bow On Freedom."
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