By Sarah Harris | Odanadi UK trustee
Odanadi's majot fundraiser for 2015 - Yoga Stops Traffick has been an extraordinary success. We couldn't do it without our thousands of dedicated participants and supporters around the world. So thank you all!
Although the final numbers are still coming in, we would like to give you all some edited highlights from our sixth annual event that took place in locations around the world on 15th March this year.
GLOBALLY, YST events took place in yoga studios, homes, parks and beaches around the world – from Mysore, Johannesburg and New York, to London, Singapore, Stockholm and Sydney.
EVERY EVENT WAS UNIQUE. Participants showed their support for Odanadi by participating in sponsored yoga classes, doing 108 sun salutations, selling yoga t-shirts, throwing parties and showing films. The important thing was that thousands of you stood together, as one unified force on 15th March, to show your support for survivors of human trafficking, slavery and abuse in Mysore and beyond.
YOUR MONEY COUNTS. Through Global Giving, so far we have raised £923. In total, we have raised £18,964.22. This money is truly transformative to Odanadi, an extraordinary organisation that works tirelessly to rescue, rehabilitate and reintegrate survivors of human trafficking. This money will go directly towards Odanadi's rehabilitation centre's annual running costs to pay for necessities such as water, food, electricity, medical bills and education for the young residents. Crucially, this money will also contribute to Odanadi's groundbreaking grassroots work in prevention, education and sensitisation in vulnerable rural communities.
YOU CAN STILL TAKE PART. Every penny you donate through Global Giving will be matched by an anonymous donor, if you donate by the end of this month... so please spread the word!
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