Rescue and Empower Sex Trafficking Victims

Since our last report 3 months ago, sadly our organization has not been able to raise any more money. As a result, we have had to put the project on hold and have not been able to begin training more survivors to be part of the Mobile Rescue Unit. Every day APRAMP attends to more than 240 women in situations of sex trafficking and/or sexual exploitation, informing them of their rights and the resources available to them and, offering them real alternatives in order to escape from the control of their exploiters. On a daily basis we intervene with individuals who are working hard to receive training and education, and who are doing everything possible to begin a new life. Many of these women, after going through their recovery process, express their desire to dedicate their lives to reaching out and helping other girls and women suffering similar situations. We currently have a great team of 7 survivors who have been trained and who are working hard to detect, identify and offer support to those individuals in situations of trafficking and/or exploitation, but we want the team to keep growing. With your help, we can do that!

The other day, one of the women who escaped her trafficking situation and, who was with APRAMP receiving services and support for over a year came back to visit! She came in to tell us how grateful she was for the help and training she received from the organization and that she has decided she wants to focus her career on helping other women escape from sex trafficking and/or sexual exploitation. She is so excited about the possibility of doing this and is extremely brave, as it is not easy to “return” to the same places where she was being exploited. When the Mobile Rescue Unit goes out to do street intervention, they go directly to the places where women are being exploited, which means that often, the survivors are returning to the same places where they were suffering. These women are brave and very dedicated to the work carried out at APRAMP.

We would like to be able to offer this survivor, along with many others who have expressed the same interest, the necessary training and skills in order to do this job. With your help, we can do that!

Thank you very much for all of your support. Please, help us in spreading the word about the project so we can actually begin to train these women and offer them the chance to rescue other individuals suffering from sex trafficking and/or sexual exploitation. Check out the link below that shares a true story of a survivor who received services from APRAMP. YOUR SUPPORT CAN ENSURE WE HEAR MORE SUCCESS STORIES!

Do you have any thoughts or ideas on how to get more financial support? We’re open to however you might want and be able to contribute! Your partnership makes a huge difference!

Links:

• NPR broadcast: story of a survivor who was with APRAMP