Benin is a West African country with a population of around 10 million people. Ranking among the world's poorest countries, its shore includes what used to be known as the Slave Coast, which was the departure point for captives to be shipped across the Atlantic. Today, it is still a source, transit, and destination country for women, children, and men subjected to forced labor and human trafficking. According to a report by the U.S. Department of State, the most identified victims are Beninese girls subjected to domestic servitude or human trafficking.

Jobs are not easy to come by for most people living in South Africa, so when an opportunity that promises provision and stability is offered, it will most likely be snatched up quickly. Traffickers prey on this desperation to lure innocent women, men, and children into lives of slavery and bondage. 

As I stepped into that “other world,” the weight of a mind-numbing sadness quickly gripped my heart. From a distance, this place didn’t look all that much different than most of the other poor areas I had experienced in Bangladesh. However, once I stepped inside, the impact was profound. The darkness was overpowering and the despair truly palpable. 

According to a recent report by the U.S. State Department, it is estimated that millions of women and children are victims of sex trafficking in India each year. In fact, the country continues to be a main source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking.  

Our anti-trafficking strategy is to stop it before it ever takes place. To date, we have prevented over 15,000 lives from being sold into modern-day slavery. That's over 15,000 innocent women and children who will never have to experience the unspeakable injustice of human trafficking. Watch the following video of one of our border monitoring staff as she gives her personal account of the work being done on the front lines of this crucial fight. 

Nepal is the first country where we began our anti-trafficking work. Born out of a heart for the small children living on the streets, orphaned and abandoned, and the innocent lives being lured into trafficking out of desperation, our passion has only grown to fight for justice and bring freedom to the oppressed and hopeless across the globe.

Love Justice exists to fight the world's greatest injustices and to impact lives with hope and love. Statistics reveal that an average of one person is trafficked every 30 seconds internationally. We believe that human trafficking is one of the greatest injustices that exists today, and we are on a mission to change that. But we can't do it alone. 

We are living in very volatile times. As the boundaries of our world become smaller and our cultures and belief systems blend in an ever-changing melting pot of ideals and philosophies, it’s easy to lose sight of fundamental truths. Amidst the clamor of differing opinions, however, one principle remains steadfast: the tangible impact of living a life of love.

We would like you to meet Sanjula*, a young girl whose life was overwhelmed by hardship from a very young age. Living in a small village, Sanjula and her family struggled with poverty, and they were unable to find jobs to meet their needs.

Over the past five years, the number of people living in the bondage of human trafficking is estimated to be close to 45 million total slaves (UNICEF), with a staggering 71% of the victims being women and children (UNODC). Of this total number, it is estimated that 4.5 million lives trafficked are victims of forced sexual exploitation.