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Freedom & NEW FUTURES in Peru
Working on the streets of Lima, Peru, we know that it’s not enough to rescue individuals out of exploitation and bondage. We must also equip them to create a new future for themselves — one in which they have employment opportunities and are no longer vulnerable to the threat of traffickers.
At Not For Sale Peru, we are building a Vocational Center… and providing the first round of Vocational Training as we build!
Our Vocational Center incorporates two key elements: (1) An “on the job” training model that allows vulnerable people to learn a skill while earning a salary, and (2) training that works directly in the prevention or elimination of human trafficking.
The Culture of Work vs. The Culture of Exploitation
I am currently in Peru with Dave Batstone visiting our team Generacion. One of the topics during our conversation is the importance of building a vocational center. The entrepreneur spirit exists in the children and teenagers that we are meeting, but being a victim of slavery and violence has taught them that making money is [...]
The Ripple Effect of Music
Street children are easy targets for trafficking. At night, while left abandoned on the streets, many kids are abused and/or abducted. Years before the Not For Sale began, a grassroots organization called Generacíon (Spanish for “generation”) already had started working on the front lines in Lima, Peru aiming to prevent these tragedies. Generacíon selected a [...]
Report from the field: Peru
Recruiting Young Women During Lunch For Marissa, a young woman who was juggling school and her low paying job as a nanny, the nebulous offer of a high-paying job during her lunch break was seen a possible positive break. Marissa’s story is all too familiar in Peru. She had been abandoned by her parents when [...]
