Human Trafficking, better described as modern day slavery, is one of the most lucrative criminal enterprises in the world. The ILO estimates human trafficking generates $150.2 billion in illegal profits each year.
The past year has been a busy and interesting one - our efforts were divided between research and advocacy. It is surprising how little people know about child marriage despite its devastating effects on millions of girls, families, communities and national economies in over 100 countries in the world.
25 November marks the start of 16 Days of Activism culminating in the celebration of Human Rights Day on 10 December. On the 25th of each month the call is for us to wear orange as a sign we want to eliminate violence against women.
Soroptimists worldwide campaign for gender equality because women feature disproportionately in the statistics on violence. We want violence against women to stop.