Cambodian girl goes to 8th grade instead of bar work

The 16-year-old was about to start work in a beer garden, a business in the region known to groom young girls for sexual exploitation.

The child, Chantu, was discovered by our field agents who worked with her mother to ensure the girl’s safety. Often families are unaware of the risks associated with these jobs so our teams spend dedicated time providing parents with awareness training. Chantu enrolled in our program after rescue and attended our Empower class (pictured) which bolstered her sense of self worth. The financial assistance provided by our program has helped to offset initial education costs and she is now attending school in grade 8.

Name has been changed to protect her identity

Rescue Update Archive

16 Children are Free from Sexual Exploitation in Kenya

All the children have been enrolled in our programming to help equip them to advance into brighter futures free from exploitation.

While most of the survivors were forced to sell their bodies to survive, four of the kids were being trafficked by the adults who should’ve been caring for them. We are currently working to provide these children safe, caring homes where they can learn to be kids again. We work with community leaders to find and vet local families that will give these kids the love they need. To read about one girl who benefited from this program, click here:

Meant for Good: Lydia’s Story – Destiny Rescue

15 Missing Children have been Rescued in Southeast Asia

The children were lured with fake job offers before being entrapped.

These 15 kids, all between 13 and 16 years old, were forced into sex work and threatened with beatings if they didn’t comply. Our agents partnered with law enforcement to rescue the victims via multiple rescue operations. All the children have been safely reunited with their families.

5 Kids Among 13 Rescued from Traffickers at the Nepal Border

One child, who was traveling with his mother, was just 3 years old.

While all victims of border trafficking are deceived by their traffickers in one way or another, we’re seeing more and more meet their trafficker online. Only one child met her trafficker in person; the other three were all groomed online through Facebook. Thanks to our border agents, all the victims have returned home after receiving training on how to spot and avoid trafficking in the future.

27 Kids Now Free from Exploitation

27 children in Zimbabwe and Kenya have taken their first steps in freedom after rescue.

Most of the girls, aged between 11 and 17, faced desperate poverty. Unable to afford school and unsure of how they could afford their next meal, they’d been forced into selling themselves to survive. Now, all of the kids are free and safe as they begin their healing journeys enrolled in Freedom Plans to equip them for a safe, sustainable life of freedom.

7 Children Rescued; Kidnapping Victims Among those Rescued from Sexual Exploitation

Seven children were rescued from abusers during multiple operations with law enforcement in the Dominican Republic.

Our agents helped local law enforcement investigate the crimes and rescue the children. Two children had been kidnapped and forced into commercial sex work; one of them returned home to her family and another has been referred to a Christian recovery shelter. The other five children were victims of sex abuse in the home. They were all returned home safely after the abusers were arrested.