We are a part of NYU Alternative Breaks, which is a student organization on campus that aims to create social change and serve! This spring break, we went to Washington D.C to work with Courtney’s House, a human trafficking non-profit centered around survivors empowering other survivors and the Freedom Network USA Human Trafficking Conference. Alongside weekly meetings, learning and engaging with the larger social issue of human trafficking, we became more active citizens and aim to aid a
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We are the 2019 Alternative Breaks Human Trafficking Team. This past spring break, we went to DC to work with Courtney’s House, a human trafficking non-profit resource center founded by a survivor focused on empowering other survivors. Alongside weekly meetings learning and engaging with the larger social issue of human trafficking, we travel to partner specifically with this organization to serve and learn how to combat human trafficking at a urban setting. In addition to learning about Courtney's House’s approach, we also volunteered at the Freedom Network USA Human Trafficking Conference observing social workers, lawyers, law enforcement providers, healthcare providers and survivors learn from and collaborate with each other.
Over the course of the year we gained a better understanding for the breadth and complexity of the human trafficking issue, and became well-equipped to continue engaging with the fight to end human trafficking moving forward.
To commemorate our experience, we made a trip video showcasing what we learned and all the many organizations we worked and engaged with!
In exchange for a 25$ donation you will receive a 10% discount to Tenfold Collective, a jewelry company that contributes a portion of their funds to combating human trafficking in Haiti! Tenfold began with the hope of offering you the chance to shop with heart. Each purchase is connected to a greater cause from ending human trafficking, employing survivors of trafficking, creating jobs for women to be self-sustaining in Haiti, and paying women in Cambodia a fair living wage. Tenfold strives to provide you a chance to make your jewelry purchases matter. Truly, being fashionable never meant so much.