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To all my family and friends,
I want to share something with you that I have recently learnt, and that has moved me deeply.
I have always had an innate yearning to protect and help children.
Since becoming a mum myself, I feel like I am not only responsible for
and love my own child, but all of God’s children.
After a weekend away at a life- changing Freedom Summit last
weekend, I have become aware of the child sex slave
industry… No that isn’t a typo, and no it wasn’t in my
consciousness previously either. BUT, there it is. The child sex slave
industry is the 2nd most profitable industry worldwide, making more
money than even the drugs industry! There are currently 25,000 girls
who should be in primary school in Cambodia but aren't The girls out
of school are the one’s who are targeted.
With an estimated 945,000 children sold or taken into this industry, and knowing children, young girls, as young as 4 years old are robbed of their virginity, their sense of safety and often their lives, I CANNOT sit by and do nothing.
It is for this reason I have found an honest, transparent, excellent Australian organisation whose mission is to target girls at risk of being taking into this industry, going into remote areas of Cambodia and risking their own lives, to protect these girls.
I have always done my research before donating to foundations, and you can too. Look up freetoshine.org and make your mind up for yourself. Having heard founder Nicky Mih’s story in person, I was moved and knew what I wanted to do.
Nicky stated that after going to Cambodia and hearing from girls who had been rescued from this industry, they all stated that if they were in school they wouldn’t have been targeted. This is why Free to Shine’s mission in Cambodia is to go out into the rural villages, searching for a young girl to enrol, gathering information from neighbours, the local village leader, the school director, the girl and her family. They identify the girls most likely to be targeted by traffickers. Upon enrolment, she will receive uniforms and a bike, a bag full of books and pens and off she will go to school. The team will visit her regularly, to provide ongoing support and encouragement.
$300 will help to save one girl.
As an added incentive, I am turning 30 in a few weeks… I don’t need gifts as all of your love is gift enough. But if you were planning to buy me a gift, please save a child’s life. You can donate the full cost of one child’s enrolment if you can, or any amount you wish. Feel free to enlist others to do the same.
Please help me to save as many children as possible...
Sending love to you all.
Star xx
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