5k Walk To End Human Trafficking, 3/24

UPDATE: Here’s how to register for the race and set up your own, personal fundraising site.

President Obama has declared January to be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In the course of his declaration, Obama outlined the essential components of any effort to effectively end modern day slavery:

By coordinating our response across federal agencies, we are working to protect victims of human trafficking with effective services and support, prosecute traffickers through consistent enforcement, and prevent human rights abuses by furthering public awareness and addressing the root causes of modern slavery.

The effort to end human trafficking has two main components: supporting survivors and eradicating the causes. Our program is designed to address these two needs. Client services works to identify and support survivors as they rebuild their lives. Community engagement coordinates with the wider community to attack the demand that leads to trafficking.

This year, World Relief Durham is participating in the Great Human Race to raise awareness and funds to support both aspects of our program.

Please join us March 24th as we walk to end human trafficking in Durham.

For more information on the Great Human Race, click here.

To donate, click here.

Download flyers (version 1; version 2).

We have information on our website and will be coordinating efforts through the facebook event page.

To learn more about the realities of modern day slavery in the U.S., check out the CNN Freedom Project or watch this talk by Danielle Mitchell at last year’s Justice Conference.