National GeographicSep/2003

There are more slaves today than were seized from Africa in four centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The modern commerce in humans rivals illegal drug trafficking in its global reach — and in the destruction of lives.Andrew Cockburn / National Geographichttp://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0309/feature1/

See also: http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/

27 million of slaves

Photograph by Jodi Cobb

Boys peer through a carpet loom in India. There are more than 300,000 Indian children working in the carpet industry — most of them slaves.

Milorad MilakovicA brothels owner in Bosnia, who

never shies about his business.

"Is it a crime to sell women?

They sell footballers, don't they?"

Fact Book

The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)www.catwinternational.org

India, along with Thailand and the Philippines, has 1.3 million children in its sex-trade centers. The children come from relatively poorer areas and are trafficked to relatively richer ones. (Soma Wadhwa, "For sale childhood," Outlook, 1998)

In cross border trafficking, India is a sending, receiving and transit nation. Receiving children from Bangladesh and Nepal and sending women and children to Middle Eastern nations is a daily occurrence. (Executive Director of SANLAAP, Indrani Sinha, Paper on Globaliation and Human Rights"

Fact Book

The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)www.catwinternational.org

About 5,000-7,000 Nepalese girls are trafficked to India every day. 100,000-160,000 Nepalese girls are prostituted in brothels in India.

Bought for as little as Rs (Np) 1,000, girls have been known to fetch up to Rs 30,000 in later transactions. Girls may not leave the brothels until they have repaid their debt, at which time they are sick, with HIV and/or tuberculosis, and often have children of their own. (Soma Wadhwa, "For sale childhood," Outlook, 1998)

How We Can End SlaveryBy Kevin Bales One of the world's leading experts on modern-day slavery;

Director of Free the Slaves;

Professor of sociology at London's University of Surrey

Roehampton;

Consultant to the United Nations on slavery and

trafficking.

To bring people to freedom and to end slavery, three things have to happen:

How We Can End Slavery?

1 - Public awareness has to grow, and there has to be public agreement that it is time to end slavery once and for all.

2 - Money needs to be spent to eradicate slavery, but not nearly as much as you might think.

3 - Governments must enforce their own anti-slavery laws.

Imagine that after 5,000 years of slavery we commit ourselves to achieving its eradication in our lifetimes.

Imagine that your children and your grandchildren will grow up in a world where slavery is just seen as an ugly blot on our history.

Imagine a world where every person is born in freedom and lives in liberty.

All this is possible, just follow these three steps:

1. Learn! Become aware of how slavery touches your life. For more information

Visit: www.freetheslaves.net

2. Join! Work with others who want to live in a world without slavery. Free the Slaves is one American organization fighting slavery worldwide.

3.  Act! Bring your strength and imagination to ending slavery.

Do you think its impossible?

Do you think you cannot do anything about?

Could you contribute anyway?

You have something do give. . .

You’ve got a seed do sow. . .

May I show you more. . .

1997

Mr. José Rodrigues

A former physician

A travel to India – Varanassi, Mumbai, Calcuta

A visit to Mumbai brothels zone

2000

The first house in Kathmandu – Nepal

Sílvio and Rose (Brazilians)

Up to 60 girls and boys sheltered

2005

The second house in Kathmandu – Nepal

Lucas and Sheyla – Brazilians

Up to 30 girls and boys sheltered

2007

Official establishment of the first Latin American NGO in Nepal

2007

The third house in Kathmandu – Nepal

Mamata and Marcia - Nepalese – Former interns

$ 25,000 mensal budged for the first two houses

2007

Towards Cambodja

Roseane (Brasilian), and Meena (Nepalese – former intern)

Seed to Sow

Michael W. Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irUzutYx5r0

Kimu nkimaanyi Buli muntu alina ensiigo Omutima gwo gukulung 'aamye Buli muntu alina ensiigo (in Lugandan)

One thing I knowEverybody's got a seed to sowlet your heart of heartsTake you down the roadEverybody's got a seed to sow

Some people quietly revealIn the manner of the meekSome people shout the way they feelTo a radical degreeSome people sing it to expressWhile others hear another callSome people speak with subtlenessSome don't rely on words at allBut let me tell you 'bout...

We all are pieces of the wholeWith different feelings to evokeGiving distinction to the roleDifferent players-different strokesBut let me tell you 'bout…

Some people walkSome people raceSome people vary in their paceBut God can use what you can giveWithin the mystery of His waysDon't underestimate...

Apple of God´s Eyes

http://bit.ly/Apple-Eng

Meninas dos olhos de Deus

http://bit.ly/Mina_Port