COVID-19 has impacted our Association in a certain way. We had just started two new projects at the beginning of March, one of which is a prayer-event series for those who serve vulnerable people.
RENATE members at RUHAMA, Ireland, share about the creative ways in which the NGO continues to support victims of Human Trafficking and Prostitution. Volunteers at RUHAMA meet virtually via online platforms to organise delivery of essential supplies to women who work on the streets and are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just before the Pandemic reached Hungary, OM Hungary organized a one- week human trafficking prevention training from16-21 March. Colleagues at OM South Africa sent two trainers to Hungary with their Traffick-Wise training.
There are ca. 20 people in Hungary who have joined our mission against human trafficking and 6 female congregations who pray with/ for us regularly.
Work at grassroots level is so very demanding and requires a long-term investment, patience and great hope in possibilities. As RENATE members share their experiences with us,
At this time of the COVID-19 Pandemic, there are hundreds of thousands of people who are still trapped in slavery throughout the world, experiencing abuse and violence and at risk of contracting the CORONA virus and becoming ill.
While this particular issue seems quite specific to the US, we can still find it relevant to those of us whose countries offer Foster-care programmes and Programmes for youths who cannot live in their family homes.
This week’s story of hope shows what happened after a rescue in 2019 in South Asia of 44 boys and 32 young men, all of whom had been trafficked from their homes about 1,000 miles away.
Describes the signs that someone may be a victim of modern slavery, the support available to victims, and the process for determining whether someone is a victim.
Mr. Seán Goan, Scripture scholar, gently leads us to reflect and take time as we approach Holy Week to unite together against the common foe which has the world in its grip.
