FAIR Girls, an international based non-profit organisation,
was set up to empower girls all over the world to stay safe or overcome
exploitation. The organisation administers empowerment programs that help girls
to avoid and escape situations of commercial sexual exploitation and labour
trafficking. In 2010 alone, FAIR cared for more than 200 girl survivors
worldwide, and over 3,000 high school teen girls and boys learned how to keep
themselves safe from forced labour and sex trafficking.
FAIR stands for Free, Aware, Inspired & Restored; and
this is what is hoped for the girls that are helped. I believe that every single
girl in our world should have the opportunity to a life filled with happiness
and health and love. The thought of so many girls having this taken away from
them at such a young age deeply saddens me, and brings heaviness to my heart. The
next time that I collapse in stitches of laughter about something or other, I’ll
make a point of sparing a thought for those who aren’t a fraction as fortunate
or blessed as I am.
There is one way that we all can help, and this is through
the FAIR Girls signature program, JewelGirls; in which young girl survivors
come together in empowerment workshops and learn how to make and sell their own
handcrafted pieces of jewellery. These beautiful and very affordable pieces can
be bought @ http://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelGirlsShop#
and are perfect as a unique gift for someone, including yourself :o) and an
amazing 100% of the profits go toward the individual girl survivor and her
program; making them an entirely guilt-free purchase! You’ll only feel great
knowing that you’re contributing in an extremely positive way to someone else’s
life...
You can read more about FAIR right here - http://fairgirls.org/
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