Shared Hope International, is an organization that rescues women and children around the world from sexual slavery. Consider: 12 (twelve!) is the average age of entry into prostitution; 1 in 5 pornographic images on the internet is of a child; at least 100,000 children in the US are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Where is our outrage! Please visit the website to learn more about the important work this organization does to prevent, rescue and restore girls and women who are in this terrible situation. I first heard about Shared Hope on a radio program--at that time the focus was on rescuing girls in third world countries from being sold into sexual slavery. This is still one of their main focuses, but consider what happens to our runaway girls who end up in Las Vegas and end up being sex slaves here in our own country! Hearts and minds are being destroyed by this sex trade. Please consider making a donation to support the rescue of these girls.
Depilex Smile Again Organization helps female survivors of acid and kerosene oil burns in Pakistan by providing them appropriate medical attention and reconstructive surgery, psychological/psychiatric support, shelter and vocational training. I read about this in the Grand Rapids Press. Men disfigure these women because they have not received enough dowry, or they have been rejected for marriage or they don't want another girl in their family! Imagine! The story was about 2 of these women who started a beauty shop - good for them! One of them, Liaqat, 21 (she was burned because she wanted to finish school before she married her husband), says "every person wishes that he or she is beautiful, but in my view, your face is not everything. Real beauty lies inside a person, not outside. Visit MSNBC for the full story and photos. This will become another organization I will support financially.
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