Through the collaborative efforts of IJM and the local police, the case reached the Gulu High Court within nine days. There, the perpetrator pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 19 years. This swift outcome highlights the importance of partnership in ensuring accountability and safeguarding communities against crime.
Dressember founder Blythe Hill reflects on her visit to the IJM Guatemala office in 2022 with top Dressembers advocates, three of whom were preteens. One of them shared, “Going to Guatemala was eye-opening. I saw how much it meant to the people we helped; it meant the world to them. It really comes down to: I can’t help everyone, but I can help change that one person's life for good.”
Congress is making decisions about how to spend your tax dollars, and it is up to all of us to speak up for those trapped in cycles of violence. Will you take two minutes to send your representative an email, asking them to fund the fight against slavery?
IJM Founder and CEO Gary Haugen joined the Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership podcast last year for their Six-Week Lenten Journey, to share about IJM’s work to protect vulnerable people from violence.
IJM and Dressember are joining forces to host our annual Race to Restore on Saturday, April 27. Supporters from across the country will be running, walking, biking, hiking and moving to support the restoration of survivors. A generous donor is matching up to $50,000 raised towards Race to Restore. And it’s not too late to join! You can support our racers by donating today or register to race yourself. See you at the finish line!
In just under three months, with the support of over 209 generous donors Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin and his wife Kylie reached their goal of raising $1M for IJM’s fight against the online sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines.
Eric Heintz, a Global Analyst at IJM, exposes how forced scamming gangs use cryptocurrency for romance scams and as ransom for the scammers, who are trafficking victims. IJM works to identify victims, track gangs, monitor social media recruitment, map compounds via satellite imagery and communicate with victims.
