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I’ll keep it quick - in two days Human Trafficking Awareness Month will come to a close. But, the challenges survivors face will not. Fainess is just one of so many who have fought and struggled to escape only to realize that there is still so much to do in order to find a better life. Fainess is working to raise awareness and change the conditions that allow traffickers to exploit their workers.
Your generous support of the Survivor Relief Fund today will change a life. I can guarantee that. These small grants - typically just $300 each - ensure a survivor can buy food, pay utilities, or even cover bus fare to a job. Use this link ([link removed]) to give now.
If you missed Fainess’ story - please read it below. And then make the most generous gift you can.
Thank you,
Jean
Friend, I am sharing my story in the hopes you’ll help change a survivor’s life.
I grew up poor in Malawi - a country in east Africa. So when I was offered the chance to come to America and work for a diplomat, I was excited. I could break out of poverty, start a new life, and support my family, too.
But when we got to the United States, nothing was as promised. My trafficker, a diplomat, stole my passport, locked me in the house, and disconnected the phone when she left. She barely gave me food, I slept on the cold basement floor, worked 20+ hours each day, and endured physical and emotional abuse.
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It was fourteen years ago this month that I finally escaped. But even then I wasn’t free. I had no place to live, no money for food… I became so ill that I was hospitalized and found myself homeless.
With help from Freedom Network USA’s member agencies, I got a lawyer and a social worker. They helped find me a safe place to live and helped me to apply for legal immigration status. I rebuilt my life and became an advocate for other survivors like me.
I worked to raise awareness about human trafficking to protect others. I have trained lawyers, social workers, medical staff, and government officials to make sure that survivors get the protection and support that they need.
But then COVID hit. I lost my job and was caught in the backlog of unemployment applications. I was struggling, again, until I received a grant from the Survivor Relief Fund. With that money, I could buy food and pay my rent. Now I don’t have to remember what it was like to be starved - I can cook my food the way I want!
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Freedom Network USA, in celebration of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, needs to make grants available to 15 more survivors. These $300 grants will SAVE a life. YOU make that possible.
Today, I fight for others like me. Survivors who were trafficked, abused, and dismissed. I will make sure every survivor’s voice is heard. But first, we need to make sure they have a roof over their head and a pantry with food.
So, I ask you today - from the bottom of my heart - please make the most generous gift you can. Right now. To the Survivor Relief Fund. ([link removed])
Do it for me.
You have my gratitude,
Fainess
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