You can rescue a child from slavery
Rescue one child: $1000
Rescue + rehabilitation: $3600
Rescue + rehabilitation + care for a year: $5,600
Donations Doubled until May 30th
A supporter in California will match every dollar donated to rescue so your gift will be doubled until May 30th.
21,000 children are enslaved in the fishing industry on Lake Volta in Ghana.
Help us get 150 girls and boys from slavery to school in 2024.
Rescues funded so far
the problem
21,000
enslaved on Lake Volta in Ghana
16 hours
the average number a child works a day
$103
the average cost of a trafficked child
What You Can Do
$1,000
Rescue a child from slavery
You will provide rescue to a child enslaved on Lake Volta in Ghana. Once rescued, the child will be transferred to our partner recovery center, where they will begin their healing journey.
$3,600
Rescue a child from slavery
+
4-month recovery program
In addition to rescue, you will provide 4 months of rehabilitation in our partner recovery center. Children will be treated for medical conditions and enrolled in school and therapy programs for trauma and PTSD.
Children leave the recovery center healthy and with an understanding of their rights and how to advocate for themselves and others.
$5,600
Rescue a child from slavery
+
4-month recovery program
+
1 year of in-family care
In addition to rescue and recovery, your gift will reunite a child with their family and provide full support for a year.
Children in supportive families outperform children in institutions on every development metric. You will be helping prepare the child and the family for reunification.
Your gift will cover school fees, supplies, uniform and shoes, toiletries, mentoring, ongoing workshops on law and rights, social worker visits, healthcare, psychosocial care, and a small grant to help their family generate income.
100% of your gift goes directly to rescue and care because private donors sponsor all overhead.
What you can make happen:
James Kofi Annan
James was sold into slavery at the age of 6 on Lake Volta in Ghana.
After 7 years, he escaped. He excelled in school and became a banker with Barclays. Then he left his career to go back to the lake to rescue the 21,000 children still there.
He escaped, graduated college, and returned to the lake to rescue others.
He has rescued 1,800 children. Some are now adults working alongside him to rescue others.
Rescued by James, and now rescuing others:
Alfred Quensah
Born into slavery
Alfred was born into slavery on Lake Volta. His mother had been trafficked there as a teen. At the age of six, without knowing how to swim, he was forced onto boats to fish 12-14 hours a day.
At the age of 11, alfred was rescued
He was brought to the recovery center in Ghana, where all children in our program begin their journey. He was seen by a doctor for the first time in his life and treated for malaria.
enrolled in school and counseling programs
Alfred works on rescue missions and with the family empowerment programs. After graduation, he wanted to give back to the program that saved his life years earlier. He is a role model to children who recently entered the program.
enrolled in school and counseling programs
This was his first time ever attending school, learning how to write his name or hold a pencil. He attended daily counseling programs to deal with PTSD from the abuse he suffered on the lake.
College Grad & Rescuing others
In 2023, Alfred became a univerisity graduate. He also works full-time in the program that rescued him years earlier.
This was his first time ever attending school, learning how to write his name or hold a pencil. He attended daily counseling programs to deal with PTSD from the abuse he suffered on the lake.
At the age of 11, alfred was rescued
He was brought to the recovery center in Ghana, where all children in our program begin their journey. He was seen by a doctor for the first time in his life and treated for malaria.
College Grad and Rescuing others
In 2023, Alfred became a univerisity graduate. He also works full-time in the program that rescued him years earlier.
Alfred works on rescue missions and with the family empowerment programs. After graduation, he wanted to give back to the program that saved his life years earlier. He is a role model to children who recently entered the program.
We believe that children who have survived injustice, are the most powerful agents to defeat the injustice they survived.
We believe that children who have survived injustice, are the most powerful agents to defeat the injustice they survived.
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