Big Strides in 2013 for Stone in Shoe, Anti-Trafficking
As 2013 comes to a close, it is fun to look back at the progress and exciting milestones reached in the last year.
Obviously the biggest step for us was launching Stone in Shoe and beginning to spread awareness and reach out to people about modern slavery.
Our website, StoneinShoe.com, is up and running, with a selection of prints available for sale in our store. The profits from these prints goes towards supporting organizations involved in combating trafficking around the world.
We have also added a blog to our website where we provide more factual and informative posts on human trafficking. We use this to help spread awareness and supply updates on current events.
We are very excited for the progress that will be made in the new year, both for Stone in Shoe and for the efforts of so many others who are helping end modern slavery.
Reports and Progress in Fighting Modern Slavery in 2013
2013 has been a very successful year for anti-trafficking organizations and operations. More laws are being passed to help put the bad guys away, and free the victims. More police organizations are learning about human trafficking, and what they can be doing to investigate and apprehend suspects. There have also been several valuable reports released this year, which we want to highlight below.
The Polaris Project compiled a rating of each state in the US on human trafficking laws and policies. They found that 39 states made progress in human trafficking legislation in 2013. Their report contains a large amount of valuable information to help people understand the laws their state has in place, and perhaps encourage them to do more.
The Global Slavery Index 2013, created by the Walk Free Foundation, gives an impressive look at human trafficking numbers around the world, with a ranking of almost every country. They also include estimates for the number of victims in each country, and a total estimate for the number of human trafficking victims in the world.
The US Government also released a Trafficking in Persons Report for 2013 that consists of a series of PDF documents with rankings and information for many different countries, as well as letters and speeches from ambassadors and other top officials from around the world.
Truly, with the information and reports generated in 2013, greater awareness for human trafficking has been generated throughout the US, and the world.
But with nearly 30 million people trapped in modern slavery, the work has only started. Stone in Shoe is excited to be apart of solving this problem, and funding organizations that are directly involved in helping the victims. Learn more about Stone in Shoe at our website, and consider visiting our Get Involved page, where you can learn more about how you can help.
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Let's make 2014 a year to remember in the fight against modern slavery.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
