Impact Info

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Human Trafficking Prevention & Healing

Through job creation, our Artisan Partners in East Asia helped shut down 2 brothels and gave 49 education grants to children of mothers who were sex trafficked. (2022)

The most common form of human trafficking (79%) is sexual exploitation. (United Nations)

A woman is less at risk of being trafficked when she has a consistent, living-wage job. (U.S. Department of Health & Human Trafficking)

49.6 million people were in “modern slavery” at any given time in 2021. (U.S. State Department)

At its core, human trafficking is a result of women’s unequal economic status. Of the world’s poor, a majority are female. Women often have the economic burden of caring for children. But societal discrimination limits their education & employment options. Women also disproportionately experience sexual harassment in the workplace. This forces many to look for work abroad, making them more vulnerable to exploitation. (SVAW)

 

Violence, Discrimination, Abuse Against Women

Women in low-income households are 3.5 times more likely to experience domestic violence.(CPAG)

1 in 3 women globally will experience sexual or physical violence, most likely by an intimate partner, a husband or boyfriend. (Action Aid)

20% of young women in developing countries never complete primary school. Violence against girls keeps them out of school. (UNESCO)

 

Girls' Education

12 years of education for every girl would reduce child marriage globally by 64%. (World Vision)

Global education free of gender discrimination directly benefits boys, too. In many countries, norms around masculinity can fuel disengagement from school, child labour, gang violence and armed groups. (UNICEF)

1 in 5 girls worldwide are out of school. (UNESCO)

Educated women are less likely to die in childbirth and have malnourished children. (UNESCO)

 

Orphan Prevention & Keeping Families Together

2 bracelets create 1 day of work for a mother in Haiti. (Shelley, Artisan Community Founder)

4 out of 5 orphans worldwide have living relatives. (Save the Children)

Every week, hundreds of babies are abandoned in Haiti shortly after birth. (Orphan’s Lifeline Int.)

60% of orphan girls will become victims of the sex trade. (Orphan’s Lifeline Int.) 

50.3% of children in orphanages had experienced physical or sexual abuse. Another study found that 36% of children were emotionally abused and 57% emotionally neglected. (RethinkOrphanages.Org)

Why Growing Up In An Orphanage Is Harmful To Children 
Growing up in orphanages is harmful to children. Creating jobs for mothers means:
– Mothers can provide for their babies & keep them out of orphanages
– Children are less likely to be physically abused or trafficked
– Healthy emotional, physical, & psychological development
(RethinkOrphanages.Org)

Clean Water

Women and girls are responsible for water collection in 8 out of 10 households with water off premises. When a community gets water, women and girls get their lives back. They start businesses, improve their homes, and take charge of their own futures. (World Health Organization)

Nearly 1 in 10 people live without clean water. Most live in rural areas and spend hours every day walking to collect water for their family. Not only does walking for water keep children out of school or take up time that parents could be using to earn money, but the water often carries diseases that can make everyone sick. (JMP)

Jobs for People with Disabilities

In developing countries, about 90% of adults with disabilities are unemployed. In developed countries, it’s about 60%. (United Nations)

The Links Between Poverty and Disability: Poverty increases the likelihood of disability. People facing poverty are often at risk of ill health, malnutrition, poor living conditions, and lack of medical care.. This can lead to health issues that lead to disability. The poor who become disabled are likely to descend further into poverty, impacting their entire family. People with disabilities who are facing poverty are less likely to earn their way out of poverty as a result of the work and education related barriers they face. (GSDRC)