57 rescued in Nepal over two weeks

Border agents rescued 57 women and children, ages 11 to 29, from human trafficking.

Among those rescued was a 17-year-old traveling with her infant son. She had been promised a better life by a man she met a month ago on Facebook. He switched off his phone after discovering our agents had stopped her at the border.

Agents also rescued 11- and 12-year-old girls traveling together to meet a man that had promised them jobs and money for schooling in a neighboring country. Neither child had ever learned to read. Agents attempted to contact the man but he switched off his phone.

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9 boys rescued from online exploitation in East Africa

The sex trafficker who was exploiting the boys has been arrested.

Nine boys as young as 12 years old are now free from a trafficker who sexually exploited them over the internet. Teams collaborated with law enforcement to bring the criminal to justice and get the survivors the care they need. While most of the boys began their healing journey at home, four of them were entrusted to a local shelter.

32 People Rescued from Human Traffickers

The criminals were trying to lure their victims across Nepal’s border.

Thirty-two people are safe from the criminals that were attempting to trafficking them out of Nepal. Eighteen of the survivors are children, including a pair of 9-year-old boys. After a discussion about the dangers of border trafficking, the survivors were all returned home.

6 Girls No Longer Forced to Sell Themselves

Six girls are free from sexual exploitation in Zimbabwe.

All six of these girls suffered such severe desperation that they were forced to sell their bodies just to survive. Thanks to our rescue team, those days are over. The girls are now recovering in our Community Care Program, where they’ll begin healing from the trauma they’ve endured and be equipped to live free.

36 Kenyan Children Now Safe from Exploitation

Thirty-six kids are free from human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

While most of the children we rescue in Kenya were forced to sell their bodies just to survive, eight of these children were rescued from generational exploitation. That means that while they may not have suffered physical abuse yet, they were living in a home that put them at terrible risk of exploitation. Often, a mother or guardian is a sex worker who allows clients into the home to conduct business.

Thankfully, all of these kids, the youngest of whom was just 5 years old, are now safely recovering in our Community Care Program.

13 Dominican women rescued from international sex trafficking

The victims were trafficked through the country into Turks and Caicos.

The women were from both Colombia and the Dominican Republic. They accepted fake job offers before being slapped with a fabricated debt. They were forced to pay the false debt by enduring sexual abuse, first in the Dominican Republic and later in Turks and Caicos.

Local Dominican police collaborated with officers in Turks and Caicos to raid the bar where most of the victims were kept. After the raid, Destiny Rescue provided logistical support for the incoming survivors and coordinated with the Turks and Caicos government to see that everyone back to their home countries safely.