During our founders visit to Latin America, he was able to visit some local after care facilities and discover their missions, areas where support and capacity building is needed as a way to explore partnership opportunities.
During conversations at house one (name withheld due to privacy and safety concerns) we learned that this house is focused on caring for girls between the ages of 12 -17 who have been the victims of various forms of exploitation and abuse. This house is currently housing 14 girls and 2 infants (children to 2 of the girls). The girls attend school virtually during the day and then have some time for recreation with access to games, equipment and extracurricular resources being very sparse. Girls are unable to leave the compound unaccompanied because of safety challenges.
Some of the immediate needs for the girls include supplies like school materials, toiletries, and clothing as they arrive to the house usually with what they were rescued in.
Additionally, support is needed for programs and field trip opportunities for group trips outside of the house. Often girls are feeling very confined because they are only able to leave the house once a year with very little budget for these trip opportunities.
Healing often happens through experiences of love, support and connection. Our hope is that these girls can go on trips and build new and joyful memories of learning and growing regularly so they don’t feel like prisoners. There are other opportunities to support these girls with building veggies gardens, providing needed learning equipment and creating experiences for these girls to grow into who the Lord created them to be.
As we continue to build partnerships and seek to protect children, we need your help.
In this area, statistically (80%) survivors of exploitation without the necessary and appropriate care to support healing, end back up in the same situation. In order to provide these girls with the support they need, For The One needs Protectors like you. Your donations will help foster a more enriching environment where these girls can learn, grow and heal. A calling to PROTECT those who cannot PROTECT themselves creates ordinary people taking EXTRAORDINARY action. Will You Join Us?