Freedom Stories

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SHE DESERVES THE FREEDOM TO LEARN

Today is International Day of the Girl Child, a day that focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.

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BEHIND THE SCREENS

The screens that we give to our children, use to store our personal information and rely on everyday are the very same screens that have resulted in the recruitment of 40% of sex trafficking victims in the USA. The same

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Nyki's Story: An Inspiring Local Freedom Fighter

Nyki is a plant-lover and a Mum of four who spends most days at home looking after her children. Searching for something else to do whilst at home and some extra money to support the family, Nyki began researching the

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THE HOPE THAT TRAFFICKERS PREY UPON

At the start of 2020, roughly 160 million children (63 million girls and 97 million boys) were subjected to the everyday hell of child labour, (UNICEF, 2022). It is reported that this is the first massive increase in two decades

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The Many Faces of Mothers

Our Woman of the Month: Jessica Smith OAM

An incredible story of triumphs and tribulations, Jessica was born missing her left arm and then suffered a horrific accident as a toddler sustaining burns to 15% of her body. In spite of her trials, she defied odds and

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How You Can Help Ukraine

Ukraine's military forces have faced attacks by land, air and sea. Just last week Russia launched a 'full-scale invasion' of Ukraine with explosions heard across major cities. As of Sunday, 352 civilians had been killed and 1,684 people, including 11

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What A Year!

Wow… What a year! This was an incredible season with new initiatives launched, more awareness raised, and sustainable impact created so that we can continue to empower women and children rescued from slavery and exploitation.

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Australia's Porn Problem

Pornographers overseas have been making a conscious effort to make their content more violent. Producers claim that this is due to the high demand from the viewers of porn sites globally. It's been estimated that 88 percent of the most

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32 Children Rescued!

Thanks to you, we are able to support Cambodia’s A21 Child Advocacy Center to protect young victims of human trafficking and child exploitation. In 2020 we supported 32 survivors through the center!

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Help Our Afghan Friends

Traumatised and in fear for their own safety and those of their family members overseas, our staff in the sewing centre who are Afghan refugees, needed to know that we care.

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5 Things Every Parent Can Do to Keep Kids Safe Online

Children are more connected to the internet than ever. According to Roy Morgan Research, young Australians aged 6 to 13 years old spend an average of 10 hours/week online. A lot of information that can compromise the safety of a