Hi all! Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.
In the first few days of May I will leap out of the sky in Cape Town, South Africa to raise money for Stop the Traffik. I have never done one before - I hate heights and I can't even go on a rollercoaster with a loop. However, it is a cause I care about and I think it will be worth the fall from the sky. The more people that are aware of human trafficking, and the more money we can raise to help stop it, the better.
An all too common true story:
"Candy, 15, was born in West Africa to a poor family. Her family was offered an opportunity to gain money by selling their daughter to some ‘family members’ who promised Candy a new life in England, where she would be able to send money to her family.
Candy arrived in England and realised that the life that she had been promised had been a lie. The small flat she was taken to was in fact a brothel and she was told she would have to have sex with men on a daily basis.
The ‘family members’ that had brought her to England physically and sexually abused her. She was isolated and extremely scared as she was in a country where she did not know anyone.
She was threatened that if she ever tried to escape the brothel, her family in Africa would suffer the consequences. Fortunately, Candy had a strong and resourceful personality and managed to escape to the nearest police station.
Candy is now beginning to rebuild her life and has been offered support from Social Services to enable her to do this".
TRAFFICKING IS…
to be deceived or taken against your will, bought, sold and transported into slavery for sexual exploitation, sweat shops, child brides, circuses, sacrificial worship, forced begging, sale of human organs, farm labour, domestic servitude.
TRAFFICKING IS…
where family members and friends deceive parents to release their children or sell them for as little as $20 each, selling them on to local gangmasters or serious organised international trafficking rings.
TRAFFICKING IS…
growing. 2–4 MILLION men, women and children are trafficked across borders and within their own country every year. More than one person is trafficked across borders EVERY MINUTE, which is equivalent to five jumbo jets every day, a trade that earns twice as much worldwide revenue as Coca Cola.
TRAFFICKING IS…
where victims usually suffer repeated physical abuse, fear, torture and threats to families to break their spirits and turn them into saleable commodities. A person can be sold and trafficked many times.
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Stop The Traffik gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
Please sponsor me to fall out of the sky! All proceeds to charity and the sky dive is paid for by myself. Pass it on!
