Help us to deworm trafficked children in the Volta region!!! NOW.

As I have mentioned, City of Refuge is a ministry that rescues trafficked children from the Volta region of Ghana, and works towards their rehabilitation. Many children are taken from their homes, often through luring parents to ‘sell’ the children with promises of education and adequate food and shelter. Needless to say, these children receive no education and are in poor health. They work in fishing communities, untangling nets (apparently smaller fingers are faster at this sort of work) and other hard labor without hope of freedom or opportunity.

The rescued children from COR are schooled and live together in a house, around 20 children total as of right now (babies included.) Additionally, the Ghanaian government often asks for assistance from City of Refuge in housing and caring for abandoned, abused, and orphaned children. I have NEVER seen a nonprofit that is so well organized, culturally appropriate (the couple that started COR hires and trains Ghanaians to work towards awareness of trafficking and rehabilitation), and loving. The children there are remarkable, and are given the very best of opportunities to lead fulfilling lives and meet their individual needs.

April 1^st-4^th I will have the opportunity to travel to the Volta region to deworm, feed, and register trafficked children. Because COR is currently at capacity, they cannot offer shelter to anymore children, but they take special care to keep track of every child who is a potentially trafficked child, and follow up with the government to try and bring aid to the situation.

$10.00 will deworm a child for one year: the parasites that the children are afflicted with rob their bodies of food, therefore stunting growth, as well as cause significant pain and illness becomes frequent. Treating worms is the first step in helping these children to lead healthier, stronger lives.

PLEASE consider donating to this incredibly worthy cause. 10 dollars is… 2 grande lattes. About 3 gallons of gas. 4 swipes on the subway. This miniscule amount of money can make an enormous impact on a global scale (you can give more, too if you want).

To donate, go to the City of Refuge (Ghana) website at:

www.cityofrefugeoutreach.com/

And click the link to donate. You can specify that you want the money to go towards de worming medications. If you have any questions don’t hesitate