A Philanthropist’s Mission to Empower Survivors of Sex Trafficking
17.12.20
60,000 women and minors are estimated by UNICEF to be victims of sex trafficking in the Philippines, with some as young as 7 years old. Rebecca Eu is on a mission to stop this.
Rebecca — who has been volunteering in the Philippines since she was 20 — has heard one too many stories of girls forced into this sex trade to help lift their families out of poverty.
Today, her social enterprise Mei’s Own is putting survivors of sex trafficking in the Philippines to school by working with local artisans to make homeware.
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