Know your news! ~ CNN Reports: http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/us/google-anti-slavery-grant/index.html
Google Inc. has donated $11.5 million to 10 organizations working against slavery and human trafficking. One of these 10 organizations includes International Justice Mission (IJM).
Interesting Facts [according to CNN article]:
- “According to estimates by grant recipients, Google’s support will free an estimated 12,000 people from slavery”
- “The bulk of the donation, $8 million, will go to two coalitions led by IJM in India”
- “In addition, $1.8 million will go to the U.S. Anti-Trafficking Initiative”
- “Since launching the CNN Freedom Project in March, CNN has broadcast more than 200 stories and a half-dozen documentaries on the issue of human trafficking and modern-day slavery.”
- “Nearly 2,000 people have come out of slavery, either directly or indirectly, as a result of those stories.”
Be sure to read the article and stay up to date with the proactive energy being invested into this crucial fight!