The Greg Mortenson Scandal

Many of us in the development world have been stirred by the Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea, scandal.  For those who have not heard, allegations have been made that Mortenson fabricated much of the story that procured millions of dollars from donors, including $100,000 from Obama’s Nobel Prize money.  60 minutes recently ran the [...]

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Abolishing Modern Day Slavery Podcast

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The Process of Rescuing a Child from Slavery

Many of you have asked, “How do you actually rescue a trafficked child from slavery?”  In this post, I will do my best to explain the process. (Thank you, Liz, for your amazing editing.) George Achibra founded PACODEP, a non-governmental organization based in the Volta Region of Ghana, which was initially focused on caring for [...]

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The story of Teiko: A 6 year old trafficked girl rescued from slavery on Lake Volta

Touch a Life partners with several organizations to rescue a trafficked child slave from Lake Volta.

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