Each year consumers spend upwards of $10 billion on Valentine's Day, averaging roughly $100 a person for gifts and Valentine's paraphernalia.(National Retail Federation, 2009. Cupid Goes Head to Head With Economy This Valentine’s Day)
Human trafficking is the third most profitable criminal activity, following only drug and arms trafficking. An estimated $9.5 billion is generated in annual revenue from all trafficking activities, with at least $4 billion attributed to the worldwide brothel industry.
Human trafficking is the third most profitable criminal activity, following only drug and arms trafficking. An estimated $9.5 billion is generated in annual revenue from all trafficking activities, with at least $4 billion attributed to the worldwide brothel industry.
(U.S. Department of State. 2004. Trafficking in Persons Report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State)
Laura Burton, a friend of mine on the Greater Oklahoma Campus Crusade for Christ team, recently shared about the creative way local college students are connecting the two statistics above.
This week Oklahoma students are working to raise awareness of the worldwide problem of human trafficking through The Valentine Project. They are encouraging fellow students to re-route some of the money they would normally spend on Valentine’s Day toward the purchase of chocolates donated by a local business, Coco Flow. All proceeds will be donated to Hadassah House, a half-way house for women freed from the sex trafficking industry.
For more information about The Valentine Project and how you can be involved, click here.
Laura Burton, a friend of mine on the Greater Oklahoma Campus Crusade for Christ team, recently shared about the creative way local college students are connecting the two statistics above.
This week Oklahoma students are working to raise awareness of the worldwide problem of human trafficking through The Valentine Project. They are encouraging fellow students to re-route some of the money they would normally spend on Valentine’s Day toward the purchase of chocolates donated by a local business, Coco Flow. All proceeds will be donated to Hadassah House, a half-way house for women freed from the sex trafficking industry.
For more information about The Valentine Project and how you can be involved, click here.
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