Test your knowledge of human trafficking and World Relief

Answer: e) Everywhere, even your own community

If you chose E, then you’re correct. Even if you know nothing else about human trafficking, you are aware that this is a real widespread concern across the globe – likely even in your own city.

Human trafficking is not relegated to just movies like “Taken.” It is a prevalent and profitable industry that endangers over an estimated 40 million lives every year. Most cases are left unsolved, with voices left unheard.

Every year, up to 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States alone. An estimated 250,000 American children are at-risk of being trafficked outside or around the United States. At each Super Bowl, it is estimated that thousands of children and young women are trafficked to provide sexual services to attendees.

How does World Relief help? In partnership with organizations, law enforcement, community groups and local churches, World Relief offices provide both direct services and referrals to meet the physical, psychological and spiritual needs of human trafficking survivors.

Answer: e) All of the above

If you picked the final option, nice work! Not only does this mean you probably read the intro, but you’re also pretty intuitive! You’re right—everyone is responsible for helping prevent human trafficking.

You can join the #enditmovement to spread awareness about this issue and donate to organizations like World Relief that are working to stop human trafficking. Together, more can be done.

While the United States and most countries around the world have enacted laws against human trafficking, these do not prevent nor stop the practice. That’s why the issue needs to be checked and monitored at the corporate level too. World Relief works with companies to ensure their supply chains do not involve human trafficking or any form of modern day slavery.

Individuals can join the fight against human trafficking too. Support World Relief’s work by giving to Global Impact’s Human Trafficking High Impact Fund, which supports multiple charities focused on anti-trafficking awareness and assistance for survivors. Donate directly to the Human Trafficking High Impact Fund or invite your employer to include the fund as part of your workplace giving program, and unlock resources for World Relief and other organizations working around the clock to combat this injustice.

Answer: e) All of the above

Human trafficking may conjure specific images, but the truth is that victims can be found in all of these places and more. That’s why World Relief works around the world to reduce extreme poverty, a major factor that causes certain individuals or groups to be more susceptible to exploitation, ultimately preventing people from becoming victims.

Answer: e) All of the above

All of these industries may be built on the exploitation and enslavement of humans, revealing the disturbing and dark side of businesses and even entertainment. People are trafficked and enslaved in industries that are often unchecked by watchdogs.

The black market for organs generates up to $1.2 billion a year (Source: Global Financial Integrity) across dozens of countries globally, including the U.S. It is estimated by the World Health Organization that as many as 42% of all organ transplants a year are illegally obtained by victims of human traffickers. It is believed that over 90% of all illicit organ transplants are sourced from children.

Meanwhile, “under the table” adoptions are common when couples are frustrated with the lengthy legal process through established adoption centers and firms. With increasing tourism rates comes an increased demand for cleaning, maintenance and wait staff. As employers look to keep overhead low, it is not uncommon to find trafficked individuals serving as staff in hotels and other hospitality providers, particularly in Southeast Asia.

Even the construction of famed World Cup and Olympic stadiums are teeming with exploitation of humans (Source: U.S. Department of State). Contractors in search of large groups of people to do their work will use entrapment and the promise of money “once the contract is finished.” Then employers “hold” passports of workers, to ensure they stay on-site, unable to leave the country or seek help without government identification.

When you donate to World Relief directly or through your employee giving campaign, you help prevent exploitation in the workforce. World Relief partners with governments and other nonprofits to expand their network so they can protect more people. With the help of local connections, they use empowering initiatives in education, agriculture, disaster response and refugee resettlement to protect vulnerable persons from entrapment practices.

Answer: e) Everyone

That’s right, human traffickers don’t always discriminate. Statistically, there is preference to young girls and women. Although it is difficult to pinpoint exact numbers, roughly 80% of all humans trafficked are likely to be young females; however, the majority of the remaining 20% are adult men and young boys who are often in high demand at construction sites. Persons with disabilities are also at risk due to their perceived inability to resist or communicate, potential lack of supportive family who would search for them, and the social stigma in select communities making many of them “invisible.”

World Relief relies on donations, like those through the human trafficking fund, to develop programs that protect vulnerable persons who are in danger and assist survivors in need of a safe place. Funding their work is an invaluable way to help combat this issue yourself.

Answer: e) All of the above

This may be one of the more eye-opening realizations in this quiz. Even family and friends have been identified by survivors as the reason they were trafficked. In rural parts of India, debts owed by family members can be paid by offering a child for marriage, work or trade.

What does World Relief do to help? A ton – they work directly with local communities and governments to do things like increase the minimum age for marriage and provide more opportunities for young girls so they stay safely in school or learn a trade. They work through peace building committees and train community leaders in peace keeping in order to reduce violence in war-prone regions, creating a bright future for children where education, safety and security thrive.

Answer: e) All of the above

That’s right – all of it! World Relief is a known powerhouse in the nonprofit world that is spearheading the international effort to take on human traffickers through a series of initiatives. But none of these critical measures are possible without their donors or access to a steady stream of funding.

Answer: e) All of the above

You can help prevent human trafficking and support survivors in all of the above ways. Take action against this injustice by being an advocate for the issue, educating your community, alerting authorities of suspicious activity, and donating to support World Relief through your employee giving campaign or via Global Impact’s fund for human trafficking.