A week from today, I speak to the student body at Prairie College in Canada. This blog is a part of what I am sharing with the group. My goal is to provide awareness to a gigantic and evil problem in our world today. In 2010, President Obama designated January as NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION […]
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In 2010, President Obama designated January as NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH. It was established with the intention of re-dedicating ourselves to the prevention and ending of human trafficking – in all is its forms. Human trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar business, trading in people. Fifty million people are enslaved worldwide, and 80% of those rescued
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“IBEC appreciates the work of the Freedom Business Alliance as they see to create jobs for those formerly trapped in human slavery. CEO Rachel Nelson first published this article with the Faith Driven Investor network.” Larry W. Sharp, BAM Support Specialist, IBEC Ventures Larry.Sharp@ibecventures.com A Challenge to Faith-Driven Investors to help End Human Trafficking By
My daughters and I just returned to Kathmandu from a 4-day trek in the mountains of Nepal. We drove 5 hours from Kathmandu, over a mountain range, on some very treacherous roads. I was amazed that the big Nissan 4-wheel drive got through some of the places without tipping over on rocks, getting stuck in
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Part 1 of a 3-part series on human slavery and freedom business The worldwide human trafficking industry today conservatively estimates 40 million victims. It is organized crime, second in size to drug trafficking. There are more slaves today on earth than ever before, albeit with a different dehumanizing face than the slave trade, or the
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Freedom Business: A business that exists to fight human trafficking Freedom Business Alliance exists to help Freedom Businesses succeed. IBEC is proud of our involvement in the Freedom Business Alliance (FBA) which was launched this year and has now developed its website. IBEC’s own Marcia Leahy is on the Core Leadership Team and IBEC is
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Part 2 of a 3-part series on human slavery and freedom business “Do I really deserve love and care?” blurted twelve-year-old Dara as she looked at the teddy bear and the note attached to it. It was the first time she had been told something like this, and the first time she had ever been
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Freedom businesses are businesses committed to the Quadruple Bottom Line just like any other BAM business, but with an added dimension. They focus on training and hiring survivors of human slavery. The employees have been rescued from the trafficking industry, and are being restored to the dignity God intended for them. The process is not complete
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The Biblical narrative of David and Goliath is well known. To a lesser degree, similar events are scattered through the historical landscape. Sparta’s 300 Greeks held the giant Persian army at Thermopylae; Hannibal and his elephants defeated Roman legion after legion, and Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna in an 18-minute battle with less than half
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The Quadruple Bottom Line of BAM is a guide of sorts and a template for metrics for owners. It is part of our fabric at IBEC that we keep all four areas in mind as we coach and rejoice as we see progress. We thank God and work hard to further the progress into
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