Rescue
Our efforts to remove women and girls who have been forced into prostitution begin with providing long-term shelter in a safe place in which trust and healing can develop. This often includes:
- Negotiating the terms of release of enslaved women and girls.
- Accepting trafficking victims who have been rescued during police raids and taking them to one of our Homes of Hope.
- Intervening to get sex workers' children out of the brothels during their mothers' work hours and into safe and nurturing Project Rescue Night-care Centers.
During the first year of our efforts, Project Rescue utilized our financial resources to dismiss many young girls' "debts" to brothel owners, so that her freedom could be obtained. As we began to better understand the sexual slavery trade and comprehend the horrors in the trafficking system, however, we realized that this strategy only put money back into the hands of organized crime; money that was then used to enslave other young girls.
Today, Project Rescue takes a different approach. We've established strong relationships with local police, city government officials, and even brothel owners who have come to trust our organization. Project Rescue workers are now recognized and trusted in the cities' red-light districts and have become known for showing genuine kindness and demonstrating Christ's example of love in tangible ways.
