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Countering Child Migration in Vietnam – Family 1

This video shows an interview with one of the families who received disaster relief from the Blue Dragon’s Children Foundation. This disaster relief program was supported by Freedom in Disasters as part of the Countering Child Migration in Vietnam Project. This initiative is designed to support children and families who are affected by the 2020 floods in Vietnam. For this region this support is of particular significance, as it’s knows for child trafficking. Crime syndicates exploit disasters and target child migration routes, with children seeking education in the distance falling victim to this illicit trade.

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Combating human trafficking

How do we combat human trafficking? AnnJannette Alejano-Steele has dedicated her life to spotting, researching, and combating human trafficking in Colorado. As she explains in this eye-opening talk, human trafficking takes many forms and it’s not always easy or convenient to see the truth in what’s happening around us.

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Fight Human Trafficking

The horrors of human trafficking are widespread across the world. Big problems require top technology and ingenuity, that’s where the idea of creating Artificial Intelligence powered software for law enforcement comes in. Technologist and founder Emily Kennedy’s idea for fighting the spread of human trafficking centers on the heart of the mission and the technology created to find and rescue victims while bringing criminals to justice.

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Human trafficking — Stop the silence

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. When news reports show the arrest of a human trafficker and their victims finding freedom in the United States, Americans ask, “How did that happen?” Catalleya, through their own story, will demystify the silent trade of young people in our own backyard and challenge society to find one way to respond to the problem.

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How to spot Human Trafficking

The numbers associated with human sex trafficking are staggering, but the lives of victims and survivors are what stay with us. In this talk, Kanani Titchen M.D. reveals her experiences as a physician whose interactions with trafficked patients opened her eyes to a parallel world previously unseen.

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