10 trafficking survivors have a favor to ask
| Ifeyinwa was trafficked to Libya along with two of her sisters. Since returning home to Nigeria, life has not been easy. But she has been working hard to set up her own business making and selling snacks, like plantain chips, to friends and people who attend her church. As a single mother, the success of her business is key for her and her family to move forward. Can you give $10 to support Ifeyinwa’s business? To scale her business and sell to supermarkets, she needs financial support to purchase a larger frying pan, better quality utensils, and branded packaging. “It is my dream to make this a great brand,” she told us. |
| Chip in for Ifeyinwa |
“We got to Libya after a month and two weeks of journeying in the desert,” Ifeyinwa said. In Libya, she was sold to a criminal group and extorted. She was later arrested and held in deplorable conditions in one of Libya’s infamous prisons for three months.
Ifeyinwa, Chioma, Praise, Eniola, Abeke, Yetunde, Honour, Aisha, Idara and Oka have survived being trafficked to and exploited in Oman, Libya, Lebanon and Côte d’Ivoire.[1] Now back in Nigeria, they are using their skills and drive to create a new life for themselves and their families. Discover their stories and support their plans for the future here.
Recovering from trafficking, emotionally and financially, is extremely difficult, and without a secure income source, trafficking survivors are at risk of re-trafficking.That’s why we jumped at the opportunity for the Freedom United community to show our support to these women as they launch and scale their own small businesses.
| Chip in for Ifeyinwa |
| “We got to Libya after a month and two weeks of journeying in the desert,” Ifeyinwa said. In Libya, she was sold to a criminal group and extorted. She was later arrested and held in deplorable conditions in one of Libya’s infamous prisons for three months. Ifeyinwa, Chioma, Praise, Eniola, Abeke, Yetunde, Honour, Aisha, Idara and Oka have survived being trafficked to and exploited in Oman, Libya, Lebanon and Côte d’Ivoire.[1] Now back in Nigeria, they are using their skills and drive to create a new life for themselves and their families. Discover their stories and support their plans for the future here. Recovering from trafficking, emotionally and financially, is extremely difficult, and without a secure income source, trafficking survivors are at risk of re-trafficking.That’s why we jumped at the opportunity for the Freedom United community to show our support to these women as they launch and scale their own small businesses. |
The Freedom United community is known for our solidarity with survivors, and we’re excited to have the opportunity to express that solidarity in a very concrete way. With the help of local organization Girls Inspired, we aim to raise $300 per entrepreneur to help them build their new lives.[2]
Donating will help these women keep themselves and their families safe from the risk of exploitation and re-trafficking. Please consider chipping in $10 you can.
| Donate to survivors Thank you for your generosity, Monica |
 Monica BurnsFreedom United Campaigner |
| [1] All names have been changed to protect the survivors’ identities. [2] Costs incurred by Freedom United and Girls Inspired directly related to this fundraising and grant management will be deducted from the total amount raised. The rest will be divided among survivors of trafficking identified by Girls Inspired. |
