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Series Code: HIM
Program Code: HIM001203S
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00:02 Child Impact International
00:04 is an organization that gives hope 00:06 and fosters permanent, positive change 00:08 in the lives of disadvantaged children 00:10 and their communities. 00:13 Countries include Zambia, Kenya, 00:17 India, Nepal, 00:19 Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar. 00:22 Child Impact's investment 00:23 in the lives of more than 3500 children 00:26 continues to yield infinite returns. 00:29 Outreach spans from child rescue operations 00:32 to providing an education and a home 00:34 for deaf and blind children and orphans. 00:37 Above all, Child Impact's sponsors 00:40 give hope to the ones who need it the most. 01:00 Childhood is a time of discovery, 01:02 joy and love. 01:04 Many of our fondest memories happen at this time. 01:08 However, there are those who are not so lucky. 01:12 For some children in India, 01:13 childhood is a time of loneliness, 01:16 misuse, abuse, and worse. 01:19 Being a child means that you are especially vulnerable 01:22 to human trafficking. 01:24 The situation of a traffic child 01:26 is often hopeless. 01:28 This is where an organization 01:29 run by Child Impact International steps in. 01:33 That organization is Operation Child Rescue. 01:37 Operation Child Rescue seeks to rescue children 01:40 that are in some of the most dire situations imaginable. 01:44 From babies abandoned on the streets, 01:47 to slave labor, and prostitution. 01:49 They seek to not only rescue the children 01:51 from these hopeless situations, 01:54 but also give them a loving environment 01:56 and an education 01:57 so that they can have a bright future. 02:00 It all began when Child Impact saw the huge need in India 02:03 for the rescue of girls 02:05 taking into the sex industry. 02:07 They decided that the best way to address the problem 02:10 would be to form a partnership 02:12 with a non government organization 02:13 in Bangalore. 02:15 Operation Child Rescue was formed as a project 02:18 of Child Impact International to assist children 02:21 that are abandoned or trafficked 02:22 with an initial focus on India. 02:25 Child Impact was excited 02:27 that it could help in some small way 02:29 in giving rescued girls hope. 02:31 The work is being carried forward today by Anita, 02:34 who was the director of Operation Child Rescue. 02:38 Hi, I'm Anita Kanaiya 02:39 with Operation Child Rescue here in Bangalore, 02:42 which is a project of Child Impact International. 02:45 Operation Child Rescue works with as the name suggests, 02:49 children and rescuing them from difficult situations. 02:53 Sometimes it could be children 02:54 who are found begging on the streets 02:56 and have been forced to beg. 02:58 Or it could be children 02:59 who are pushed into child labor situations. 03:02 Or it could be young girls 03:04 who have been sold into slavery. 03:06 So we work not just with these children, 03:09 but we also work with the law enforcement, 03:12 local law enforcement agencies to help rescue children 03:16 from these situations of exploitation. 03:19 And then help to find options for rehabilitation for them. 03:23 So whether it is returning them to their families, 03:26 or finding homes for them to be able to stay, 03:29 or to look at options 03:31 for them to be able to continue education. 03:34 While exact numbers are difficult to find. 03:37 Most non-governmental organizations 03:39 that have looked into it have estimated that 03:41 between 20 to 65 million Indians are trafficked. 03:45 This includes men, women, and children. 03:50 While the Indian Government works to end trafficking, 03:52 it is a huge industry. 03:55 Specific numbers for India are hard to find. 03:57 The International Labor Organization estimates that 04:00 human trafficking is a $150 billion business 04:04 worldwide. 04:06 Even though that number is large, 04:07 the amount of human suffering 04:09 that is caused by that industry is even bigger. 04:12 Even though the problem seems insurmountable, 04:15 Operation Child Rescue is doing a great work 04:18 to save children and change lives. 04:21 It all begins with the rescue. 04:23 So if you're rescuing, say a girl 04:27 who has been sold into slavery, it's very different. 04:31 Because here we have to also look at the, 04:34 you know, the privacy of the individual, 04:38 make sure that they are safe 04:39 and protected and separated from, 04:42 say, the trafficker or from the brothel keepers. 04:45 We also have to collect evidence 04:47 which is again very, very sensitive 04:49 and assist the police 04:51 or the law enforcement with this. 04:53 So there's a huge planning element that goes in. 04:56 The team sits down we make plans. 04:58 We have Plan A, 04:59 if anything goes wrong, then we have Plan B. 05:02 We also have escape routes for every single person. 05:05 We have code names that we use. 05:07 We have the currency that we photocopy 05:10 and keep as evidence beforehand, especially if it's, 05:14 you know, we're rescuing 05:15 from a sexual exploitation situation. 05:18 We have clothing that we specifically wear 05:22 when we go on these rescue operations 05:24 to make sure that nobody grabs a piece of our clothing, 05:27 or especially footwear that we can escape 05:30 easily from there. 05:32 We have disguises and cover ups that we use as well, 05:35 to make sure that people do not recognize us. 05:37 So there's a huge element into the investigation. 05:41 But there's a huge element into the planning as well 05:44 of every rescue operation. 05:46 It can be hard to see how any parent 05:48 would let their child be trafficked. 05:50 Unfortunately, traffickers often use 05:52 the parent's best intentions 05:54 for their children against them. 05:56 I've just had a report from India 05:58 that shows you the lengths that traffickers all go to, 06:02 to be able to take girls 06:04 from their homes and villages. 06:07 This was just a small village. 06:09 And one day a well dressed man came to the village. 06:13 And he said that he was originally from the town, 06:16 and he wanted to give a scholarship 06:19 to three or four young girls in the village. 06:22 The villagers were very excited 06:25 and the fact that their daughters 06:27 were going to have an education. 06:29 And sure enough, three months, two months later, 06:33 their uniforms arrived in a box, 06:35 beautiful uniforms, ready to go to school. 06:39 And then one day, the bus arrived, 06:42 it even had the name on the side of the bus 06:46 of the school, 06:47 they believe they were going to. 06:49 There was a big ceremony 06:51 and they all said goodbye to their girls. 06:53 And they got on their bus and drove away. 06:57 They were never seen again. 06:58 The bus got down the road 20 mile. 07:01 The girls were taken out. 07:03 The uniforms were taken off them. 07:05 And they were thrown into a van and driven clear across India 07:09 to work in the brothels on Bombay. 07:13 This shows you the lengths and depths 07:15 the traffickers all go to deceive the parents. 07:19 Often we wonder, 07:20 "Why would a parent let their child go?" 07:23 But they're normally deceived 07:25 that the child will be better off 07:27 and sometimes they're paid with something. 07:29 Operation Child Rescue just plays a small key role 07:34 in helping rescue these children. 07:37 While the need is great, 07:38 that does not diminish the importance of each life 07:41 that is saved. 07:43 Because while one person saved does not change the world, 07:46 it does change the world for that person. 07:50 Operation Child Rescue not only saves children, 07:53 but also helps each child on an individual basis 07:56 depending on their need. 07:58 When these children are rescued, 08:00 most often these are very young children 08:03 below the age of 18, 08:05 many times below the age of 15. 08:07 And what happens with these children is, 08:10 first we have to ascertain 08:11 whether they need short term care 08:13 and there are homes, short term stay homes, 08:16 or we look into how we can find out 08:19 about where their homes are and where their parents are, 08:21 obviously they've been separated, 08:23 or sometimes they've been sold. 08:25 So these are short term. 08:26 But we also need long term care for children 08:28 who have been abandoned, 08:30 or who have been sold from a different place 08:33 and cannot recollect anything 08:34 about their homes or their families. 08:37 So these children need long term rehab. 08:39 And we ended up putting them 08:41 into some long term rehab options, 08:43 like the government run shelters 08:45 or we have private shelters. 08:47 A caring environment 08:49 for these young women is crucial. 08:50 But in most cases, it is only part of the process 08:53 in gaining their lives back. 08:56 Many of them have had their childhood taken from them 08:58 in horrific ways. 09:00 And it takes time to rebuild. 09:03 That is why Operation Child Rescue 09:05 has a place called the Azadi Home. 09:08 The Azadi Home is vital for children like Nazrim. 09:12 You know, Nazrim's story is that 09:16 she doesn't recollect much. 09:18 But she was actually kidnapped as a baby 09:21 and then sold to somebody in UP, Uttar Pradesh. 09:26 And then from there, she was brought to Bangalore 09:28 with somebody else, another child. 09:30 I mean, she must have been all of eight and nine 09:33 when this was happening. 09:34 And then she was sold to a couple 09:36 who are actually running a brothel. 09:38 So she hadn't seen any life 09:42 apart from exploitation and abuse. 09:46 So for her to be free here, to be able to eat good food, 09:49 she appreciates the smallest things in life 09:52 that most of us would take for granted. 09:55 So every time there's some special meal, 09:57 she'll always say, "Oh, I love the food here." 10:00 Or she, you know, she appreciates the building. 10:02 She appreciates the clothes. 10:04 And now she has a little puppy as well. 10:06 Nazrim? Yes. 10:08 What's your puppy's name? 10:10 Oliver and Olive. 10:12 Yeah, she's named her puppies, Oliver and Olive. 10:16 And she is so protective of those puppies. 10:19 You know, they've given her a reason to kind of a mother, 10:24 mother them. 10:25 Well those that Operation Child Rescue have saved 10:28 went through unimaginable horrors, 10:30 they now have a bright future. 10:33 That bright future is not just for themselves 10:36 because some of them also have children. 10:38 You know, all they're mums. 10:40 They're all single mums. 10:42 And they're all looking to see 10:44 how their children are going to study. 10:47 How they're gonna become doctors, 10:50 and they just have different dreams for them. 10:52 So our dream is to see this next generation, 10:57 just change the situation of exploitation, 11:00 and be able to go to school, be able to study, 11:04 be able to just live a normal life, 11:07 like any other child from a good family would. 11:10 Do you want to sing something? What do you want to do? 11:13 Sing ABCD? 11:15 Okay, let's sing. One, two, three. 11:18 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, 11:23 H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, 11:29 L, M, N, O, P, 11:31 Q, R, S, T, 11:35 U, V, W, 11:39 X, Y, Z. 11:42 The effects of saving just one person 11:44 is not limited to that person, 11:46 it ripples out to all the people around them 11:49 and to the next generation. 11:51 These children could look forward 11:53 to a bright future, 11:54 thanks to sponsors and donors like you. 12:06 Hi, I'm Jean, Boonstra, 12:08 associate speaker at the Voice of Prophecy. 12:10 Now, I'm sure that you're aware of the global problem 12:13 of human trafficking. 12:15 And in places in the world like India and Nepal, 12:18 for example, this problem of human trafficking, 12:20 well, it's very real. 12:22 Not long ago, I was in India, 12:24 and I learned a little bit more 12:25 about what happens in that area. 12:28 Young girls are tricked, 12:30 usually girls who are disadvantaged, 12:32 maybe from a poor village or community, 12:35 and they're tricked into becoming part 12:37 of the sex industry 12:38 and into prostitution. 12:40 It's extremely sad. 12:42 And you know, these young girls, 12:44 they're caught in a web and a lifestyle 12:46 that they don't want to be a part of. 12:48 But once they're in it, 12:50 it's very difficult to find a way out. 12:53 When we think about the problem of human trafficking, 12:55 we often think about these girls, 12:58 but it often affects young boys as well. 13:00 Young boys in India, for example, 13:02 they're caught and they're used for child labor. 13:05 They're put into begging rings, 13:07 and they're often taken advantage of as well. 13:10 And it's not just these young girls and boys either. 13:13 This affects infants as well. 13:15 Young babies are left on the side of the road 13:18 abandoned with no one to care about. 13:21 Child Impact International's Operation Child Rescue 13:25 addresses each of these three issues. 13:27 They have an answer, a solution, 13:30 and an opportunity to offer hope 13:32 and a way out for these people caught in human trafficking. 13:36 At Voice of Prophecy, 13:37 we are privileged to partner 13:39 with Child Impact's Operation Child Rescue, 13:42 to help these young girls 13:44 that are caught in prostitution, 13:46 the young boys doing labor at a very young age, 13:49 and these young babies that simply need a home 13:52 and someone to love them. 13:54 It's our privilege 13:55 to partner with Child Impact's Operation Child Rescue, 13:58 and be part of the solution to give that hope. 14:03 Now, is this something that appeals to you 14:05 and would you like to learn more about 14:07 and be a part of this? 14:09 Well, I encourage you to get in touch 14:10 with Child Impact International today. 14:13 They would love to hear from you. |
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