Traffi cking
ing seminars and equipping community members
neighborhoods, villages, cities and countries. SAWSO has
worked in China, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Mexico,
Kenya, Nigeria and Indonesia to combat human traffick-
ing and to rescue and protect survivors.
her, her boyfriend convinced her that she needed to get a
better job. Amanthi trusted him and allowed him to take
her to a different city where she was sold to a brothel. She
eventually became pregnant and was kicked out. With no-
where to turn, local officials brought her to The Haven, a
women's shelter in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which for 86 years
has been a place of safety, comfort and rescue for thou-
sands of sexually abused women and girls.
Relief
lasting relief, recovery and development.
Asia by supporting projects in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and
India. Included among them was the construction of new
homes for more than 2,000 families. Efforts continue in
these areas to this day. In 2010, SAWSO responded to the
earthquakes in Chile and Haiti and the floods in Austra-
lia. In March 2011, the Japanese tsunami and earthquake
left the country's coast looking like a war zone. The Kesen-
numa Fisherman's Union lost all its equipment and build-
ings. The Army helped provide equipment so the union
can harvest sea grass to market. The profits, along with
grants and investments, are used to replace and repair es-
sential equipment.
Temporary Shop
Project
for Improving Lives of
Vulnerable Children
and their Households