Organizations
The following are organizations that are working either directly or indirectly on the issue of Human Trafficking. Indirectly means dealing with some of the root causes that make victims vulnerable to trafficking including illiteracy, poverty, opportunity. If you know of other organizations who work in Muslim countries please email them to us at mct0@live.com
Ansar Burney Trust mission is to fight against all forms of injustices, cruel inhuman and degrading treatment with focus on child abuse and cruelty to women
Creating Hope International‘s mission is to provide education and health assistance to people in the world with the greatest needs. They have projects in Afghanistan and Nepal
Developments in Literacy (DIL) is dedicated to providing quality education to disadvantaged children, especially girls, by establishing and operating schools in the underdeveloped regions of Pakistan, with a strong focus on gender equality and community participation.
Edhi Foundation provides many types of welfare projects including a Missing Persons Service
GiveLight is a world recognized crisis relief organization that seeks to create durable orphanages in response to natural disasters and extreme condition (poverty and war).
Grameen Bank pioneered the concept of micro-finance and caters to the poor and impoverished women and their families in Bangladesh.
Kashf Foundation was inspired by the work of Grameen Bank and its mission is to alleviate poverty by providing microfinance services to low income households, in order to ehnance their economic role and decision-making capacity. It operates in Pakistan.
Other organizations fighting human trafficking or making a difference for children or women
Apne Aap combats sex slavery in India
Ecpat International is a global network of organizations and individuals working together to eliminate child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of child for sexual purposes.
Equality Now An international human rights organization dedicated to action for the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women
Global Grassroots focuses on women in poor countries, especially Sudan
HumanTrafficking.org a web resource for Human Trafficking
Not For Sale equips and mobilizes Smart Activists to deploy innovative solutions to re-abolish slavery in their own backyards and across the globe.
Pennies for Peace is led by Greg Mortenson who is the author of Three Cups of Tea and has founded over 400 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Somaly Mam Foundation is led by a woman who was trafficked as a child and is fighting sex slavery in Cambodia
Women for Women helps women survivors of war rebuild their lives
