Our partnership with Project Justice International

Currently, 27 million people are living in modern-day slavery. Children make up a significant number of these slaves, exploited through trafficking, sexual abuse, and forced labor crimes. Specifically, South-East Asia has experienced endemic levels of trafficking, usually involving minors, over the past few decades.Traffickers often prey on marginalized, poverty-stricken communities throughout the region.

One Day’s Wages partnered with Project Justice International to support their Growing Hope Project in South-East Asia, which provided sustainable, effective support and training opportunities to survivors of child exploitation. Each child received full educational support, vocational training courses, and a consistent, family-based network of support at a safe house.The project also included on-site agricultural micro-enterprise training. The youth at the safe house used their knowledge in real-time by growing and harvesting crops that were utilized for their meals and sold to the community to provide an element of self-sustainability. Additionally, families in the community received training on how to manage chicken coup systems on their land as a means of supplemental income.