Our Partnership with Dark Bali

There are 1,220,000 Indonesians enslaved today in labor and sex trafficking. Females are particularly vulnerable, and the Women’s Institute in Java reports that 43% of the quarter million people exploited in Indonesia’s sex industry are underage girls.  Despite the enormous issue, Indonesia’s response to human trafficking is inadequate and sits decades behind the response of much of the rest of the world. The country’s island geography makes coordination particularly challenging, often isolating organizations from one another. Research clearly shows that coalitions are the most effective means of organizing social movements, but they require a backbone organization dedicated to facilitation and  supporting members.

We’re partnering with Dark Bali to bring resources and structure to the grassroots anti-trafficking community across Indonesia. Dark Bali is the backbone organization for a community of over 40 local grassroots counter-trafficking organizations, local police departments and government services across the country.  Through this project, 3 new regional anti-trafficking task forces are being launched.  With anti-trafficking organizations adequate trained and supported, thousands of trafficking survivors and individuals at risk of being trafficked will be impacted.