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 much of the rest of the world. The country’s island geography makes coordination particularly challenging, often isolating organizations from one another. Research shows that coalitions are the most effective means of organizing social movements, but they require a backbone organization dedicated to facilitation and  supporting members.

One Day’s Wages partnered 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 local grassroots counter-trafficking organizations, local police departments and government services across the country.  Our partnership contributed to the launch of 4 new regional anti-trafficking task forces, the initiation of a new Victim Identification Project, and the coalition’s growth to include 80 member organizations!  Equipped with training tools and resources, member organizations now have strengthened capacity to prevent human trafficking and support survivors across Indonesia.