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Sierra Leone High Court Hands Down Sentences on Two Traffickers Convicted in Landmark Anti-Trafficking Case

by World Hope International | Feb 11, 2020 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone High Court Hands Down Sentences on Two Traffickers Convicted in Landmark Anti-Trafficking Case In a courthouse in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday, February 11th, after being found guilty on 30 counts, two women were sentenced to prison for...

Strengthening the Capacity of Border Law Enforcement Personnel

by World Hope International | Jan 9, 2020 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Sierra Leone

Strengthening the Capacity of Border Law Enforcement Personnel In a recent breakthrough for trafficking-in-persons (TIP) incidents tied to labor migration, law enforcement officers attached to a Sierra Leone border check point identified and apprehended a major...

Unlocking Opportunities Among the Bunong

by World Hope International | Nov 21, 2019 | Access to Education, Cambodia, Protection

Education In an area of the mountainous Mondulkiri Province in Cambodia, home to the indigenous Bunong, more than 77 school children once attended classes only irregularly due to their parents’ farm work. The children were often asked to help on the farm, and those...

In Profile! Beth Drevlow

by World Hope International | Aug 12, 2019 | In Profile

World Hope International is staffed and led by an incredible team of passionate professionals around the world. Now, you can have the chance to get to know some of them, as we will be periodically introducing them in a series called, “In Profile!” Kicking off the...

Connecting the Dots Between Child Sponsorship, Prevention, Protection, & Possibilities for the Future

by Katie Kirkpatrick | Jul 11, 2019 | Child Sponsorship, Philippines, Protection, Sierra Leone

One of the ways World Hope International works with children around the world is through our child sponsorship program. According to a 2013 study1, children who were once sponsored are more likely to complete secondary education and college, have salaried employment,...