Category Archives: Advocacy

Let’s show the world our compassion and depth

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Lisa Bos in Advocacy

One of my favorite bands is Band of Horses. I love all kinds of music and listen to different types, based on the mood I am in at that moment — but I can always listen to Band of Horses. It’s all about their lyrics, which I find creative and often very thought-provoking....

Now or never: take a stand on human trafficking legislation

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Jesse Eaves in Advocacy

Recently, Jessica Bosquette shared how she saw the Trafficking Victims Protection Act make a difference in the lives of children in the Dominican Republic. She also shared that if Americans failed to tell their senators they want the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act to pass, the positive results it has yielded will be gone. Today, Jesse Eaves, WV Policy Advisor on child protection, provides an update on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. He has news that requires a response– if Americans want to see results, we must act soon. * * * There’s no doubt about it – it’s been a scorcher in Washington, D.C. Luckily for us, the heat outside is only matched by the heat inside...

Human trafficking: Consequences of congressional inaction

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Jessica Bousquette in Advocacy

Upon arriving at the courthouse in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, we walked up four flights of stairs and into a sparse, yet lively courtroom. We took our seats on the wooden benches and listened as a pastor from a local church translated the defense attorney’s remarks from Spanish into Creole for three young men. I was witnessing my first human trafficking trial — and the Dominican Republic’s first forced child begging case....

Child trafficking: Notes from the front lines

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jesse Eaves in Advocacy

June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labor. Globally, at least 2 million children are trafficked annually for child labor and sexual exploitation. World Vision is working in places like Bangladesh, a human trafficking source and transit country, to protect vulnerable children from trafficking and forced labor. Traveling in Bangladesh to see World Vision’s child protection programs in action, Jesse Eaves, our child protection policy advisor, reflects on what he sees at the Benapole border crossing between Bangladesh and India. * * * I see the trucks long before I see the actual border — colorful, well-used, laden with cargo and people, lined up one after another on the shoulder of the road. In fact, I almost...