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Raising awareness about
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Puaichie Badejo
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JASMINE'S PLACE
All the muscles in his neck strain as 9
year old Jean Baptiste carries a 30g
sack of cocoa pods from his father’s
farm. His work begins at 8a.m. He
has no idea what happens to the
cocoa beans after they leave the
plantation.
About 400 miles away, Karefa Jalloh
stands in a swamp of shallow water
panning for gold. Children working
there typically suffer from malaria
because they are immersed in these
waters all day. Karefa is 13. The look
on the woman next to him is full of
despair.
Shamere Mckenzie smiles into the
camera. It is a big beautiful smile that
you would expect on any graduate.
But Shamere’s life prior to that smile
was not like your typical graduate’s.
She had been trafficked in the US,
and forced into all kinds of abuse for
two years.
On another page is Vannak Prum. He
left town with someone who
promised to help him get a job to
support his pregnant wife. He should
only have been away for a couple of
months, but before he returned
home, he was subjected to slavery,
torture, starvation and constant
threats of death for seven years.
These are all stories from End
Slavery Now – they are harsh and
bitter, and that is why this piece is
“Untitled.” End Slavery points the
way to resources to help to fight
against modern day slavery and