Lesotho, a nation with its own unique beauty and culture, faces several intertwined challenges that deeply impact its people. From the orphan crisis to the AIDS epidemic, from crippling poverty to the dark shadow of human trafficking, these issues don’t just exist in isolation; they exacerbate one another, creating a cycle of suffering for many. But that doesn’t have to be the case forever.
Learn about a catfishing situation in Lesotho that could have turned an educated woman into a human trafficking victim.
Our transit monitoring systems are designed to stop human trafficking at the earliest signs of a dangerous situation. The sooner we can step in, the
Human trafficking is a problem worldwide. In Lesotho specifically, it may shock you to know it wasn’t even a crime until 2011. As a result, law enforcement there is often at a loss. They don’t know how to handle situations we run into, especially with our transit monitoring program.
You’ve probably heard the story of the boy who was on the beach throwing starfish into the ocean one at a time. His dad saw what he was doing and asked, “What are you doing? You can’t save all of them.” The boy replied, “Yes, but for that one, I made a big difference.”
One of the ways we fight human trafficking is through our transit monitoring efforts as a sub-grant recipient of Love Justice International.
